Im Vergleich zum Bundestag sitzen in der französischen Nationalversammlung doch tatsäblich noch Demokraten, die der Exekutive mit deutlichen Worten sagen, wohin diese sich ihre feuchten Bespitzelungsphantasien stecken können.
Michael Bunzel (aka maschasan) is a lawyer and engineer currently living in Germany. He has been working in the field of Cybersecurity and related laws and regulations for over 25 years now.
Mike took on various roles and functions in the context of Information Security, Cybersecurity, and SCADA/Shopfloor Security at a German car manufacturer in southern Germany for more than fifteen years - currently in the R&D resort, with focus on E/E-systems in the context of automotive cybersecurity and related regulations in different markets (e.g. UN, EU, China, Korea, India, US, and others).
Mike has worked with global organizations across dozens of countries, cultures and languages, well-travelled in EMEIA, APAC and the Americas.
All articles in this blog do NOT reflect the opinion of his employer, but are all an expression of his personal view of things.
Sometimes satire writes itself. The European Union’s Data Act, a landmark piece of legislation on data access and portability, is Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, which has been adopted on 13 December 2023, published in the Official Journal of the EU on 22 December 2023 and fully applicable since 12 September 2025. That number 2023/2854 matters. It tells compliance officers which obligations to...
A Preliminary Note … The motivation for this post was follow-up questions prompted by several more technically focused or legally specific articles that asked for a general discussion of the normative foundations of automotive cybersecurity as a type-approval-relevant element. Here it is. Cybersecurity is now a non-negotiable entry ticket for vehicles in the EU, and Germany enforces it with...
Die digitale Welt da draußen ist gefährlich. Nicht nur für elektronische Bankgeschäfte, (bewußt) schlecht implementierte Krypto Wallets oder wertvolle Unternehmensdaten, die in den Clouds dieser Welt vor sich hin vegetieren und nur darauf warten, dass jemand die Gammelinfrastruktur des Cloud-Hosters aufmacht. Nein – auch das Bewegen eines Fahrzeugs mit jeder Menge Elektronik an Bord kann zu...
The digital world’s a bit of a wild west, mate. And we’re not just talkin’ dodgy online banking, half-baked crypto wallets, or sensitive corporate data sitting in cloud servers just waitin’ for some muppet to poke holes in a provider’s rusty infrastructure. Nah – even just takin’ a modern car for a spin can turn into one hell of a ride if someone else decides to take the wheel – digitally, that...
By Michael Bunzel
8 Monaten ago