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...
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has released an in-depth report investigating how emerging technologies are changing internal security in the EU. The report highlights both the advantages and disadvantages that innovations pose, and of specific interest to it are Artificial Intelligence, drones, blockchain, and quantum computing:AI is increasingly...
The European Commission has launched ProtectEU, a new internal security strategy to counter the EU's most pressing threats from terrorism and cyberattacks, through to organized crime and hybrid threats. Presented on April 1st, 2025, the plan reflects a step towards an integrated and proactive security policy among member states. Key priorities are...
NOTIONES Fourth Workshop was held online on the 21st of January 2025. The workshop kicked off with a warm welcome to attendees, followed by two engaging sessions. The first session explored online monitoring and AI, with presentations focusing on the critical issues of social media platforms promoting radicalization and the role...