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Huawei opens Brussels code-check office: Hey! EU've got our guide – love Huawei
2019-03-05 12:17

Here I stand, infosec in hand... Belgium, we're here to stay Huawei stopped fighting metaphorical fires today to lift the curtain on its Brussels Cyber Security Transparency Centre in a move to...

Eyeing Russia, EU Girds for Cyberthreats to Parliament Vote
2019-03-04 14:33

With campaigning for May's European Parliament elections shifting into high gear, security officials are preparing for potential attempts by Russia-linked hackers to sway the vote -- and...

ENISA provides recommendations to improve the cybersecurity of EU electoral processes
2019-03-01 05:45

In the context of the upcoming elections for the European Parliament, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA published an opinion paper on the cybersecurity of elections and provides concrete and...

Microsoft: Russia’s Fancy Bear Working to Influence EU Elections
2019-02-20 16:16

As hundreds of millions of Europeans prepare to go to the polls in May, Fancy Bear ramps up cyber-espionage and disinformation efforts.

Will the EU’s new copyright directive ruin the web?
2019-02-18 11:50

Articles 11 and 13 live on, with the dreaded 'link tax', 'meme killer', 'censorship machine' and all.

Don't Let Huawei Help Set Up 5G, US Warns EU Nations
2019-02-06 02:53

US officials are fanning out across Europe to warn about the security risks of allowing Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to help build 5G mobile networks, a US diplomat said Tuesday. read more

EU Recalls Children’s Smartwatch That Leaks Location Data
2019-02-05 15:15

The children's smartwatch allows bad actors to track their location and communicate with them, according to the alert.

UK Data Watchdog Fines Leave.EU, Eldon Insurance
2019-02-01 18:56

The UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner's Office – ICO) launched a wide-ranging investigation into the use of personal information for political purposes following the...

Flood of Complaints to EU Countries Since Data Law Adopted
2019-01-25 17:52

More than 95,000 complaints have been filed with EU countries since the bloc's flagship data protection laws took effect eight months ago, the executive European Commission said Friday. read more

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UK-EU infosec data sharing may not be KO'd by Brexit, reckons ENISA bod
2019-01-25 14:52

Ops director talks to El Reg about continential cybersecurity contrivances Interview A senior EU cybersecurity official has said he is “optimistic” about information sharing between the UK and the...