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verschlüsselte Nachrichten sind Sicher

By Michael Bunzel
In Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Law and Legal Action
3. April 2025
1 Min Read
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…. zumindest in Frankreich – die dortigen Geheimdienste erhalten keinen Zugriff auf Signal- und WhatsApp-Kommunikation

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.

About the author

Michael Bunzel

Michael Bunzel (aka maschasan) is a lawyer and engineer currently based in Germany. For over 25 years he has worked at the intersection of cybersecurity and the laws and regulations that govern it.

For more than fifteen of those years, Mike has held various roles in Information Security, Cybersecurity and SCADA/shopfloor security at a German car manufacturer - today in its R&D division, with a focus on E/E systems and automotive cybersecurity regulation across different markets (UN, EU, China, Korea, India, the US and others).

He has worked with global organizations across dozens of countries, cultures and languages, and is well-travelled across EMEIA, APAC and the Americas.

The articles on this blog do not reflect the views of his employer; they are his personal opinions alone.

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Diese undankbaren Chinesen

By Michael Bunzel
In ACS Regulation, Law and Legal Action, Politics
3 Monaten ago
6 Min Read
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… über die Empörung, dass die chinesische Executive Order No. 834 ausgerechnet das US-ICTS-Mapping in der Automotive Supply Chain erschwert. Wie kann man nur so undankbar sein. Da gibt sich die freie Welt redliche Mühe, die globale Lieferkette endlich sauber nach Herkunftsländern zu sortieren, und was macht Peking? Es macht es schwer. Einfach so. General Motors hatte seinen Zulieferern...

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The Commission’s Latest Regulatory Land Grab: Why CSA 2 Should Stay Out of Automotive

By Michael Bunzel
In ACS Regulation, Automotive Cybersecurity, Law and Legal Action, Politics
7 Monaten ago
8 Min Read
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In its regulatory frenzy, the European Commission has once again found itself a new patch of turf to conquer: connected and automated vehicles. Because apparently a sector already covered by type-approval law, dedicated cyber rules, software update rules, data protection law, artificial intelligence law and assorted compliance machinery was still looking a bit too relaxed. So now the idea is to...

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Geopolitical Risks in Automotive Security

By Michael Bunzel
In ACS Regulation, Automotive Cybersecurity, Law and Legal Action
8 Monaten ago
14 Min Read
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English Version: Connected vehicles are a near-perfect illustration of how readily Europe can default to a familiar policy pattern: define technical minimum standards, mandate processes, audit artefacts, and assume that “cybersecurity” has thereby been dealt with. In the automotive context, this approach is well institutionalised in Europe, above all through UN Regulation No. 155, with its CSMS...

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EU-Roadworthiness-Reform: Die politische Instrumentalisierung von PTI und RSI

By Michael Bunzel
In ACS Regulation, Automotive Cybersecurity, Law and Legal Action
8 Monaten ago
6 Min Read
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Mit der Reform des europäischen Roadworthiness Package wird ein altes Prüfregime in eine neue Welt gezwungen. Periodische technische Inspektionen (PTI) und Roadside Inspections (RSI) sollen nicht mehr nur mechanische Zustände, sichtbare Mängel und klassische OBD-Artefakte abklopfen, sondern zunehmend das prüfen, was moderne Fahrzeuge tatsächlich steuert: elektronische Sicherheitssysteme. In...

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By Michael Bunzel 1. März 2025
smartnuts … the world on the cabaret-style dissecting table

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