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Arkady Volozh, CEO of Russia's biggest internet company Yandex, has resigned after being added to the European Union's list of individuals sanctioned as part of its response to the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Another issue is that Yandex's complex ownership structure means the EU feels Russia's government can veto the company's activities if they are felt to counter the national interest.
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union proposed by the Commission in December 2020. The existing rules on the security of network and information systems, have been the first piece of EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity and paved the way for a significant change in mind-set, institutional and regulatory approach to cybersecurity in many Member States.
The European Union formally accused Russia of coordinating the cyberattack that hit satellite Internet modems in Ukraine on February 24, roughly one hour before Russia invaded Ukraine. One week after the attack, Viasat confirmed that the satellite modems hit in the cyberattack were wiped using AcidRain data destroying malware.
The European Union formally accused Russia of coordinating the cyberattack that hit satellite Internet modems in Ukraine on February 24, roughly one hour before Russia invaded Ukraine. The attack targeted the KA-SAT consumer-oriented satellite broadband service operated by satellite communications provider Viasat.
Google is joining Microsoft in its attempts to tackle EU concerns regarding data sovereignty but some privacy experts are yet to be convinced by the move. "In parallel, Google Cloud will continue to provide customers with legal mechanisms for international data transfer, which will include making the protections offered by the new EU data transfer framework available once it is implemented."
India's government and the European Union have signed up to create a "Trade and Technology Council" - an entity the EU has previously only created to enhance its relationship with the United States. Details of the Council's scope of operations have not been revealed, but the EU/US version of the entity works on standards for emerging technologies, tech supply chains, information security, data governance, preventing misuse of technology when it threatens security and human rights, and SME access to and use of digital technologies.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity publishes a map of national coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies in the EU Member States and makes recommendations. Vulnerability disclosure has become the focus of attention of cybersecurity experts engaged in strengthening the cybersecurity resilience of the European Union.
Members of the European Parliament from the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties have agreed on adopting draft legislation for more transparent crypto asset transactions. The new rules will cover transactions from private-held cryptocurrency wallets without considering transaction thresholds, which erases any limits for anonymous transactions - previous proposal allowed up to €1000 to be transferred without giving any details about the sender and the recipient.
The China-aligned group tracked as TA416 has been consistently targeting European diplomats since August 2020, with the most recent activity involving refreshed lures to coincide with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to a new report by Proofpoint, TA416 spearheads cyber-espionage operations against the EU, consistently focusing on this long-term role without reaping opportunistic gains.
The particular provision requires web browsers like Chrome, Safari, and Firefox to accept QWACs, which practically compels browser developers and security advocates to ease their security stance. TLS certificates are vital for the online exchange of sensitive information with websites such as passwords, sensitive uploads, or payment details.