1. What is the HATEDEMICS project seeking to achieve? The HATEDEMICS project seeks to address the intersection of online hate speech and disinformation by strengthening prevention, detection, and response mechanisms across the EU. It aims to empower civil society organisations, public authorities, fact-checkers, and young people through a combination of technological...
Across Europe, public authorities, civil society and media professionals are dealing with an increasingly complex mix of online hate speech, conspiracy theories and coordinated disinformation campaigns. The EU-funded project HATEDEMICS is responding to this challenge by developing AI-based technologies and practical resources that help NGOs, fact-checkers, public authorities and young...
The Hellenic Police is a partner in the NOTIONES project, a European network bringing police agencies together to improve the capacity and capability of intelligence functions; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth spoke to Anthoula Bania and Christos Floros, Lieutenant Colonels in the Hellenic Police, about their work with the NOTIONES network,...
The rise of "violence-as-a-service" (VaaS) has emerged as a disturbing trend in the landscape of organized crime, where violent acts—ranging from threats and assaults to contract killings—are outsourced to criminal service providers. Europol’s Operational Taskforce GRIMM, launched in April 2025, is a coordinated international response to this growing threat, with...
Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Žilina organized the 28th international scientific conference Crisis situations solution in specific environment, which took place in Žilina on October 15-16, 2025. The aim of the conference was to present new trends, prevention procedures, experience and good practice, current knowledge gained from scientific research...
On 12 June 2025, Fondazione ICSA proudly hosted the fourth NOTIONES Conference in Rome, marking a pivotal milestone within Work Package 7. Under the compelling theme “Safeguarding Tomorrow: The Role of AI in Security,” the event delivered an intellectually charged forum that explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape...
The article ‘Overview of Cybersecurity Methods and Strategies Using Artificial Intelligence’ by O. Lungol examines the current state, challenges and prospects of using AI to ensure the security of information systems. The author summarises the results of numerous domestic and foreign studies, demonstrating how machine learning, deep learning, user behaviour...
In the digital era, corporate cybersecurity is becoming the main frontline for protecting information assets. BDO's article ‘Corporate Cybersecurity: The Role of AI in Data Protection’ discusses the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a strategic tool in the fight against cyber threats. In particular, the authors emphasise that traditional...
The article ‘Prospects for Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Cybersecurity Systems’ by the authors of the National Aviation University presents a modern view of the use of AI in the field of digital security. The authors consider the theoretical and practical model of AI use, which covers four key stages: vulnerability...
Police officers have detained individuals who produced photographs and films depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, ran paedophile forums and shared the collected material. While Poland holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Central Cybercrime Bureau in cooperation with the National Police Headquarters organised the international...