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The DSM meeting of the past 12th December provided remarkable outcomes to pave the way for a more efficient cybersecurity strategy and  the adoption of a voluntary European cybersecurity certification framework in Europe.

Types aims to safeguard the individual’s privacy and put them in control of how their data is handled by providers for commercial or advertising purposes. Types also allows users to verify in a simple way if their online rights are adequately safeguarded and if personal data is exchanged for useful reason, and namely to deliver added-value to the end-user.

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.

Ransomware attacks have become an increasing trend worldwide over the past two years. Just six months ago, for example, a ransomware called "Wannacry" stormed the entire web wrecking most damages in Europe. The ways in which any individual can be affected by this kind of virus are multiple: through email attachments, malicious links, a compromised ad or an exploit kits. Exploit kits act as true Trojan horses by searching for any weakness or entry point in a computer (usually old or not updated software) to install the ransomware.