What infosec can learn from the Greek elections
Sometimes disruption just happens. It occurs when something creates a dramatic change of direction, and examples are all around us: the introduction of the GUI, the iPod and …
Do government initiatives increase security awareness?
New research, by SecureData and Vanson Bourne, investigated the impact government security initiatives had on end-user organizations in 2014, with nearly half (47%) reporting …
Swiss users inundated with malware-laden spam
Swiss users are being heavily targeted by a number of spam campaigns delivering the Tiny Banker (TinBa or Busy) e-banking Trojan. Starting with Tuesday, the spammy emails seem …
The impact of new EU security legislation
Based on a survey of organizations from the UK, France and Germany, FireEye found that many organizations in Europe are unprepared for and challenged by cost and complexity of …
Can the next EU regulation guarantee data protection for all?
The European Parliament has agreed its text, the Commission is satisfied with the latest draft, so now we’re are only waiting for the Council of member states to work …
UK GCHQ collected emails of UK, US journalists
British intelligence agency GCHQ has, at least on one occasion, slurped up emails sent by and to journalists working for a number of high-profile news organizations and shared …
Guide on actionable information for security incident response
ENISA publishes a good practice guide on Actionable Information for Security Incident Response, aiming to provide a picture of the challenges national CERTs and other security …
UK PM Cameron demonizes encryption, US report says it’s vital
When British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Tuesday his plan to introduce new surveillance powers in the UK by forcing businesses to plant backdoors in their …
19,000 French websites hit by DDoS, defaced in wake of terror attack
Since the three day terror attack that started in France on January 7 with the attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, 19,000 websites of French-based companies have been …
Home routers in Spain and Argentina sport critical vulnerabilities
Spanish security researcher Eduardo Novella has discovered two critical vulnerabilities affecting a specific ADB Pirelli home wireless router deployed by Spanish broadband …
Reactions to David Cameron’s plan to ban end-to-end encryption
On Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced his plan to introduce new surveillance powers in the UK, and ban applications that use end-to-end encryption. Here …
Rex Mundi hackers try, fail to blackmail Swiss bank
The Banque Cantonale de Geneve has refused to pay the ransom demanded by a group of hackers that goes under the name of Rex Mundi, and they have made good on their word and …