Security News

DigiPlex unveils European Security Standard RC4 physical security solution
2021-05-12 00:45

DigiPlex is announcing the availability of a completely encapsulated and highly advanced European Security Standard Resistance Class 4 physical security solution. DigiPlex is offering ultra-secure cages that are quick to deploy for Governments, institutions, global corporations, and other organizations that require adherence to the European Security Standard EN1627 and Resistance Class 4 to manage and store data of extremely high importance or sensitivity.

Four Eastern Europeans Admit in U.S. Court to Providing Bulletproof Hosting
2021-05-10 14:57

Four individuals from Eastern Europe have pleaded guilty in a United States court to their roles in a RICO conspiracy. Between 2008 and 2015, the four individuals provided "Bulletproof hosting" services that threat actors employed for cyberattacks on entities in the United States.

Microsoft Pledges to Store European Cloud Data in EU
2021-05-06 11:05

US tech giant Microsoft pledged Thursday to process and store all European cloud-based client data in the European Union amid unease in the region over the reach of US legislation on personal data collection. Microsoft's European clients have long been concerned over the legal status of data they store with US companies in the cloud and the extent to which they could be scrutinized by US authorities.

2021 Brings new security challenges and regulations for European CISOs
2021-04-07 20:05

European CISOs are shifting how they spend on security in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are having to adopt to a raft of new proposed EU cyber regulations. Forrester has recently explored three security topics: that of European cyber regulations, European CISO budgetary trends in 2021, and finally the career paths of CISOs at major UK FTSE 100 organizations.

European Commission, other EU orgs recently hit by cyber-attack
2021-04-06 17:08

The European Commission and several other European Union organizations were hit by a cyberattack in March, according to a European Commission spokesperson. "The Commission has set up a 24/7 monitoring services and is actively taking mitigating measures."

Pindrop enables European enterprises to defend against telephony and cross channel fraud attacks
2021-03-31 01:30

These proven solutions will enable European enterprises to defend against telephony and cross channel fraud attacks to reduce fraud loss and deliver user authentication to streamline the customer experience and reduce operational costs. Pindrop Protect is a real-time fraud protection solution that analyses calls coming into call centres to detect for indicators of attempted fraud via anomalous voice, device, and behaviour characteristics.

European Police Pounce After Cracking Crime Chat Network
2021-03-10 21:31

Police said Wednesday they had arrested at least 80 people and carried out hundreds of raids in two European countries after shutting down an encrypted phone network used by organised crime groups. Police launched a top-secret operation to crack the SKY ECC network - which operates over a special phone - and "As of mid-February, authorities have been able to monitor the information flow of approximately 70,000 users," the Hague-based law agencies said.

European Banking Authority restores email service in wake of Microsoft Exchange hack
2021-03-09 13:58

The European Banking Authority has confirmed it is another victim on the list of organisations affected by vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange. The EBA hurriedly pulled its email servers offline over the weekend as it realised that it was among the ranks of those hit by flaws in Microsoft Exchange being targeted by miscreants.

Microsoft Exchange Hackers Also Breached European Banking Authority
2021-03-09 00:57

The European Banking Authority on Sunday said it had been a victim of a cyberattack targeting its Microsoft Exchange Servers, forcing it to temporarily take its email systems offline as a precautionary measure. "As the vulnerability is related to the EBA's email servers, access to personal data through emails held on that servers may have been obtained by the attacker," the Paris-based regulatory agency said.

European Banking Authority discloses Exchange server hack
2021-03-08 16:05

The European Banking Authority took down all email systems after their Microsoft Exchange Servers were hacked as part of the ongoing attacks targeting organizations worldwide. Last week, Microsoft patched multiple zero-day vulnerabilities affecting on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server and exploited in ongoing attacks coordinated by multiple state-sponsored hacking groups.