Security News

EU-Japan Deal to Protect Data Exchanges Takes Effect
2019-01-23 17:39

The European Union and Japan on Wednesday launched the "world's largest areas of safe data flows" after finalizing common rules to protect personal information, the EU said. Firms can transfer...

Week in review: How data becomes intelligence, email security predictions, EU bug bounties
2019-01-13 18:55

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The attack surface is growing faster than it has at any other point in the history of technology Avast launched its...

'Right to Be Forgotten' Should Be EU-Only, Adviser Says
2019-01-11 13:03

European Court of Justice Gets Non-Binding Legal Opinion From Advocate GeneralEurope's "right to be forgotten" should not apply worldwide, but only inside the EU, according to a non-binding...

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'Right to Be Forgotten' Should Be EU-Only, Advisor Says
2019-01-11 12:33

European Court of Justice Gets Non-Binding Legal Opinion From Advocate GeneralEurope's "right to be forgotten" should not apply worldwide, but only inside the EU, according to a non-binding...

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EU Top Court Adviser: Google Can Limit Right to be Forgotten
2019-01-10 19:09

An adviser to Europe's top court says Google doesn't have to extend "right to be forgotten" rules to its search engines globally. The European Court of Justice's advocate general released a...

EU Offering Bug Bounties on Critical Open-Source Software
2019-01-09 13:05

The EU is offering "bug bounties on Free Software projects that the EU institutions rely on." Slashdot thread....

EU launches bug bounties on free and open source software
2019-01-07 11:28

After setting up a bug bounty program for VLC Media Player in late 2017, the European Commission (EC) has announced the launch of 14 new ones that will cover other free and open source software...

EU to offer nearly $1m in bug bounties for open-source software
2019-01-04 11:16

Rewards on 15 bug bounty programs start at $28,600 and include open source software such as KeePass, FileZilla, Drupal and VLC media player.

EU Offers Bug Bounties For 14 Open Source Projects
2019-01-02 15:59

As the bug bounty programs begin to roll out in January, security experts worry that the programs miss the mark on truly securing open source projects.

EU to Run Bug Bounty Programs for 14 Free Software Projects
2019-01-02 07:55

The European Union is offering a total of more than €850,000 – nearly $1 million – for vulnerabilities found in 14 widely used free and open source software projects. read more