Security News

EU to Slap Google With Fresh Fine: Sources
2019-03-18 05:10

The EU's anti-trust regulator is to slap tech giant Google with a new fine over unfair competition practices, sources told AFP on Friday. Brussels has targeted the Silicon Valley firm's AdSense...

Companies unprepared for PSD2, stricter EU requirements will drive fraud to other regions
2019-03-14 06:15

A new iovation report includes original research and analyzes the consequences for the global online payments market around the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). By September 2019 payment...

Huawei Opens Brussels Security Lab in Bid to Reassure EU
2019-03-05 18:12

Chinese tech company Huawei on Tuesday opened a cybersecurity lab in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, as it tries to win over government leaders and fight back U.S. allegations that its...

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.