Latest news and stories about internet safety in Portugal for expats and residents.
For scientists, it is foreseeable that an increase in the implementation of age verification will result in a growing availability of evasion mechanisms, reducing their effectiveness.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the world’s biggest tech platforms have “no more excuses” for not checking users’ ages before letting them access restricted content.
The NSA, FBI, and European cybersecurity agencies have issued an urgent warning for home and small office users to restart their routers weekly to combat a global cyber-espionage campaign by the Russian military unit APT28 (Fancy Bear). The group is exploiting vulnerabilities in hardware, such as TP-Link devices, to hijack DNS settings and steal sensitive data. Since much of the malware used is non-persistent and resides in volatile memory, a simple reboot can clear the malicious code and disrupt the hackers' command-and-control links. Experts also advise disabling remote management, keeping firmware updated, and replacing legacy equipment that no longer receives security patches.
The SIS has issued an alert regarding a vast Russian cyber-espionage operation that uses domestic equipment to conceal attacks. Learn how to protect your network and prevent intrusions.
Nuno Mateus Coelho, a cybersecurity expert, analyses the findings of a recent study showing that four out of every ten children and young people face a high risk of problematic internet use.
Asking people to self-declare their age to access porn sites isn’t sufficient, the Commission said.
Three out of five people who searched for child sexual abuse material online were initially exposed to this content before the age of 18, and in half of the cases, the material appeared to them spontaneously, a study released today reveals.
At issue is the extension of provisional rules that allow for the detection of child sexual abuse material on the Internet, which expire on April 3rd.
The European Commission today regretted the lack of agreement between co-legislators on extending the provisional rules that allow for the detection of child sexual abuse material on the Internet, which are set to expire on April 3rd.
Grok, Elon Musk's chatbot, has not only generated sexualised images of minors but also created non-consensual deepfakes of adults, putting it back in the eye of the storm regarding internet regulation, particularly in Europe. In an interview with the podcast 'O Futuro do Futuro', José Moreira, a professor at the Portucalense University specialising in Digital Law, suggests this strategy may not be accidental: 'Perhaps it is not about being talked about well or badly, but simply being talked about. The goal was to get everyone talking about his platform.'
Authorities warn of the importance of the role of parents and guardians, who should take an active part in monitoring how children use the internet.
The PSP explains the operation aims to raise awareness among the school community about the risks associated with irresponsible internet use.
The PSP today urged people to report any type of crime, whether in a school setting or elsewhere, at the launch of the national 'Safer Internet' operation aimed at pupils in the 1st to 3rd cycles of basic and secondary education.
