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The SAINT project aims at tackling the issue of failures in cybersecurity through a multifaceted approach that goes beyond the sole technical standpoint. Building upon the valuable oucomes and research of previous projects, Saint combines these insights together to further advance into economic, behavioural, societal and institutional views with a view to pursue new methodologies to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of cybersecurity.

Small businesses may consider themselves too little to appeal as an inviting target for cyber-attacks. They could not be more mistaken. Indeed, they face the same (if not greater) risk of being a victim of cyber-crime. Surprisingly, two out of three UK small firms suffered hacker’s attacks between 2014-2016 (as reported from Federation of Small Businesses).

We live in an increasingly interconnected world of both citizens and public infrastructures with a growing associated risk of cyber-attacks. Robust protection is no longer just an option. Today, cyber-risk is one of the major concerns sitting at the top of the international agenda of any government, as hacker’s attacks or security breaches have the potential to jeopardize the global economy.

Under Article 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), controllers must only appoint processors who can provide “sufficient guarantees” to meet the requirements of the GDPR. Processors must only act on the documented instructions of the controller and they can be held directly responsible for non-compliance with the GDPR obligations, or the instructions provided by the controller, and may be subject to administrative fines or other sanctions and liable to pay compensation to data subjects.