Cybersecurity essentials and an open data workshop: A recap of our October sessions
Learn more about our data.europa academy October activities
Throughout October, the data.europa academy hosted two new sessions, a webinar and a workshop. Together with over 800 registrants and a handful of experts, we explored insights on the topics of safeguarding and utilising open data in research. As October is also Cybersecurity Awareness Month, participants could increase their cybersecurity skills with our webinar ‘Safeguarding Open Data: Cybersecurity Essentials and Skills for Data Providers’, hosted on 18 October.
Together with cybersecurity experts from Capgemini, participants got to understand the cybersecurity risks related to open data, such as information manipulation and data poisoning. Following, representatives of ENISA discussed how to reach a balance between open data and data protection, also thanks to different profiles in the cybersecurity fields, such as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), but also researcher, specialists and educators. The webinar ended with a discussion on major cybersecurity risks associated with open data, such as data tampering and privacy violations, and provided practical strategies for mitigating these risks. If you missed the session, you can still watch the recording and access the slides.
The second session was an interactive workshop as part of the series ‘How to Use Open Data for Your Research’, and took place on 25 October. This workshop featured experts from The Open Data Institute and researchers from the University of the Aegean, teaching participants how open data is used in their institutions, so everyone can learn from real-life cases. The workshop also included a hands-on assignment to provide practical experience in locating and using open data with datasets from data.europa.eu. You can now find the recording and access the slides.
With the October sessions focusing on cybersecurity and research applications of open data, participants gained essential skills and insights. Stay tuned for more opportunities to learn and connect with content from the data.europa academy.
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