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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

US told to appoint a damn Privacy Shield ombudsperson already or EU will take action
2018-12-19 17:00

If there isn't a name by 28 February – ooo, just you wait The US has been told once again to appoint a permanent ombudsperson to oversee the deal governing transatlantic data flows, but this time...

GDPR: EU Sees More Data Breach Reports, Privacy Complaints
2018-12-19 16:18

Ireland, France, Germany and UK Report Increases Since Privacy Law Took EffectThe number of data breach reports filed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect has hit...

Chill, it's not WikiLeaks 2: Pile of EU diplomatic cables nicked by hackers
2018-12-19 16:00

Spotted by infosec startup Area 1, according to NYT The New York Times has published what it says are excerpts from hacked EU diplomatic cables that a cybersecurity company apparently made...

'Thousands' of EU Diplomatic Cables Hacked: Report
2018-12-19 11:44

Hackers apparently connected to China accessed thousands of sensitive EU diplomatic cables, the New York Times reported Wednesday, in the latest embarrassing data breach to hit a major...

Hackers Intercepted EU Diplomatic Cables for 3 Years
2018-12-19 10:48

Phishing Attack Against Cyprus Stole Access Passwords, New York Times ReportsFor the past three years, hackers have been intercepting sensitive diplomatic cables sent between EU member states,...

EU Should Worry About Huawei, Other Chinese Firms: Official
2018-12-07 15:06

The European Union and its citizens should be "worried" about telecoms giant Huawei and other Chinese firms that cooperate with Beijing's intelligence services, a senior EU official warned Friday....

Only 29% of EU organizations are GDPR compliant
2018-12-06 11:00

Despite the May 2018 deadline, most companies have not implemented all necessary GDPR changes, according to an IT Governance report.