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Top Tips for Cybersecurity when Working Remotely — ENISA
by Alberto Cammozzo March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020

<https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/executive-news/top-tips-for-cybersecurity-…> One of the key preventative measures for the spread of Covid-19 is social distancing. Luckily, in this increasingly connected world we can continue our professional and private lives virtually. However, with huge increases in the number of people working remotely, it is vital that we also take care of our cyber hygiene. Awareness and preparedness are both vital - use the CERT-EU News Monitor to stay updated on the latest threats and check the following basics: Secure wifi connection. Most wifi systems at home these days are correctly secured, but some older installations might not be. With an insecure connection, people in the near vicinity can snoop your traffic. Fully updated anti-virus system in place. Up to date security software. Security tools such as privacy tools, add-ons for browsers etc need to be up to date. Patch levels should be regularly checked. Remember to back up periodically. All important files should be backed up regularly. In a worst case scenario, staff could fall foul of ransomware for instance. Then all is lost without a backup. Lock your screen if you work in a shared space. (you should really avoid co-working or shared spaces at this moment. Remember, social distancing is extremely important to slow down the spread of the virus). Make sure you are using a secure connection to your work environment. Check if you have encryption tools installed. Things employers can do: Provide initial and then regular feedback to staff on how to react in case of problems. Who to call, hours of service, emergency procedures and how they evolve. Give suitable priority to the support of remote access solutions. Employers should provide at least authentication and secure session capabilities (essentially encryption). Provide virtual solutions. At the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, we use electronic signatures and virtual approval workflows to ensure continuous functionality. Ensure adequate support in case of problems. This may require setting up special rotas for staff. Define a clear procedure to follow in case of a security incident. Consider restricting access to sensitive systems where it makes sense. Covid-19 Phishing Attacks It is important to step up awareness of digital security during this time as we have already seen an increase in phishing attacks. We recommend, as far as possible, to not mix work and leisure activities on the same device and be particularly careful with any mails referencing the corona-virus. Attackers are exploiting the situation, so look out for phishing emails and scams. In the current situation, one should be suspicious of any e-mails asking to check or renew your credentials even if it seems to comes from a trusted source. Please try to verify the authenticity of the request through other means, do not click on suspicious links or open any suspicious attachments. Be very suspicious of mails from people you don't know- especially if they ask to connect to links or open files (if in doubt phone your security officer). Mails that create an image of urgency or severe consequences are key candidates for phishing - in these cases always verify via an external channel before complying. Mails sent from people you know, but asking for unusual things are also suspect - verify by phone if possible.

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South Korea Telecommunications Memo | Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Alberto Cammozzo March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020

<https://www.eff.org/document/south-korea-telecommunications-memo> Memo drafted by EFF Legal Fellow Joseph Laherran on the history of South Korean infrastructure policies that developed its telecommunications industry.

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Health and Technology, Volume 7, Issue 4 - Springer
by Alberto Cammozzo March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020

Speciale issue <https://link.springer.com/journal/12553/7/4/page/1> Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2017 Privacy and Security of Medical Information ISSN: 2190-7188 (Print) 2190-7196 (Online)

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Stanford Professor: Data Indicates We’re Severely Overreacting To Coronavirus
by Giacomo Tesio March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

https://www.dailywire.com/news/stanford-professor-data-indicates-were-overr… In an analysis published Tuesday, Stanford’s John P.A. Ioannidis — co-director of the university’s Meta-Research Innovation Center and professor of medicine, biomedical data science, statistics, and epidemiology and population health — suggests that the response to the coronavirus pandemic may be “a fiasco in the making” because we are making seismic decisions based on “utterly unreliable” data. The data we do have, Ioannidis explains, indicates that we are likely severely overreacting. [...] “Draconian countermeasures have been adopted in many countries. If the pandemic dissipates — either on its own or because of these measures — short-term extreme social distancing and lockdowns may be bearable,” the statistician writes. “How long, though, should measures like these be continued if the pandemic churns across the globe unabated? How can policymakers tell if they are doing more good than harm?” [...] Due to extremely limited testing, we are likely missing “the vast majority of infections” from COVID-19, he states, thus making reported fatality rates from the World Health Organization “meaningless.” “Patients who have been tested for SARS-CoV-2 are disproportionately those with severe symptoms and bad outcomes,” Ioannidis explains. With very limited testing in many health systems, he suggests, that “selection bias” may only get worse going forward. ______ Spero di non essere off-topic e nel caso mi scuso. Ma quanto leggo inizia a preoccuparmi. Vedo persone intelligenti, preparate e ragionevoli accettare di buon grado e persino supportare l'introduzione di misure di sorveglianza di massa come se fossero il male minore. Contemporaneamente vedo mia moglie, medico di famiglia, barcamenarsi fra centinaia di pazienti estremamente impauriti ma NON infetti e pochi infetti attorno ai quali le procedure messe in atto dalla unità di crisi sono EVIDENTEMENTE insufficienti a contenere alcunché. Agli anziani, sempre più impauriti e soli, mia moglie chiede espressamente di spegnere la televisione. Forse è un suggerimento buono per tutti. Questo martellamento continuo genera ansia nei più deboli ma evidentemente condiziona profondamente anche le persone più colte. Vi prego, manteniamo la calma. Il panico, per quanto sublimato, non è mai stato utile ad affrontare un'emergenza. Giacomo

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EDPB: Statement on the processing of personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. Adopted on 19 March 2020
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

https://edpb.europa.eu/sites/edpb/files/files/file1/edpb_statement_2020_pro… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Shut-in economy
by don Luca Peyron March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

Cari nexiani passo in lista questa che mi pare lucida e non fantascientifica analisi. Credo che chi ha testa, cuore e saperi debba cominciare da oggi a pensare e proporre affinché la Shut-in economy non ci disumanizzi più di quanto stia facendo. La tecnologia dovrà fare la sua parte, domani più che mai, restando antropica. Sul mio fronte nella pandemia ed infodemia siamo giusto alla liturgodemia, con miei confratelli impazziti sui social a celebrare la qualunque in qualunque modo. Abbiamo bisogno tutti di pensosi pensanti generosi. Buona lettura per chi lo desidera dl https://www.milanofinanza.it/news/non-torneremo-piu-alla-normalita-ecco-com… _________________________ www.universitari.to.it via XX settembre 83, Torino tel. 011 5156239

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Strategie antivirus: il modello sudcoreano ha funzionato
by Luigi Scorca March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

Buongiorno, condivido con voi questo articolo https://www.lavoce.info/archives/64420/strategie-antivirus-il-modello-sudco… Luigi -- Luigi Scorca Mob: +39 347 85 22 221 Mail: luigi.scorca(a)gmail.com

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Coronavirus - Il caso della Corea del Sud: una strategia vincente, con qualche ombra
by Maurizio Mensi March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

Buongiorno, mi permetto di condividere un articolo sull'approccio coreano al coronavus. https://www.bizdigital.it/2020/03/19/coronavirus-la-strategia-coreana/ Maurizio ________ Maurizio Mensi maurizio.mensi(a)gmail.com

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Moscow's 105, 000 Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country's Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance - CPO Magazine
by Alberto Cammozzo March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

<https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/moscows-105000-facial-recognition-…> Over the past few months, the city of Moscow has quietly rolled out one of the largest facial recognition systems in the world. The city has moved rapidly from announcing plans for the system in the summer of 2019 to installing over 100,000 cameras to an operating system by early 2020, with plans to have over 200,000 facial recognition cameras active when all is said and done. The city is no stranger to video surveillance, with about 160,000 CCTV cameras dating back as far as the Cold War, but the new cameras come with built-in facial recognition capability. The Russian courts were hit with lawsuits from privacy organizations shortly after the announcement of this system, but the cameras were allowed to be installed and put into use while the cases were considered. A recent ruling that facial recognition does not violate citizen privacy would appear to be the definitive statement that Moscow will now be the largest city outside of China to track people with facial recognition in nearly every inch of public space. The strong push for Russian video surveillance There has been talk about implementation of a large-scale facial recognition scheme in Russia for years, but concrete steps toward it began last year. It was held up for some time by a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed that she was identified and arrested via facial recognition while engaging in a peaceful protest outside of the Kremlin. The lawsuit claimed that Russia’s constitution guarantees personal privacy and the existing data protection laws specified that biometric data can only be processed with written consent. The courts decided against her in November, and installation of the new facial recognition system immediately began. The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, has expressed a desire to have a video surveillance system on the scale and with the capabilities of the one in place in Beijing. Russia has been investing in Chinese facial recognition technology developer Megvii since 2017, and is making use of the company’s products. [...]

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Ciclofattorini e altri lavoratori uberizzati continuano a lavorare
by Antonio Casilli March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

Inchiesta di Politico sui gig-workers https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-pandemic-leaves-gig-economy-wor… -- Antonio A. Casilli Professor, Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris Member, Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation (i3 UMR 9217 CNRS) Associate Member, LACI-IIAC (EHESS) Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet & Society *We respect your right to disconnect. This email send time is due to my own workflow efficiency. You are in no obligation to take action or reply to it outside your office hours.*

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