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 …
Scandinavian banks hit with DDoS attacks
The new year started poorly for Finnish bank OP Pohjola Group and its customers: the latter have been prevented from executing their online banking transactions by a DDoS …
Smart grid security certification in Europe
ENISA issues a report on smart grid security certification in Europe targeted at EU Member States (MS), the Commission, certification bodies and the private sector; with …
Protecting the underground electronic communications infrastructure
ENISA has released a new report on the Protection of Underground Electronic Communications Infrastructure. This report – targeted at Member States (MS), public …
TorrentLocker exposed: Investigation and analysis
ESET researchers analyzed a widespread case of ransomware generally known as TorrentLocker, which started spreading in early 2014. The latest variant of the malware has …
Complicated password rules diminish online shopping convenience
The holiday shopping season is now fully underway, but the online shopping splurge is not over yet. Over half of Europeans plan to buy their gifts online, yet many are …
How to evaluate national cyber security strategies
ENISA issued an Evaluation Framework on National Cyber Security Strategies (NCSS) addressed to policy experts and government officials who design, implement and evaluate an …
ENISA guidelines on cryptographic solutions
ENISA published two reports. “Algorithms, key size and parameters” is a reference document providing a set of guidelines to decision makers, in particular …
Users of Remote Access Trojans arrested in Europe
Europol and several law enforcement and judicial authorities carried out an action against EU citizens, mainly teenagers and young adults, who are suspected of using remote …
OpenDNS and IRISSCERT partner to fight security threats
OpenDNS announced a partnership with the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (IRISSCERT), to provide threat intelligence about new and emerging threats. IRISSCERT …