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This posting describes the IJKdijk early warning system project in the Netherlands in some detail – English version. In the past I have addressed the importance of the dependability of public e-communication networks – ropes to skip – introduction. As well, I have pointed out more than once that it usually all depends on the [...]

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Quite a while back I addressed: – 1 what makes a cyber security strategy workable for Europe? Recent developments indicate that this issue is still as important as it was a few months months back. In fact if the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing, things fall apart. Therefore, before [...]

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Remember the UK privacy disasters: – CyTRAP Labs checklist – 7 lessons learned from the disastrous UK data loss – electronic patient records – CyTRAP Labs disaster monitor – 25m child benefit records are lost – a case against large scale ID card systems The latest Norwegian privacy blooper has again illustrated that building large [...]

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Resilience describes the ability of communications networks in providing and maintaining acceptable level of service in the face of various challenges to normal operations. More and more we live in world where the use of information communication technologies is becoming ever more pervasive in our daily chores. Accordingly, dependable communications networks and services are now [...]

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George Orwell has arrived. Some users’ every click and keystroke that comes down the line is being monitored in order to provide them with profiled advertising. This is a follow-up on our story entitled: The Russian Mafia is Raising its Ugly Head – this Time in Sheep’s Clothing – be Careful An oxymoron is a [...]

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So your tube smartcard uses encryption? How secure is the information and credit stored on your public transportation smartcard? Karsten Nohl is trying to convince Dutch authorities (besides those in Boston and London) with his research that the proprietary algorithm used leaves much to be desired. Do not trust your tube smartcard to be safe [...]

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Cybercrime and cyber-stalking are becoming an issue that we should be concerned about if we care about safer surfing for our children: – Cybercrime Convention – CETS No.: 185, – Safer Internet Day 2008 – Stalking – Nachstellung – § 238 Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) One big obstacle against the better protection of children is that our [...]

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