Vaclav Stupka 🇨🇿🇪🇺
@stupka.me
Lawyer and enthusiast focusing on cybersecurity law and governance.
🇪🇺 The EU published a Toolbox to Improve ICT Supply Chain Security — practical guidance for member states & organisations to enhance resilience, manage risks, and secure ICT supply chains with best practices and standards. #CyberSecurity #ICT #EUpolicy
Toolbox to improve ICT supply chain security
The NIS Cooperation Group composed of EU Member States representatives, the European Commission and the EU Agency for cybersecurity (ENISA), has adopted an EU ICT Supply Chain Security Toolbox.
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 AM
🇪🇺 The EU published a Toolbox to Improve ICT Supply Chain Security — practical guidance for member states & organisations to enhance resilience, manage risks, and secure ICT supply chains with best practices and standards. #CyberSecurity #ICT #EUpolicy
📚 Electronic Evidence and Electronic Signatures is a legal practitioner text on how electronic data and signatures are treated as evidence in court. It covers digital evidence sources, authentication, reliability of data, hearsay issues and encrypted data on UK with relevance for litigation.
Electronic Evidence and Electronic Signatures - University of London Press
In this updated edition of the well-established practitioner text, Stephen Mason and Daniel Seng have brought together a team of experts in the field to provide an exhaustive treatment of electronic e...
uolpress.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
📚 Electronic Evidence and Electronic Signatures is a legal practitioner text on how electronic data and signatures are treated as evidence in court. It covers digital evidence sources, authentication, reliability of data, hearsay issues and encrypted data on UK with relevance for litigation.
🇨🇿 The Czech National Bank has issued the first six authorisations under the EU’s MiCA regulation, enabling crypto-asset service providers, including our Anycoin, to operate with full legal status in the EU market. A key milestone for regulated digital finance. #MiCA #Crypto #Regulation 🪙📜
CNB issues the first six authorisations under the MiCA Regulation - Czech National Bank
www.cnb.cz
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM
🇨🇿 The Czech National Bank has issued the first six authorisations under the EU’s MiCA regulation, enabling crypto-asset service providers, including our Anycoin, to operate with full legal status in the EU market. A key milestone for regulated digital finance. #MiCA #Crypto #Regulation 🪙📜
🇪🇺 BUT launches a European project on data protection in the era of quantum computers, addressing future-proof privacy and security challenges as quantum tech advances. The initiative will help shape quantum-secure digital trust across Europe. #Quantum #DataProtection #CyberSecurity
BUT launches European project for data protection in era of quantum computers
www.vut.cz
February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
🇪🇺 BUT launches a European project on data protection in the era of quantum computers, addressing future-proof privacy and security challenges as quantum tech advances. The initiative will help shape quantum-secure digital trust across Europe. #Quantum #DataProtection #CyberSecurity
📊 The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 warns that cyber risk is accelerating worldwide, driven by AI adoption, geopolitical fragmentation & widening cyber inequity. CEOs now see cyber-enabled fraud and AI vulnerabilities as top threats. #CyberSecurity #WEF
Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026
The Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, written in collaboration with Accenture, examines the cybersecurity trends that will affect economies and societies in the year to come. It explores how accelera...
www.weforum.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
📊 The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 warns that cyber risk is accelerating worldwide, driven by AI adoption, geopolitical fragmentation & widening cyber inequity. CEOs now see cyber-enabled fraud and AI vulnerabilities as top threats. #CyberSecurity #WEF
📊 A new IMF paper highlights good practices in cyber risk regulation & supervision, urging clear frameworks, strong governance, risk-based oversight, public-private cooperation, and ongoing evaluation to strengthen financial sector resilience. #CyberSecurity #Finance #IMF
Good Practices in Cyber Risk Regulation and Supervision
The paper synthesizes global experiences and key lessons in the regulation and supervision of cyber risk in the financial sector. It draws on the IMF’s financial stability surveillance and technical a...
www.imf.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
📊 A new IMF paper highlights good practices in cyber risk regulation & supervision, urging clear frameworks, strong governance, risk-based oversight, public-private cooperation, and ongoing evaluation to strengthen financial sector resilience. #CyberSecurity #Finance #IMF
📊 New CNB analysis shows how European firms are using AI — from process automation and customer service to forecasting and risk management. Adoption boosts efficiency but also raises governance, skills & investment challenges. #AI #Business #Europe
AI in European firms – where is it used and how is it changing business processes? - Czech National Bank
www.cnb.cz
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
🇪🇺 The EDPB published updated EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework FAQs for European individuals explaining how personal data transfers to U.S. certified companies work, what rights individuals have (access, correction, deletion), and how to lodge DPF complaints via national DPAs. #DataProtection #DPF
www.edpb.europa.eu
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 AM
🇪🇺 The EDPB published updated EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework FAQs for European individuals explaining how personal data transfers to U.S. certified companies work, what rights individuals have (access, correction, deletion), and how to lodge DPF complaints via national DPAs. #DataProtection #DPF
🇫🇷 French prosecutors are seeking to summon Elon Musk over possible violations of a law on online hate and violence content moderation, focusing on how X handles extremist posts. It highlights rising legal scrutiny of social platforms’ responsibilities. #TechPolicy #ContentModeration #Law
Why French prosecutors investigating X summoned Elon Musk
The French investigation that led to a raid on the Paris offices of X on Tuesday is examining a wide range of alleged offenses.
www.lemonde.fr
February 7, 2026 at 7:32 AM
🇫🇷 French prosecutors are seeking to summon Elon Musk over possible violations of a law on online hate and violence content moderation, focusing on how X handles extremist posts. It highlights rising legal scrutiny of social platforms’ responsibilities. #TechPolicy #ContentModeration #Law
📄 New arXiv paper “Monitoring Deployed AI Systems in Health Care” presents a framework for post-deployment AI monitoring grounded in three principles — system integrity, performance & impact — to ensure AI tools remain safe, reliable, and beneficial over time in clinical settings. #AI #HealthTech
arxiv.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:24 AM
📄 New arXiv paper “Monitoring Deployed AI Systems in Health Care” presents a framework for post-deployment AI monitoring grounded in three principles — system integrity, performance & impact — to ensure AI tools remain safe, reliable, and beneficial over time in clinical settings. #AI #HealthTech
🌍 A new Just Security piece examines debates around the UN Cybercrime Convention (Budapest Convention) and Russia’s challenge at the ICJ, highlighting tensions over cyber norms, sovereignty, and enforcement of international cybercrime cooperation. #CyberLaw #UN #Cybercrime
UN Cybercrime Convention to Bring Russia to Justice?
The new U.N. Cybercrime Convention may create new avenues to hold Russia - and all states parties - accountable at the International Court of Justice.
www.justsecurity.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
🌍 A new Just Security piece examines debates around the UN Cybercrime Convention (Budapest Convention) and Russia’s challenge at the ICJ, highlighting tensions over cyber norms, sovereignty, and enforcement of international cybercrime cooperation. #CyberLaw #UN #Cybercrime
📄 arXiv: “Frontier AI Auditing” argues for rigorous third-party audits of leading AI labs’ safety & security practices. It proposes “AI Assurance Levels,” defines what auditors should verify (controls + testing), and outlines how private audits can be publicly overseen.
Frontier AI Auditing: Toward Rigorous Third-Party Assessment of Safety and Security Practices at Leading AI Companies
Frontier AI is becoming critical societal infrastructure, but outsiders lack reliable ways to judge whether leading developers' safety and security claims are accurate and whether their practices meet...
arxiv.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
📄 arXiv: “Frontier AI Auditing” argues for rigorous third-party audits of leading AI labs’ safety & security practices. It proposes “AI Assurance Levels,” defines what auditors should verify (controls + testing), and outlines how private audits can be publicly overseen.
🇨🇿 Seznam, the biggest search engine in Czechia, is ready to expand into Europe, says its CEO Lukačovič, warning the EU is too tech-dependent on the US. The company plans to prioritise domestic and regional innovation as it grows. #Tech #Europe #DigitalSovereignty
Seznam je připraven jít do Evropy, vzkázal Lukačovič. EU je technologicky závislá na USA, teď chce upřednostnit domácí firmy
Evropa je závislá na amerických cloudech, což se v době geopolitického napětí mění v bezpečnostní riziko.EU hledá cestu k technologické suverenitě, ale proti investicím USA je to dlouhý a drahý boj.Bez vlastních čipů a klíčových technologií zůstává evropská nezávislost neúplná.
www.e15.cz
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
🇨🇿 Seznam, the biggest search engine in Czechia, is ready to expand into Europe, says its CEO Lukačovič, warning the EU is too tech-dependent on the US. The company plans to prioritise domestic and regional innovation as it grows. #Tech #Europe #DigitalSovereignty
📚 New ACM DLT Journal Vol 5 Issue 2 (2026) publishes peer-reviewed research on blockchain, crypto protocols, scalability, consensus, privacy & real-world distributed ledger applications—pushing forward academic insights in DLT. #Blockchain #DLT #Research
DLT: Vol 5, No 2
dl.acm.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 AM
📚 New ACM DLT Journal Vol 5 Issue 2 (2026) publishes peer-reviewed research on blockchain, crypto protocols, scalability, consensus, privacy & real-world distributed ledger applications—pushing forward academic insights in DLT. #Blockchain #DLT #Research
🇱🇹 One of the world’s largest crypto exchanges did not receive a licence to operate in Lithuania, highlighting strict local regulatory standards in Vilnius’ growing crypto market and the importance of compliance for global platforms. #Crypto #Regulation #Lithuania #MiCA
Absurd: One of the largest crypto exchanges in the world did not receive a license to operate in Lithuania
Read more at MadeinVilnius.lt
madeinvilnius.lt
February 3, 2026 at 5:42 AM
🇱🇹 One of the world’s largest crypto exchanges did not receive a licence to operate in Lithuania, highlighting strict local regulatory standards in Vilnius’ growing crypto market and the importance of compliance for global platforms. #Crypto #Regulation #Lithuania #MiCA
🇪🇺🇸🇬 The EU–Singapore Digital Trade Agreement has entered into force—the EU’s first standalone digital trade deal. It eases cross-border digital transactions, protects consumers & data, bans unjustified data localisation, and boosts legal certainty for businesses. #DigitalTrade #EU
Daily News 02 \/ 02 \/ 2026
EU–Singapore digital trade agreement enters into force\nYesterday, the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) entered into force. It is the EU\'s first-ever standalone bilateral digital trade agre...
ec.europa.eu
February 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
🇪🇺🇸🇬 The EU–Singapore Digital Trade Agreement has entered into force—the EU’s first standalone digital trade deal. It eases cross-border digital transactions, protects consumers & data, bans unjustified data localisation, and boosts legal certainty for businesses. #DigitalTrade #EU
🇬🇧 The UK’s FCA launches a new regulatory regime for cryptoassets, tightening rules on firms to protect consumers, boost market integrity and reduce fraud. This marks a major step in UK crypto oversight. #Crypto #Regulation #FCA
A new regime for cryptoasset regulation
Find out more about our approach to the new regime.
www.fca.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 6:50 AM
🇬🇧 The UK’s FCA launches a new regulatory regime for cryptoassets, tightening rules on firms to protect consumers, boost market integrity and reduce fraud. This marks a major step in UK crypto oversight. #Crypto #Regulation #FCA
⚠️ Cyberattacks disrupted communications at wind, solar & heat facilities in Poland, affecting industrial control systems and operators. Authorities are investigating as power infrastructure faces rising threats. #CyberSecurity #OT #CriticalInfrastructure 🇵🇱
Cyberattacks Disrupt Communications at Wind, Solar, and Heat Facilities in Poland
CERT Polska said cyberattacks hit 30+ wind and solar farms, a manufacturer, and a major CHP plant supplying heat to nearly 500,000 people.
securityaffairs.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM
⚠️ Cyberattacks disrupted communications at wind, solar & heat facilities in Poland, affecting industrial control systems and operators. Authorities are investigating as power infrastructure faces rising threats. #CyberSecurity #OT #CriticalInfrastructure 🇵🇱
🇬🇧 Reports from The Telegraph allege that Chinese state-linked hackers compromised the mobile phones of senior Downing Street officials for years, potentially exposing communications deep into UK government networks. Beijing denies the claims amid cyber-espionage concerns. #CyberSecurity #UKChina
China hacked Downing Street phones for years
Spying operation targeted senior government members, including aides to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 12:42 PM
🇬🇧 Reports from The Telegraph allege that Chinese state-linked hackers compromised the mobile phones of senior Downing Street officials for years, potentially exposing communications deep into UK government networks. Beijing denies the claims amid cyber-espionage concerns. #CyberSecurity #UKChina
🇪🇺 ENISA publishes its Single Programming Document 2026–2028, setting out the EU Agency for Cybersecurity’s multi-year plan. It focuses on supporting implementation of key EU laws, boosting certification, vulnerabilities management, crisis response and resilience across Member States. #ENISA
www.enisa.europa.eu
February 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
🇪🇺 ENISA publishes its Single Programming Document 2026–2028, setting out the EU Agency for Cybersecurity’s multi-year plan. It focuses on supporting implementation of key EU laws, boosting certification, vulnerabilities management, crisis response and resilience across Member States. #ENISA
🇺🇸 A new Atlantic Council report urges the U.S. to adopt a comprehensive cybersecurity roadmap to strengthen national resilience, clarify roles, boost public-private cooperation, and close strategic gaps against evolving digital threats. #CyberSecurity #Policy #AtlanticCouncil
The US needs a cybersecurity roadmap
A national cybersecurity strategy will require an operational road map.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:40 AM
🇺🇸 A new Atlantic Council report urges the U.S. to adopt a comprehensive cybersecurity roadmap to strengthen national resilience, clarify roles, boost public-private cooperation, and close strategic gaps against evolving digital threats. #CyberSecurity #Policy #AtlanticCouncil
🇪🇺🇧🇷 The EU and Brazil adopted mutual data adequacy decisions, creating the world’s largest area of free and safe data flows. Businesses and researchers can now exchange data without extra hurdles—boosting digital trade for 670M people. #DataProtection #GDPR #DigitalTrade
The EU and Brazil conclude agreements to create the biggest area of free and safe data flows in the world
Today, the European Commission and Brazil adopted mutual adequacy decisions, confirming that their levels of data protection are comparable. Recognising the high data protection standards that protect...
ec.europa.eu
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
🇪🇺🇧🇷 The EU and Brazil adopted mutual data adequacy decisions, creating the world’s largest area of free and safe data flows. Businesses and researchers can now exchange data without extra hurdles—boosting digital trade for 670M people. #DataProtection #GDPR #DigitalTrade
🇫🇷 Under French law, Airbnb has been denied “hosting platform” status, meaning it cannot claim liability exemptions for illegal subletting on its site. This shift could start holding platforms more directly responsible for unlawful listings. #PlatformLiability #Regulation #TechPolicy
Airbnb Denied Hosting Platform Status Under French Law: No Liability Exemption for Illegal Subletting
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January 29, 2026 at 11:49 AM
🇫🇷 Under French law, Airbnb has been denied “hosting platform” status, meaning it cannot claim liability exemptions for illegal subletting on its site. This shift could start holding platforms more directly responsible for unlawful listings. #PlatformLiability #Regulation #TechPolicy
📱 TikTok has reportedly censored posts mentioning Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump, raising fresh concerns about moderation transparency and political content control on the platform. #ContentModeration #Tech #FreeSpeech
TikTok users in the US can’t write ‘Epstein’ or see anti-Trump videos
Alleged censorship comes after investors loyal to Trump take over social media platform
www.independent.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
📱 TikTok has reportedly censored posts mentioning Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump, raising fresh concerns about moderation transparency and political content control on the platform. #ContentModeration #Tech #FreeSpeech
🇪🇺 The X platform published its €120M DSA fine decision against X after a US House subpoena. Findings cite deceptive “blue check” design, ad transparency failures, and restricted data access for researchers—raising risks of scams and manipulation. #DSA #PlatformRegulation
judiciary.house.gov
January 29, 2026 at 11:37 AM
🇪🇺 The X platform published its €120M DSA fine decision against X after a US House subpoena. Findings cite deceptive “blue check” design, ad transparency failures, and restricted data access for researchers—raising risks of scams and manipulation. #DSA #PlatformRegulation