Another day, another call from law enforcement to build back doors into encrypted products.

An association of European police chiefs has issued a joint declaration saying end-to-end encryption (E2EE) undermines capabilities “crucial to supporting online safety.” The statement says E2EE prevents tech firms from complying with “lawful access” orders during police investigations, as well as the “ability of technology companies proactively to identify illegal and harmful activity on their platforms.”

The declaration says European police are “deeply concerned” that tech firms are rolling out E2EE products “in a way that will undermine both of these capabilities.”“Our societies have not previously tolerated spaces that are beyond the reach of law enforcement, where criminals can communicate safely and child abuse can flourish,” the letter continued. “They should not now.”

The chiefs also called for tech firms to build “security by design” into their products, though didn’t offer any specifics as to what that would entail.

Read more here.—TM

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Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. Those are just a few of the household names that have invested in Poland’s cloud and data industries. The cloud computing market in the country is forecast to grow with an increase of 24% year on year to around $1.2 billion USD this year, the Warsaw Business Journal reported April 18, and by 2030, Poland’s widespread adoption of cloud tech could produce a value equal to 4% of the country's annual GDP, or around $28.9 billion, according to a 2021 report from McKinsey Digital.

Weather report. Marta Różańska—who was named one of the Top 10 Women in Cloud Computing in Poland in 2023, told IT Brew in an email that Polish companies are “focused on innovation,” with cloud tech integrated “into their digital transformation strategies.” Besides strategy, the economy also plays a major role.

“Poland has the biggest and most stable economy in middle-Eastern Europe,” Różańska, who now works as a postdoc researcher in AI for Security at IDEAS NCBR, a Warsaw-based research and development center, said. “Poland’s economy is still growing, but the labor cost is still relatively lower than that of other European countries. It is no surprise that Big Tech companies find this region interesting.”

Read more here.—AF

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Following alerts of threat actors exploiting vulnerabilities in IT services company Ivanti’s Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateway products, CEO Jeff Abbott wrote an open letter on April 3 committing to a philosophy increasingly touted by government and industry: secure by design.

The framework—one supported by CISA, the Biden administration, and tech giants like Google—embeds security in all phases of the development process. Targeted companies like Ivanti and SolarWinds, which have faced attacks on their own products, hope that their emphasis on secure by design builds trust in code and trust with their customer base.

“When there was a swirl around us like there was, it did necessitate a strong response,” Abbott told IT Brew.

In the open letter, Abbott emphasized the company’s path down a “new era,” emphasizing a critical look at all phases of development and pledging a revamp of vulnerability management practices, partnerships with cyber agencies, and information-sharing efforts with customers.

Keep reading here.—BH

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