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The ICTI list of influential computer scientists
Computer, science, AI and privacy-law are often described as new fields of research. This maybe was the case in 1990, but as of now these fields are old: The solutions to most current problems in society are already invented years ago, but not well-remembered. To help ourselves and other people remember all the work, we…
Sieuwert van Otterloo
The NIS-2 Directive: raising the security bar in Europe
In the final days of December 2022, a new Information Security Directive has been published by the European Commission. The NIS-2 Directives, aimed at improving the resilience of Europe’s Network and Information Systems, succeeds and supersedes its older brother by both broadening the scope and taking into account the ever changing information security landscape. In…
Joost Krapels
Technology risk assessment 2023: what programming language (versions) to use
It is important for companies to choose future proof technology: if not you may have to switch technology at great cost, or run security risks. In our technology reviews, we therefore assess the risk of all modern software languages and frameworks. In this article we explain what we look at and provide a summary of the…
Sieuwert van Otterloo
A checklist for auditing AI systems
As the use of AI increases, the potential impact of using wrong AI system increases as well. It is therefore recommended and often required to audit AI systems. We have talked to several IT auditors and privacy experts to make a checklist on what should be considered when auditing an AI system.
Sieuwert van Otterloo
Privacy statement generators: a comparison
All organizations processing personal data, even the ones without an in-house privacy expert, are required to disclose information on this processing. Most organizations do this through a privacy statement on their website. Several websites offer a free privacy statement generator, but do these actually produce valid privacy statements? In this article, we summarize the research…
Joost Krapels