On 6 July, the European Parliament voted to adopt the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (the NIS Directive). Cyber security researcher Hannfried Leisterer conducted an interview with Member of European Parliament Andreas Schwab, rapporteur for the NIS Directive.
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Putting up walls around Finland's cyberspace
There are different reactions to the revelations of US whistleblower Edward Snowden. In Finland, civil society, industry and technical experts are alarmed and concerned about a potential case of ‘NSA envy’ at the Finnish Defense Ministry.
Internet: Finland running ahead on access and democracy
After a first on Slovenia , here is our second in our series on internet policy innovation in small European countries. Finns are moving fast and experimenting with crowdsourced legislation.
European countries' welfare increasingly depends on the services of the information society. This comes along with a price tag: continued increase of the cyber threat spectrum. Despite the need for coordinated efforts in cyber security, Europe lacks of common understanding.
Assembly in Europe requests protection for whistle-blowers
Whistle-blower protection and clear limits to state secrets should be the rule, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe decided on October 2. Yet from recommendations to implementation and effective protection it is a long way to go.
PRISM: No surprise to those who wanted to know
We knew the US (and other governments) were watching us, many politicians and engineers said after The Guardian and the Washington Post published information about the spy programme PRISM, which allows US agencies access to all of your whereabouts on the net.