UK businesses fail at security awareness
UK organizations are putting their reputation, customer trust and competitive advantage at greater risk by failing to provide their staff with effective security awareness and …
European Commission presents EU-US Privacy Shield
The European Commission – the executive body of the European Union – issued the legal texts that will put in place the EU-US Privacy Shield, a new framework for …
Start getting ready for Europe’s new data protection regulation today
You are in charge of your organization’s security. Depending on how large and well resourced your business IT function is, your card might read IT director, CIO, CTO, or …
German police allowed to use its own “federal Trojan”
The German Interior Ministry has approved for investigative use a spying Trojan developed by the German Federal Criminal Police (a so-called “federal Trojan”). In …
The rise of the Chief IoT Officer
Half of UK businesses (54%) plan to employ a Chief IoT Officer in the next year, especially in the education (63%), retail (63%) and telecomms (64%) industries, according to …
UK security tribunal decides GCHQ’s hacking is legal
The UK GCHQ intelligence agency’s hacking of computers, mobile devices, smart devices, and computer networks has been ruled to be legal, no matter where it happens in …
Reactions to the EU-US Privacy Shield
The European Commission and the United States have agreed on a new framework for transatlantic data flows: the EU-US Privacy Shield. Here are some of the comments Help Net …
EU-US Privacy Shield: New framework for transatlantic data flows
The European Commission and the United States have agreed on a new framework for transatlantic data flows: the EU-US Privacy Shield. The College of Commissioners approved the …
Eagles vs drones: A low-tech solution for a high-tech problem?
The Dutch National Police is aware that the use of drones – and the number of drones incidents – is only going to increase as time goes by. So, they are trying to …
Europe’s cyber security accelerator program helps entrepreneurs
A new program to support cyber security startups will help develop innovative technical solutions. Start ups who want to offer cyber security solutions will be able to get …
How much could a cyber attack cost the HMRC?
HMRC could face compensation claims of over £13 billion if it were to lose people’s personal and financial data as a result of a cyber attack, according to a new study by …
Threats to the critical information infrastructure on the rise
Citizens and businesses depend on information and communications infrastructure to support online critical services (e.g. energy, telecommunications, healthcare). Increased …