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Nowadays, millions of companies and billions of users worldwide rely on networks either wireless or wired for their daily work and entertainment. Due to the lack of privacy-by-design and the absence of strong security mechanisms, there are multiple ways for malicious users to penetrate networks and systems. Ubiquitous Networking and Global Internet, which has become more portable and accessible than ever before through private and publicly available IT infrastructures, make unauthorized access more feasible. This also generates serious security and privacy concerns due to a number of ensuing cyber threats, especially in case of Internet access via public Wi-Fi networks. In the described context, Internet security should and can play an important role towards protecting our everyday lives and online interactions. Yet, most users are unaware of these threats and the extent to which their privacy might be compromised. Regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), have been established to safeguard and improve the privacy and security of users and IT infrastructures, enforcing the installation of adequate cybersecurity measures. The application of regulations such as the GDPR is considered an issue of vital importance protecting the privacy and ensuring the security of IT infrastructures and websites, of data controllers and processors, both inside and outside the European Union. Such regulations may act as a useful tool set, which, among other requirements, mandates the adoption of privacy (and security)-by-design. While the GDPR implies a minimum set of technical Internet Security means to be taken into consideration by companies and organizations to achieve compliance, it is of high importance to highlight the adaptation of strong security mechanisms that will not only set companies compliant with the GDPR but also maintain them strong and resilient against multiple cyber threats. In the present thesis, a big set of issues on privacy and security are analyzed, offering solutions to the ...

A Critical infrastructure is the backbone of a nation's economy, security and health. It is those infrastructures that provide power and water to homes, support the transportation and communication systems people rely on. The criteria for determining what might be a critical infrastructure, and which infrastructures thus qualify, have expanded over time (DHS, 2013). A Critical infrastructure is defined as those assets, systems and networks, whether physical or virtual, so vital to a country that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof (DHS, 2013).At the very least, a growing list of infrastructures in need of protection will require the federal government to prioritize its efforts and try to minimize the impact on the nation's critical infrastructures of any future failure of any kind (e.g. terrorist attack or systems failure) while taking into account what those impacts might be and the likelihood of their occurring (Motef et al., 2003).Considering all the above, it is made obvious that critical infrastructures, along with their services and systems must be protected against all types of failures; both human-made and natural phenomena. Critical infrastructures provide services needed for a nation to function properly and support its citizens, such as the health care system, transportations, communications etc. Even more, failures in these infrastructures can be triggered by attackers in order to maim a nation and/or to increase revenues (e.g. theft, information leakage etc).Up until now, research has focused in securing critical infrastructures by utilizing Risk Assessment methodologies based on ISOs (like the ISO 27001), security audits and penetration tests on its information systems. However, little progress has been made in securing infrastructures from failures in other, interconnected infrastructures on which they depend to work efficiently. Modern infrastructures are often ...

We are moving through the era of technological innovation, artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0, as it is called. The integration of smart technology into all sectors of society is a reality and a mean to facilitate and simplify everyday life. In this information technology industry, the development of new technology achievements influences and inspires the business world, serves and contributes to the progress of society. This rapidly evolving technological advancement needs a legal framework in order to obtain social and commercial status. Patent Law is the legal science and patent is the legal tool that adds value to intangible assets and therefore technology scientists are motivated to ensure their invention with a patent and also dominant technology enterprises are competing for the development of a strong patent portfolio. This doctoral thesis deals with the legal frame that Patent Law provides for an inventor to grant a European patent or an international one. In addition, for the first time in Greece, combining the fields of Intellectual Property Law and technological innovation, in this thesis, a survey is conducted using a questionnaire that was distributed in 2019, to graduated students of technology institutes in Greece. The purpose of the survey is to clarify the knowhow of students as for the legal aspects of technology. Regarding the results of the survey, it is vital to apply measures in education, for the next generation technical inventors to have the knowhow of utilizing their intellectual asset in their own free will. Further, this thesis introduces and presents smart technology and its application in society, by directly exploiting the Internet of Energy (IoE) and the Internet of Things technology (IoT) into distributed energy systems, with the aim to achieve energy efficiency, to avoid energy wasting, and improve environmental conditions. In addition, this thesis refers to European's Union legislation for the gradually transformation of the building potential of all European Member States ...