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Cyber Resilience Act
Quantum technology tops 2024 work programme for EU standards
The European Commission published on Friday (2 February) its annual work programme for European standardisation, with four out of eight policy priorities addressing standard setting in technology, and quantum computation infrastructure topping the list.
EU’s digital quest: Cybersecurity governance and sovereignty at a stake?
In its digital quest, the EU stands at a crossroads, employing the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme (EUCS) to balance cybersecurity, autonomy, and global aspirations while probing the efficiency of governance and sovereignty, writes Francesc…
Press release – Cyber Resilience Act: agreement with Council to boost digital products’ security
On Thursday night, MEPs reached a deal with the Presidency of the Council on new cyber resilience rules to protect all digital products in the EU from cyber threats.Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Source : © European Union, 2023 – EP
AI Act’s COREPER mandates, CRA final agreement
Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “The compromise proposal addresses general purpose AI models (hereinafter: GPAI models), which ensures that the appr…
EU institutions finalise agreement on cybersecurity law for connected products
European Union policymakers reached a political deal on the Cyber Resilience Act on Thursday evening (30 November), bridging their differences on the last outstanding issues. The Cyber Resilience Act is a legislative proposal to introduce security requ…
EU policymakers prepare to close on cybersecurity law for connected devices
The EU co-legislators are set to reach a political agreement on the Cyber Resilience Act, with the main major hurdle left to solve around the power of national authorities to restrict access to reported vulnerabilities.
Foundation model standoff, Media Freedom Act landing zones
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EU Commission pitches double reporting of open security loopholes in cybersecurity law
The question of who should receive extremely sensitive cyber threat intelligence has been a sticking point in the negotiations on the Cyber Resilience Act. The Commission proposed a middle ground that would double the receivers.
AI Act’s proposals and counterproposals, Cyber Resilience Act’s path set
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EU policymakers paved the way for cybersecurity law for connected devices
The second interinstitutional negotiation on the Cyber Resilience Act set the framework for a political agreement expected later this month. However, the controversial issue of who should receive sensitive vulnerability information is still to be fully…
The open source software question, market concentration in AI
Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “‘Open-source software steward’ means any legal person who makes products with digital elements available on the mar…
The Cyber Resilience Act and the future of open source software
EU policymakers are hashing out their approach to open source software in the Cyber Resilience Act. We discussed how this regulation would affect the open source software community with Bert Hubert, an IT developer and tech entrepreneur.
EU policymakers’ advance on open source software, support period in new cybersecurity law
The approach of EU policymakers to open source software and the support period in the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act is taking shape. The Cyber Resilience Act is a legislative proposal introducing security requirements for connected devices. The draft l…
Cyber Resilience Act: Disclosure requirement concerns raised by experts
Cybersecurity experts have urged EU policymakers to reconsider a key part of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), the vulnerability disclosure requirements, in an open letter published on Tuesday (3 October).
DMA ‘gatekeepers’ list unveiled, car brands go against user privacy
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “Gatekeepers will now have to adapt if they want to benefit from the Single Market”
– Thierry Breton, European Commissione…
EU Data Act: A catalyst for the European data economy
With a new text of the EU Data Act unveiled by EU legislators on 27 June, it should be considered whether the legislative proposal will be a catalyst or roadblock to the vision of a “Europe fit for the digital age”, write Francesca Blythe, Lauren Cuyve…
Algorithmic management in the workplace, Cyber Resilience Act’s positions
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before we start, a little service announcement. This is the last issue ahead of the summer break. The next issue…
Press release – Cyber Resilience Act: MEPs back plan to boost digital products security
New cyber resilience rules adopted on Wednesday will establish a uniform set of cybersecurity requirements for all digital products in the European Union.Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Source : © European Union, 2023 – EP
EU ambassadors set to endorse new cybersecurity law for connected devices
A fine-tuned version of the Cyber Resilience Act, seen by EURACTIV, tweaked the parts on reporting obligations, highly critical products and product lifetime ahead of endorsement at the ambassador level.
AI Act’s trilogue preparation, the EU submarine cable agenda
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “Delegations are asked to indicate whether they would be open to include a new obligation to conduct a fundamental…..
EU Council cuts down special product categories in cybersecurity law
The Spanish presidency of the EU Council circulated a semi-final version of the draft cybersecurity law with hefty reductions in the list of product categories that must comply with a particular regime.
GDPR harmonisation, competition authorities on data protection
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “We can further facilitate cross-border procedures between data protection authorities. We want to ensure quicker de…
EU lawmakers set to close deal on cybersecurity law for connected devices
The main political groups of the European Parliament are expected to reach a common position on the new cybersecurity regulation at a political meeting on Wednesday (5 July).