Security News

Facebook, Google 'Manipulate' Users to Share Data Despite EU Law: Study
2018-06-29 05:52

Facebook and Google are pushing users to share private information by offering "invasive" and limited default options despite new EU data protection laws aimed at giving users more control and...

EU summons a CYBER FORCE into existence
2018-06-27 05:58

Why cyber? Because CERT-EU was already taken Lithuania's proposal that the European Union create an international cyber-force has been endorsed, and the effort already has seven countries on board.…

#EU
EU Mass Surveillance Alive and Well, Privacy Groups Warn
2018-06-26 13:17

Campaigners Seek Court Sanctions to End Blanket Communications Data RetentionPrivacy rights groups are calling on the Court of Justice of the European Union to clamp down on at least 17 EU...

Dob in naughty data slurps to top EU court, privacy groups urge
2018-06-26 08:02

11 member states grassed on to European Commission – including the UK More than 60 privacy groups and activists have demanded that member states still engaging in blanket data retention of...

EU States to Form 'Rapid Response' Cyber Force: Lithuania
2018-06-25 23:29

Nine European Union states are to create rapid response teams to counter cyber attacks within the framework of a new EU defence pact, project leader Lithuania announced on Thursday. "Nine states...

#EU
EU Claims Kaspersky Lab Software 'Confirmed as Malicious'
2018-06-15 13:48

In Response, Software Firm Pauses Work With Europol and 'No More Ransom' PortalThe anti-Kaspersky Lab rhetoric continues to heat up, with the European Parliament passing a motion that brands the...

Citation needed: The EU claims Kaspersky wares 'confirmed as malicious'
2018-06-13 17:45

Motion passed to eject Russian software from bloc institutions The Kaspersky bad news train just keeps rolling on with Strasbourg Eurocrats having adopted a motion today (A8-0189/2018, en...

EU copyright reform proposal: 3 things businesses need to know
2018-06-08 20:10

The controversial copyright measure is making its way through the European Parliament ahead of a committee vote on June 20 and parliamentary vote in July or September.

U.S. Commerce Chief Warns of Disruption From EU Privacy Rules
2018-05-30 15:36

Washington - US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warned Wednesday that the new EU privacy rules in effect since last week could lead to serious problems for business, medical research and law...

Europol Signs Cybersecurity Agreement With EU Agencies, WEF
2018-05-25 13:40

Europol this week signed two memorandums of understanding related to cybersecurity cooperation – one with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and one with the European Union Agency for Network and...