Our age is an age of information and digital gateways. The cyber security in our times holds the key to global economic and political domination since the globalisation united the world with the rise of the internet. A country with a weak cyber security or compromised systems can be accessed by hostile actors or more commonly known as can be …

The European Union needs to balance the need for enhanced cybersecurity with a strong and competitive economy. The proposed European Union Cloud Services (EUCS) regulations present a series of unintended consequences that could significantly impact the EU’s international relations. Policymakers must reassess their approach to this regulation to ensure continued good trade relations. First, the sovereignty requirements under the EUCS …

Italy is set to preside over the G7, which includes the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, and Canada, throughout 2024. Italy’s priorities will expectedly include the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, climate change, development in Africa, engagement with China as well as the need to regulate Artificial Intelligence.  During its G7 presidency, Italy plans to host 20 ministerial …

With the rapid evolution of digitalization among governments, the greater are the cybersecurity risks associated with classified diplomatic information. As inter connectivity becomes more available, there is increased susceptibility to hacking or cyber-criminal gangs online. There should be strict security placed in order to protect important security data and the government officials should act quickly prior to critical breaks, which compromise …

With the growth in social media use, national governments have shifted a piece of their propaganda online to reach a wider audience. This can be done for good reasons, like promoting political participation in elections, but most of the time is used negatively by intelligence agents to persuade users and readers. Since the outcomes of disinformation affect the media system, …

Technological innovation has reached a boom since the 1990s advent of the personal computer, which became available to every class of the population. The most recent innovation is however Artificial intelligence (AI), which was welcomed as the solution and simplification of our lives but then generated increasing concern because of its possible negative complications. ChatGPT reached 100 million users in …

Last two or even three decades we have been witnessing a huge increase in the use of technology. Despite all benefits, it additionally urges a big deal to regulate such a wide sphere as cyberspace. Nowadays, among other things, the most threatening or even wild matter is the legal regulation of cyberspace by international law. This article is concerned with …

Judge Thomas von Danwitz of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) was right to emphasize the important contribution of the Luxembourg judiciary to the creation of effective data protection. Not least of all, the courageous judgments on the fundamental right to data protection – for example, with the rejection of the Data Retention Directive – have helped establish the ECJ …

In 1970, the state of Hesse enacted the world’s first data protection law. An area of law that has evolved over the past 50 years from a rather exotic subject to a central issue of setting the limits of sovereign powers from private freedom and social autonomy, and perhaps even first and foremost between economic operators and consumers. The objectives …

The implementation of technology has reached a point where the world is becoming more digital and interconnected. In such an environment, cyber threats must be taken seriously in the equation of threats that we deal with on a daily basis. This very danger involves, of course, the EU member state citizens as well, a fact that highlights cyber security as …