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The European Commission and the European Board for Digital Services have officially endorsed the integration of the voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation into the Digital Services Act (DSA) framework. This move establishes the Code as a key benchmark for assessing platform compliance with the DSA. In January 2025, signatories of the Code—including Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines (VLOPs & VLOSEs) such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, and…
Guidelines for secure AI system development
In order to provide guidelines for secure AI system development, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), a division of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), is happy to collaborate with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and twenty international partner organizations. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems…
The Digital Services Act: Elevating Online Safety and Accountability
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a significant regulation targeting online intermediaries and platforms, including marketplaces, social networks, content-sharing platforms, app stores, and online travel and accommodation platforms in the European Commission Its primary objective is to prevent illegal and harmful activities online and limit the spread of disinformation. The DSA aims to ensure user…
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enacted by the European Union (EU) in May 2018, replaced the Data Protection Directive of 1995. It aims to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe and to protect and empower the data privacy rights of EU citizens and residents. With its enforcement, organizations processing the personal data of individuals…
Canada and UK Collaborate on Software Security Standards for Vendors
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security partnered with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to release a joint Software Security Code of Practice and supporting guidance for software vendors. This initiative addresses growing concerns around software supply chain attacks and vulnerabilities caused by weak development or maintenance…
