EU to vote on stiffer penalties for hackers
Member states of the European Union might soon be creating new laws that will raise minimum prison sentences for convicted cyber attackers and botnet herders. Last week, the …
Pirate Bay founder suspected of hacking police databases
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm, who has been extradited from Cambodia to Sweden to answer for allegedly hacking of Swedish IT company Logica and the Nordea bank …
The need for a collaborative effort against cybercrime
It has been revealed that NATO experienced 2,500 cyber attacks in 2012. Though an official stated that none of the attacks had successfully infiltrated NATO security, it has …
Internet-savvy Turkish protesters turn to anti-censorship apps
In the months leading up to the current protests in Turkey, its government has been censoring content on Twitter and Facebook, as well as throttling and blocking access to …
Net neutrality soon to be on EU’s agenda
Lack of regulation has contributed much to the success of the Internet, and made it a hotbed for new ideas. But there are some things that should be regulated and enforced in …
E-voting system used in French election is flawed
A recent electronic election in France has proved electronic some voting systems still cannot be trusted not to include fraudulent votes. The town hall primary election which …
Should the G20 forum discuss Internet security?
The G20 should tackle the vastly important issue of Internet security and “articulate a vision for shaping the Internet economy for the next five to 10 years,” a …
How employees use business email
The conventional 9am-5pm working day and five-day working week is a thing of the past for the overwhelming majority of workers at SMBs, according to a new survey on …
Spamhaus DDoS suspect extradited to his home country
Sven Olaf Kamphuis, owner and manager of Dutch “bulletproof hosting” firm Cyberbunker and of CB3ROB ISP, has been extradited to the Netherlands on Monday. The …
Porn-downloading ransomware targets German users
The German Anti-Botnet Advisory Centre is warning (in German) users about a new ransomware / BKA Trojan variant that accuses users of being involved in the reproduction of …
Poor password practices put UK businesses at risk
Britain is a sitting duck for cybercrime because employees couldn’t care less about the security of their workplace systems, according to research by Swivel Secure. …
SpamHaus DDoS suspect arrested in Spain
The Spanish National Police has arrested a 35-year-old Dutch citizen that is suspected of being one of the individuals behind the recent massive DDoS attack launched against …
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