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Happy Holi!

Today we celebrate Holi with , embracing its spirit of renewal and the endless possibilities that technology brings - with humanity always first.

A reminder that innovation matters most when it serves people.

Season's greetings from the team at Privacy Minders! ✨

This year’s holiday card was inspired by recent travels and moments by the Mediterranean, a reminder of cycles, movement, and the spaces in between where we pause to reflect on where we are.

As the year comes full circle, we wish you a warm festive season and a year ahead marked by clarity, calm, and possibility.

Day 1, CLC/TC 47X Plenary and Working Group Meetings

Atlantica Miramare Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus | 🗓️ 12 November 2025

Hosted by the Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation (CYS)

Raphael Legal and Privacy Minders led by their founder and Managing Director, Maria Raphael, are proud to support the Plenary and the Technical Committee 47X meetings on and Trusted , developing the chips to support the implementation of the European Cyber Resilience Act.

We are delighted to share sponsorship of this important event, along with KINEAS, represented by its Managing Director, Constantinos Tsiourtos.

has been a firm contributor of European standardization in secure and trusted hardware technologies.

Today’s sessions bring together experts from:
🔹 WG1 – Microprocessors and with security-related functionalities
🔹 WG2 – Tamper Resistant and Controllers
🔹 WG3 – SmartCards and Secure Element Platforms
🔹 WG4 – ASIC & FPGA with security-related functionalities

The work of TC 47X contributes directly to the development of harmonized standards for Important and Critical Products under the EU Cyber Resilience Act, reinforcing trust in Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem.

Cen and Cenelec - European Standardization European Commission Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation - CYS

Proud to share our 2025 contribution to The Legal 500, authored by Raphael Legal the law firm behind Privacy Minders, on Cybersecurity and Data Protection.

This chapter answers 47 essential questions on GDPR, NIS2, CRA, DORA, DSA and EU digital regulatory compliance, and highlights our role in bridging legal obligations with European standardization.

From enforcement to strategy, data governance to cybersecurity, we offer a forward-looking perspective grounded in EU and Cyprus regulatory developments.

Γραφείο Επιτρόπου Επικοινωνιών Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation - CYS Cen and Cenelec - European Standardization European Commission

Read an overview here:

https://www.privacyminders.com/news/the-legal-500-publishes-our-2025-chapter-on-data-p/

Read the whole chapter here: https://www.privacyminders.com/files/documents/legal500-data-protection-and-cybersecurity.pdf/

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Why Choose Privacy Minders?
🔹 Backed by Raphael Legal, a Cyprus-based law firm with deep expertise in privacy, technology law, and cross-border data compliance
🔹 Proven experience as EU and UK GDPR Representatives for international businesses across sectors.
🔹 Lawyer-led support, strategic, sound, and tailored to your specific risk profile
🔹 A truly personalized service, we are not a “shop-and-go” platform.

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✉️ Contact us directly: [email protected]

Our Managing Partner,Maria Raphael was invited to present on the Cyber Resilience Act Framework Standard at the Cyberstand.eu webinar on February 26th, 2025.
Catch up on the webinar and learn more about the Cyber Resilience Act in our latest newsletter. You can also watch the full presentation here: https://lnkd.in/dhpaSBQZ and read our newsletter here https://www.privacyminders.com/news/maria-raphael-discusses-cra-framework-standard-dev/