Security

A novel intrusion detection system will help protect electric vehicles from cyberattacks while on the move.

Using transistors as qubits, EU-backed researchers have achieved an important milestone in the quest to make the industrial manufacture of quantum processors possible.

An EU-funded project is developing bird-inspired robots, complete with talons, that can fly and land on perches and small surfaces. A recent video showcases its inspiring achievements so far.

EU-funded researchers looked into how much people know about drones, and especially their use in emergency situations. The answer? Not much.

An EU-funded project team is helping citizen scientists collect neighbourhood traffic data. Their hope is that it will assist local communities to campaign for local policy changes resulting in effective traffic solutions.

EU-backed researchers have published a working paper on digital technology use across Europe. The paper reviews these technologies’ consequences on young people and their families.

In November 2019’s special feature on innovative technology taking on terrorism, we met the LETS-CROWD project that has developed sophisticated monitoring and planning tools for law enforcement agencies to help increase security during mass gatherings, such as music concerts. We reconnect with them to see how the roll-out of their technology has progressed.

An EU-backed project team presented their holistic approach to cybersecurity for healthcare organisations at the European Association for Biometrics Research Projects Conference 2020.

A team of researchers has launched a tracking-free website to protect the privacy of its visitors and help citizen scientists investigate digital cookies.

What do COVID-19 and cybersecurity have in common? In a series of podcasts, security experts discuss how the two sectors affect one another and what can be done to ensure the safety and security of individuals or groups in Europe.

The IN-PREP project has designed new technologies to enhance preparedness and support effective command and control and efficient incident management during emergencies, disasters and crisis events, now especially important following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

British researchers funded through the European Research Council H-Unique project are developing a truly pioneering programme to help identify child abusers just from images of their hands. The research focuses on whether our hands are completely unique by looking at anatomical variation.

An EU initiative is laying the groundwork for safe, secure and efficient handling of drone traffic.

How can citizens control their online privacy? How can companies comply with European data protection laws? Six helpful tools developed by an EU-funded project provide the answers.

State-of-the-art technologies are soon to be tested at four EU land border crossings. The aim is to speed up border clearance processes for law-abiding travellers and catch potential criminals with lie detection tests.

In February 2018, we covered the VALCRI project in our special section on ‘New technologies for fighting crime’. We talked to project coordinator, Prof. William Wong, on how VALCRI was developing a highly promising criminal intelligence analysis system based on visual analytics and cognitive engineering. VALCRI ended in June 2018. Prof. Wong has been telling us how the development of their system has progressed.