The Perverse Brussels Effect
The “Brussels Effect” – where the impact of European Union policy goes far beyond the borders of Europe – is well established in digital policy.
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JIT Happens: A Look at the DMA’s First Interoperability Request
Unfettered access to fundamental just-in-time compiling features, or use of insecure JIT, creates significant vulnerabilities that hackers can easily exploit.
WHEN INTEROPERABILITY MANDATES WEAKEN SECURITY – JIT HAPPENS
Holy Cow! We looked at the very first interoperability request publicly posted as part
of Europe’s Digital Markets Act’s (DMA) new interoperability rules and it’s a digital doozy that would enable serious new security threats. A developer has requested that under the DMA’s new interoperability rules, Apple should provide it with direct access to features of its Just-In-Time Compiler or JIT engine – which is a core capability built into all major browser engines.
Consumer Protection in the Digital Age: Four Lessons From Experts
Trusted Future recently hosted a conversation focused on efforts to digital financial scams and fraud. Participants discussed how to combat fraud, build a more trustworthy
Empowering parents with trustworthy options to simultaneously protect kids privacy and safety
Legislative proposals should avoid simply shifting responsibility from the app developer who knows their customer and content best to the app stores that distribute them.
Three Problems With the New Digital Markets Act Fines and Interoperability Regulatory Measures
Today, the European Commission issued its first fines under the controversial Digital Markets Act.
Signalgate, and NSA warnings about Signal vulnerabilities, highlight the inherent vulnerabilities in the EU’s latest interoperability rules
These couple weeks have proven to be a powerful reminder of the power of encrypted messaging apps, and the equally significant harm to national security when someone unwittingly gains access to important private conversations.
Adam Golodner: The EU’s cybersecurity dilemma: It’s time for executives to take action
The need for the world’s leading executives and government national security experts to weigh in on non-security “civil” legislation stands on its own as an imperative.
Jim Kohlenberger: Cybersecurity Risks Of Encryption Backdoors: What Business Leaders Should Know
The Washington Post reported in February that the U.K. government issued a “secret order” that “demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud.”
While the immediate order is centered on Apple’s cloud data, the U.K.’s order for blanket access to encrypted material raises broader questions about its applicability to other companies and its potential to undermine end-to-end encryption, a critical tool businesses and consumers broadly rely upon today to keep their devices, services and data safe.
James Lamond: Transatlantic Consensus That Private Sector Is Key To Addressing Cyber Concerns
By any account, the transatlantic relationship appears to be at a low point. From trade and economics to matters of war and peace, the United States and Europe are in an apparent period of disunity not seen in decades.
However, there is one area where there appears to be more alignment than one might expect: cybersecurity.