This study aims to investigate the key factors influencing the adoption of financial technology among digital immigrants and natives by extending the diffusion of innovation theory. A convenience sampling technique was employed to collect data from 160 digital immigrants and 193 digital natives,...

Using China's Cybersecurity Law (CSL) as an exogenous shock, I examine how personal data security affects stock crash risk. I find that the stock crash risk of treatment firms (which collect personal data) significantly decreases after the CSL, and such decrease is larger when firms face greater...

Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) is widespread across several industries, such as marketing, but worries about its ethical and legal consequences are increasing. This article examines concerns regarding data security and privacy in AI-powered marketing and discusses possible remedies....

This study aims to investigate the key factors influencing the adoption of financial technology among digital immigrants and natives by extending the diffusion of innovation theory. A convenience sampling technique was employed to collect data from 160 digital immigrants and 193 digital natives,...

In 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a fine against IAB Europe. It held this industry association for online advertising liable for multiple violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to the Transparency and Control Framework (TCF). This...

We live in an era where semiconductors underpin global technological infrastructures. However, the increasing complexity and cybersecurity vulnerabilities within semiconductor supply chains, exposes all technology-based industries to significant, cyber risks.This paper investigates how incumbent...

In today's dynamic technological environment, the integration of IoT into Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) has significantly enhanced functionality, visibility, and decision-making. However, integrating Industrial-IoT (IIoT) with Supply Chain Networks (SCN) is an equally significant...

Health entities across Europe are increasingly reliant on digital solutions - from electronic health records and telemedicine to connected medical devices and AI-powered diagnostics. This digital transformation also brings greater exposure to cyber threats such as ransomware, phishing and the...

Blockchain and digital technologies are transforming innovation and knowledge creation by reshaping how users interact with services, make decisions, and engage with digital ecosystems, particularly in the digital sector. This study examines the psychological and behavioural factors shaping the...

The cybersecurity of governments, companies, and individuals in Europe is heavily dependent on the United States. Specifically, US companies dominate the global markets for cybersecurity applications and information on cyber threats. The US military also plays a role in data-gathering. In...

This study investigates how neuromarketing practices intersect with consumer privacy regulation in California, with particular attention to the 2024 Senate Bill 1223 (SB 1223), which amends the CCPA/CPRA to explicitly define "neural data." By examining corporate strategies and regulatory...

Cybersecurity incidents on critical infrastructure, including digital identification (ID) ecosystems, are often identified as one of the most pressing global risks. This note provides policy makers and practitioners in developing countries with a primer on how to address these risks, including...

This paper proposes a mission-oriented national strategy for strengthening cybersecurity and achieving digital sovereignty in the Netherlands for 2025–2035. It outlines an integrated framework across four pillars: national cyber resilience, sovereign digital procurement, innovation and...

The rapid advancement of quantum computing has sparked a considerable increase in research attention to quantum technologies. These advances span fundamental theoretical inquiries into quantum information and the exploration of diverse applications arising from this evolving quantum computing...

Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in the global economy, accounting for approximately two-thirds of global employment and contributing significantly to the GDP of developed countries. Despite the availability of various cybersecurity standards and frameworks, SMEs...

With this edition, the European Securities and Markets Authority continues its annual reporting on EU prospectuses under Article 47 of the Prospectus Regulation (PR). This market report covers data for prospectuses approved in 2023. As data are reported at ISIN level, the report also contains...

This paper describes how cyber and material conflicts overlaps in the international system. Given countries' international alliances and conflicts, as well as their technical abilities, we want to uncover whether or not countries engage in cross-domain operations. Combining a dataset collecting...

The digital revolution is transforming the financial services sector. Risk is not static; emerging risks continue to pose threats to the financial services sector which influences financial stability and consumer protection regulation mandates. This novel study presents a comparative bibliometric...

This study proposes a novel approach to improve the reliability of trading signals for gold market prediction by integrating technical analysis indicators, Moving Averages (MAs), MACD, and Ichimoku Cloud, with a Particle Swarm-Optimized Extreme Learning Machine (PSO-ELM). Traditional time-series...

Quantum technology is significantly transforming businesses, organisations, and information systems. It will have a significant impact on accounting and finance, particularly in the context of cybersecurity. It presents both opportunities and risks in maintaining confidentiality and protecting...

The identifiability of users as they interact in the digital world is fundamentally linked to privacy and security issues. Identifiability can be divided into two: subjective identifiability, which is based on psychological perceptions (i.e., mental space), and objective identifiability, which...

Cyber risk is recognized by authorities as posing a significant threat to the financial sector and overall financial stability in Peru. With further digitalization expected, authorities have plans to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy for the financial sector. Guided by the G7...

In this handbook, we define a cyber stress test as 'a targeted assessment of the resilience of individual organisations and their ability to withstand and recover from significant cybersecurity incidents, ensuring the provision of critical services, in different risk scenarios.' Stress tests...

Policy makers, risk managers and information security practitioners need up to date and accurate information on the current threat landscape, supported by situational awareness and threat analysis. The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) Cyber Threat Landscape (CTL) reports have been published...

The NIS360 is a new ENISA product that assesses the maturity and criticality of sectors of high criticality under the NIS2 Directive, providing both a comparative overview and a more in-depth analysis of each sector. The NIS360 is designed to assist Member States and national authorities in...