VUB's Cyber and Data Security Lab (VUB-CDSL) aims to explore the legal aspects of cybersecurity, information security, data protection, and privacy. It is part of VUB's internationally renowned Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB). As per its mission statement, CDSL aims to further knowledge, promote awareness, and foster new ideas within the legal framework on cybersecurity, information security, data protection, and privacy both globally and within the EU. To this end it carries out funded research, assumes advisory roles, publishes its findings and encourages international dialogue within its fields of expertise.
Recent news
The TRIFFID project begins
The kick-off meeting of the TRIFFID project took place on the 7th and 8 th of November 2024 in Athens, in the charming setting of the Harokopio University.
Horizon Europe c-PAID Project Launched to Help Organisations Protect and React Against Cyber Attacks
C-PAID (Cloud-Based Platform-Agnostic Adversarial AI Defence Framework) plans to create a flexible, cloud-based framework to protect AI applications from cyber threats.
New paper, “Access to health data for scientific research. Remarks in the light of Article 40 DSA”
CDSL’s researcher Jarosław Greser PhD published his paper “Access to health data for scientific research.
Upcoming events
Practical info-2nd International Scientific Workshop “Legal Challenges of Disruptive Technologies”
CDSL supported the 2nd International Scientific Workshop “Legal Challenges of Disruptive Technologies”, hosted by the Kozminski University in Warsaw, on November 7-8, 2024.
Practical info-Artificial Intelligence (AI) in employment relationships
On May 2, 2024, CDSL will organize an event in cooperation with the international law firm Rödl & Partner focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in employment relationships.
Practical info-CPDP2024 panel: Latest developments in AI and data protection
At what has become by now a tradition, CDSL will be hosting a panel in this year's CPDP, this time under the title "Latest Developments in AI and Data Protection: Legal Uncertainty Despite EU Regulation".
