Protecting smart hospitals: A few recommendations
The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has released a new report to help IT and security officers of healthcare organizations implement IoT …
GDPR privacy, preparations and understanding
A new GDPR privacy benchmarking study by IAPP and TRUSTe provides insight into how companies are preparing for the sweeping changes to privacy laws under the EU General Data …
Industry reactions: UK government cyber security strategy
Yesterday, the UK government announced a new £1.9bn cyber security strategy, which includes an increase in automated defences to combat malware and spam emails, investment to …
Photos: IoT Solutions World Congress Barcelona 2016
This week, the world’s leading industrial Internet companies and experts gathered at the Fira de Barcelona for the IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) in order to showcase …
Low GDPR preparedness represents revenue threat
96 percent of companies still do not fully understand the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), despite it coming into effect in May 2018. Elements respondents …
EU court: Site operators can log visitors’ IP address for protection against attacks
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the German government can collect and keep IP addresses of visitors to websites operated by German Federal …
Major international law enforcement operation targets airline ticket fraud
193 individuals suspected of traveling with airline tickets bought using stolen, compromised or fake credit card details have been detained in a major international law …
13 countries join global ransomware fight
Just three months after the successful launch of the No More Ransom project, law enforcement agencies from a further 13 countries have signed up to fight ransomware together …
Cyber Europe 2016: Analyzing realistic cybersecurity incidents
The European ICT Industry is one of the most advanced in the world. Making the EU’s single market fit for the digital age could contribute €415 billion per year to the …
97 percent of companies don’t have a GDPR plan
Organizations ‒ both SMBs and large enterprises ‒ lack general awareness of the requirements of the new regulation, how to prepare for it, and the impact of non-compliance on …
EU wants to curb export of cyber-surveillance tech
The European Commission has proposed a new amendment to the regulation that forms the basis of EU’s export control regime of dual-use technology, i.e. technology that …
Europol identifies eight main cybercrime trends
The volume, scope and material cost of cybercrime all remain on an upward trend and have reached very high levels. Some EU Member States now report that the recording of …