Data protection practices in EU and Asia
Research undertaken by Field Fisher Waterhouse into the existing legal framework mandating encryption of personal data in the EU and Asia details legal requirements and …
Tweet your way to a VIP ticket to HITBSecConf2013 in Amsterdam
Hack In The Box launched the #HITB1337Giveaway – A Twitter based competition that will see one lucky winner not only walk away with a VIP ticket to the triple track …
EU cybercop: European Cybercrime Centre to focus on criminal gangs
The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol in The Hague aims to become the focal point in the EU’s fight against cybercrime, through building operational and …
EU proposes to make data breach disclosure mandatory
The European Commission has today announced the launch of new proposals that include a requirement for EU member states to appoint an independent CERT and pivotally calls for …
Dutch hacker imprisoned for trafficking 100,000 credit cards
A Dutch citizen who was arrested and extradited from Romania was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a computer hacking and credit card fraud scheme that victimized people …
Events that defined the European information security landscape in 2012
The past 12 months have been, to say the least, an active time for the information security landscape in Europe. Hacktivism stories dominated mainstream media outlets, the …
Sony fined £250,000 for 2011 Playstation Network breach
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Sony £250,000 for failing to adequately protect UK gamers’ personal and possibly even financial information …
Most exploit kits originated in Russia, say researchers
58 percent of the vulnerabilities targeted by the most popular exploit kits in Q4 were more than two years old and 70 percent of exploit kits reviewed were released or …
Proposed EU cyber security law will require proactive network security
Last week, the European Commission proposed new legislation to require major tech firms like Google and Facebook to report any security breaches to local cyber crime …
Polish CERT hits Virut botnet
The Polish Research and Academic Computer Network (NASK), the national registry of the .pl domain and founder of CERT Polska, has announced on Friday that they took over 23 …
The sharp rise of UK e-crime
News that e-crime accounts for 37% of all retail crime, reflects the changing nature of the threats that today’s retailers are facing. As brands struggle to compete on …
Cyber security needs to be a board level issue
As part of the much talked about Cyber Security Strategy, the UK Government is “committed to helping reduce vulnerability to attack and ensure that the UK is the safest …
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