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The cybersecurity industry is evolving after years of actions often under pressure, governments, meta-government (such as the EU) and private players are undergoing a structuration phase. The EU cybersecurity certification framework for ICT products, has officially been announced as a policy supported by the EU Commission. The objective of the certification framework is to provide EU-wide certification schemes as a comprehensive set of rules, technical requirements, standards

The ongoing war in Ukraine is at first a human drama for its Ukrainian and Russian victims, let's not forget about them while most of us are comfortably sitting at our desks commenting events and working in the secure transactions industry. At the same time, the latest developments are probably the sign of a turning point in the world as we used to know it. Thanks to decades of intensive standardization work, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, a cardholder with a Visa or

As evidenced during AccesSecurity, an event that took place earlier this week, cybersecurity often resembles aiming at moving targets. This time, the latest story is worth the best spy novels! The war in Ukraine is not only made with tanks and bombs, it is a cyberwar at the same time. Conti, a well-known hacker group previously known as Wizard Spider, made itself notorious for developing the Conti ransomware that was used against medical facilities and law enforcement agencie

The war waged by the Russian government against Ukraine is not even two weeks old and lots of consequences are already visible. First, I want to express my sympathy for the victims: the Ukrainians perishing under bombs and tanks, but also the Russian soldiers sent to a deadly war by Putin. The rest of the world, beyond Russia few allies, has engaged in economic and technological sanctions. Our secure transactions industry plays its role in this global movement. Russian financ

Conferences in the MWC are not always covering only technical topics. A forum titled "Preserving Democracy in the Age of Surveillance" certainly attracts attention! When taking about democracy and global surveillance, one actually tackles a great deal of different topics! Artificial Intelligence is certainly one of the most important among them. All speakers in the conference agreed that AI is in need of more regulation. Responsibility and accountability sit at the core of th

Besides the exhibition, we should not forget that the MWC is, at first, a Congress, a place to attend conferences, to exchange with people and to always expand our understanding of the industry. As was mentioned this morning by Anand Oswal, from Palo Alto Networks, 5G is to be a transformative technology and as such it has to be secure! According to analysts, 5G is to represent US$ 1.5 trillion (EUR 1.3 trillion) in revenue by 2030, making it an unprecedented economic opportu