Disqus security flaw used to deanonymize online commenters
A security flaw in the API of popular blog comment hosting service Disqus can be exploited to reveal the email addresses of users, and therefore occasionally even their …
Cybercrime ignorance is a serious risk
Organizations who fail to recognize the threat posed by cyber crime are putting the livelihoods of stakeholders and customers at serious risk, and those organizations that …
Green light given to Galileo, the EU alternative to America’s GPS
Plans to start up the EU’s first global satellite navigation system (GNSS) built under civilian control, entirely independent of other navigation systems and yet …
Data sharing and interoperability are key for mitigating cyber attacks
The EU Agency ENISA launches its new report – Detect, SHARE, Protection on how to make data threat exchange easier and better between the “digital fire …
90% of workers in Britain cannot resist clicking on a web link
90% of UK workers surveyed have clicked on a web link embedded in an email with two-thirds (66%) admitting they very rarely first check to ensure the link is genuine, …
The state of governmental cloud deployments in Europe
The EU’s cybersecurity Agency ENISA has analyzed the present state of play regarding governmental cloud deployment in 23 countries across Europe. In the report the …
European NSA is not a solution
The European Parliament should use its powers to reconsider EU-US data transfer deals and push for the creation of a European privacy cloud, EU-level protection for …
Most users don’t trust app developers with their data
Research by ISACA shows that, of 1,000 employed consumers surveyed in the UK, only 4% named the makers of their mobile phone apps as the entity they most trust with their …
Can a Swiss cloud give users complete privacy?
Telecom provider Swisscom has announced its plans to set up a “Swiss cloud” that would give both Swiss and later foreign users some peace of mind regarding whether …
ENISA issues recommendations for securing data using cryptography
ENISA, the European Union’s “cyber security” Agency, launched a report recommending that all authorities should better promote cryptographic measure to …
US allies demand explanations about NSA surveillance
Following Le Monde’s Monday report on NSA’s systematic gathering of phone call data of French citizens and the recording of certain calls and text messages has …
Brian Honan appointed Special Advisor to Europol Cybercrime Centre
BH Consulting, a specialist firm in information security consulting, today announced that its CEO Brian Honan has been appointed as a Special Advisor on Internet Security to …
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