Ameaças à cibersegurança em tempos de pandemia

The COVID-19 Hackers Mind-set: White Paper of the ECHO Network of cybersecurity centres: The first online hackathon organised by the ECHO network took place on 6 April 2020, where experts from 15 members states discussed together in two teams the COVID-19 hackers mind-set. The main conclusion was that this pandemic offers cyber attackers unique opportunities to leverage existing attack tactics, techniques and procedures to exploit new opportunities created by a massive increase of employees working from home, children using home computers for schooling, as well as the human factor and emotions caused by the pandemic. Regardless of the motives behind a hack (profit or societal disruption), there are now ample opportunities and methods to leverage the COVID-19 pandemic to engage in criminal cyber activities.

The ECHO White Paper #1  gives an overview of a number of these: Basic COVID-19 specific cyber awareness messages for the general public, easy to understand and share, should be disseminated on a daily basis. Similarly, specific information for companies and sectors should be made available through early warning information sharing networks, in order to ensure that they also take appropriate measures to protect themselves and our economy against cyber crime.

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Surveillance of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA: It is of paramount importance to be able to rapidly identify, assess and control COVID-19 outbreaks in LTCFs in order to protect this particularly fragile population. This document provides guidance for EU/EEA Member States planning to implement monitoring systems at LTCFs and describes the surveillance objectives

"Framework" europeia para aplicações

Coronavirus: a common approach for safe and efficient mobile tracing apps across the EU: Member States, with the support of the Commission, have published guidelines to ensure interoperability between mobile tracing and warning apps across EU.

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The New Zealand COVID tracer app: The first problem is finding the app. 

The Ministry of Health says the app is available through the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, however searching the Google store only brings up two apps from the World Health Organisation.

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Every person prosecuted under Coronavirus Act was wrongly charged: Every person prosecuted under Coronavirus Act was wrongly charged
Almost 15,000 fines for alleged breaches of the laws were issued by police forces in England and Wales up to 11 May.

CNPD e recolha dos dados de saúde dos alunos

Orientações sobre recolha dos dados de saúde  dos alunos: o referido tratamento não foi recomendado aos estabelecimentos de ensinopela autoridade nacional de saúde, entidade a quem, pelas suas competências técnicas e científicas, a lei atribui a competência para determinar ourecomendar as medidas adequadas e necessárias à garantia da saúde pública

Coronavirus R&D Gateway: A one-stop-shop for tools and information sources supporting the ongoing efforts to defeat the Covid19 pandemic