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Congratulations on Privacy Day!

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A festive fact: on 28 January 1981, the Data Protection Convention was signed in Strasbourg by the European Union. This convention forms the basis of European privacy protection. Would you like to…

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Privacy risks Microsoft 365 Copilot to orange

SURF advises education and research institutions to exercise caution when deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot. That is the conclusion of a new DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment) on Microsoft 365…
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Ewald Beekman wins SURF Security & Privacy Award 2025

Ewald Beekman, IT Security Officer at Amsterdam UMC, has won the SURF Security & Privacy Award 2025 for his years of commitment as chairman of SCIRT, the SURF Community of Incident Response Teams…
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Raoul Winkens: data protection officer

Idealism and compliance

For seven years now, Raoul Winkens has been guarding Maastricht University's data. As a data protection officer, he thinks the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is about more than privacy. “A good DPO should also be a good salesperson.”
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5 questions on cyber security in mbo

"What you don't have, can't get stolen"

On 25 and 26 June 2025, Rotterdam's Zadkine welcomed visitors to the SURF Security & Privacy Conference. A great occasion, in the run-up to this annual event, to take a look at some current topics around cyber security in the mbo.
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