

- 21 déc. 2022
NIS2 latest addition to the EU Alphabet Soup
The NIS2 (Network and Information Security) directive has been adopted by the EU Parliament and Council and will be enacted in January 2023, from this date member states have 21 months incorporate the provisions into their national law. The goal of the new directive, which replaces NIS, is to bolster cybersecurity risk management measures and reporting obligations for all sectors covered by the directive, such as energy, transport, health and digital infrastructure. The NIS2


- 14 déc. 2022
AI will oust us!
Warning : Large parts of this blog post are not written by me! Machines keep on replacing humans in always more tasks. After the automation of physical works, and then repetitive actions, now Artificial Intelligence is getting ready to replace many intellectual jobs. Already AI is used on a daily basis in many fields such as medicine with improved medical diagnostic thanks to data mining, automotive on the path to autonomous vehicles, gaming with the anticipation of multiple


- 8 déc. 2022
Social engineering: we are all potential victims
Our bias as being part of the secure transactions industry is to concentrate on technological issues, thus technological answers. However, there is an old saying in computer science, abbreviated as PEBCAK: "problem exists between chair and keyboard." Many issues are more human than technological. Social engineering is probably the best example of such issues. Social engineering includes the methods cybercriminals use to get victims to take some sort of questionable action, of


- 1 déc. 2022
RIP while alive
One of the major values in events like Trustech, happening now at Paris Porte de Versailles, is the opportunity to provide an overview of multiple topics that are relevant to our industry. Yesterday, EESTEL – European Experts in Secure Transactions – was making a presentation about Remote Identity Proofing. In our online world, proving one’s identity online is an often repeated challenge. It is needed at onboarding stage for many services, for KYC needs and at verification st