The workshops will teach youngsters how to deal with confrontations and advise them to run away from potential attackers or hand over their property.

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When Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos recently went to a hotel on the outskirts of Athens to address a conference, his security official would not open the door of his bullet-proof BMW until they had checked for potential attackers.

BBC: The Greek conundrum

The goal will be to develop technologies that enable secure collaboration within groups while minimizing potential threats from compromised partners and external attackers.

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