Security News

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...

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...