This book presents a fresh approach to cybersecurity issues, seeking not only to analyze the legal landscape of the European Union and its Member States, but to do so in an interdisciplinary manner, involving scholars from diverse backgrounds - ranging from legal experts to ICT and engineering professionals. Cybersecurity requirements must be understood in a broader context, encompassing not just conventional aspects, but also emerging topics. This can only be achieved through an interdisciplinary approach. Indeed, cybersecurity should be consistently considered in relation to cybercrime and/or cyber defense, while examining it through the lens of specific domains that are intertwined with various legal fields. Moreover, it is crucial to uphold ethical standards and safeguard fundamental rights, particularly regarding personal data protection. By adopting this comprehensive perspective, the significance of cybersecurity in the exercise of public authority becomes apparent. It also plays an essential role in upholding the fundamental values of both individual Member States and the EU as a whole, such as the rule of law. Moreover, it fosters trust, transparency, and effectiveness in market relations and public administration interactions. In turn, the book draws on the expertise of its authors to provide insights into ICT components and technologies. Understanding these elements holistically is essential to viewing every "cyber" phenomenon from a legal standpoint. In addition to the holistic and interdisciplinary approach it presents, the book offers a captivating exploration of cybersecurity and an engaging read for anyone interested in the field.

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Prof. Francisco António Carneiro Pacheco de Andrade is a Professor of Law at Universidade do Minho School of Law. He is the Director of the Master Course on Law and Informatics where he teaches subjects such as "Electronic Commerce and Electronic Contracting", "Cryptography, Identification and Documents" and "Privacy and Data Protection". He is an integrated research member of the Research Center JusGov - Research Center in Justice and Governance. He is author of papers in the domains of electronic commerce and electronic contracting, electronic identification, electronic signatures, electronic documents, electronic government and online dispute resolution. Prof. Pedro Miguel Fernandes Freitas is a Professor of Law at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal, where he teaches and researches on Law and Technology, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. He currently leads different academic programs on Law and Technology, both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level, at the same university. He is also the director of the Lusophone Institute for Law and Criminology, a large-scale association that fosters research on Law and Criminology in Portuguese-speaking countries. Prof. Joana Rita de Sousa Covelo de Abreu is a Professor of European Union law at the University of Minho - School of Law, Portugal and an integrated research member of JusGov. She acts within the European Union Law, namely devoting her attention to EU Procedure, Data Transfer and Interoperability within European e-Government and e-Justice paradigms. She was the Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module eUjust - "EU Procedure and credits' claims: approaching electronic solutions under e-Justice paradigm" (until 2022). She was an appointed expert to the modernization of judicial cooperation in civil matters (DG Justice and Consumers - European Commission), in 2018, namely concerning discussing Commission's proposals on taking of evidence and service of documents' Regulations. She is Editor of UNIO - EU Law Journal and its official blog "Thinking & Debating Europe - The official blog of UNIO".