Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Cybersecurity becomes more important every day. Since home office has become the default for a large number of people, it is even more important to maintain basic cyberhygiene and implement proper cybersecurity protocols.

We developed a handy guide for SMEs to implement the most important cybersecurity standard ISO/IEC 27001. Also check out ENISA’s Tips for cybersecurity when working from home.

The new EU-funded PUZZLE project is here for SMEs and citizens when their cyber-prevention efforts fail

September 8, 2020

“SMEs must have a say in Cybersecurity Certification Schemes”: DIGITAL SME Expert George Sharkov admitted to the Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group

June 24, 2020

The GDPR two years on: “Time for the EU to go after privacy violations by big tech”

June 24, 2020

Untapped Potential: Women in Cybersecurity (DIGITAL SME Live Conversation)

June 4, 2020

Conversation: Contact Tracing Apps—Solution or Threat?

May 12, 2020

FREE webinar on EU cybersecurity innovation lanscape

March 12, 2020

Cyber attacks take out European SMEs every day. Here’s how good standards can fix that. (New position paper)

January 16, 2020

The SBS ICT Forum 2019: Helping SMEs to “Make Cybersecurity the Standard”

October 28, 2019

“Civilising our Wild Digital World”: The COMPACT Symposium sheds light on Disinformation in EU Elections

October 22, 2019

The New GDPR Temperature Tool – A new free resource for European SMEs to understand their risk of GDPR-related sanctions

October 17, 2019

SBS ICT Forum 2019: SMEs, Standards, and the EU Cybersecurity Act

September 26, 2019

Event: Disinformation in EU elections: The role of social media & technology trends

September 17, 2019

European Conference: SKILLS FOR SMES

June 14, 2019

Defining Europe’s role in the digital century

April 1, 2019

FREE webinar: Pilots for the European Cybersecurity Competence Networks: how can your SME benefit?

March 21, 2019

Webinar-Privacy & Trust: How to ensure management and control of identities and rights.

November 30, 2018

EU Android lawsuit: will Google learn its lesson or continue being a bad “student”?

October 29, 2018

Is the CopyRIGHT directive really RIGHT for SMEs and Start-ups?

October 24, 2018

O Οδηγόs για την εφαρμογή του ISO/IEC 27001 σε Μικρομεσαίες επιχειρήσεις για τη διαχείριση της ασφάλειας των πληροφοριών είναι πλέον διαθέσιμος στα Ελληνικά.

October 18, 2018

The ISO/IEC 27001 standard made easy for SMEs: the SME guide on managing information security is now available in Greek.

October 18, 2018

Free Webinar – Cyber risk management from the SME point of view

October 15, 2018

Security of Personal Data Processing Event

October 4, 2018

The European Commission launches a proposal to establish European and National Competence Centres to reinforce the Union’s cybersecurity capability and competitiveness on global markets

September 14, 2018

Are you a cyber SME? Meet Multinationals and pitch your products!

July 6, 2018

StandICT.eu opens its 2nd Call for ICT standardisation experts

June 20, 2018

Free GDPR webinar for SMEs – eliminate uncertainties, benefit your business!

June 4, 2018

GDPR: SMEs should seize the opportunities, but authorities must prevent market distortions

May 24, 2018

The 2018 priorities for ICT standardisation in support of EU policies

May 3, 2018

ePrivacy – a new EU law that scares digital businesses?

February 15, 2018

New SME Guide on Information Security Management: the standard ISO27001 made easy for SMEs

February 8, 2018

Information security management: SBS Guide to be published soon!

December 20, 2017

Council of Europe establishes cooperation with DIGITAL SME for human rights and rule of law on the Internet

November 8, 2017

EU observatory for research on cybersecurity and privacy presents new tools for SMEs in Leon, Spain 

October 25, 2017

EVENT: Cybersecurity, bridging R&I with the business world – Leon (Spain), 25 October 2017

October 10, 2017

DIGITAL SME responds to State of the Union speech: “Europe’s digital economy needs to focus on SMEs”

September 13, 2017

Europe needs a cybersecurity strategy to foster its SME ecosystem

July 31, 2017

ECSO Cybersecurity WG4 “Support to SMEs, coordination with Countries and Regions” – 15 May, Rome

April 27, 2017

Public consultation on European Data Economy – make SMEs’ position heard

March 23, 2017

Data Economy: What are the barriers for SMEs? Have your say.

February 17, 2017

Digital SME’s proposals to unleash Data Economy taken up by the European Commission

January 12, 2017

Data economy: an open data market unleashing the untapped potential of SMEs

December 15, 2016

EU net neutrality guidelines released: DIGITAL SME calls for SME friendly implementation

September 1, 2016

DIGITAL SME President Oliver Grün appointed SME Board Member at ECSO, the European Cyber Security Organisation

July 12, 2016

Commissioner Oettinger launches EU Cyber Security Partnership – DIGITAL SME as founding partner

July 5, 2016

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield: hosting in the EU still safer

March 2, 2016

EU Data Protection Package: is it a good deal for SMEs?

December 22, 2015