Romanian hackers arrested for hitting government websites
Twelve individuals have been arrested across Romania for having allegedly compromised and defaced 29 websites of Romanian public institutions, and having stolen and leaked …
WikiLeaks founder Assange loses extradition appeal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his final extradition appeal as the Supreme Court in London decided that the Swedish Prosecuting Authority had the right to issue the …
RuFraud scammers caught and fined
Cyber scammers are still too rarely brought to justice and/or made to pay back the stolen money to the users they have swindled, so any news of that happening is extremely …
Will the new EU privacy legislation secure Europe’s digital economy?
At the start of 2012, the European Commission announced it is to undertake a comprehensive review of the EU’s 1995 data protection rules. Its aim is to strengthen online …
Photos: HITBSecConf 2012 Amsterdam
Taking place this week in Amsterdam is the well-known HITBSecConf that features deeply technical talks, workshops, hands-on lab sessions, a brand new attack and defense …
SANS announces digital forensics training event in Europe
SANS is launching its first dedicated digital forensics training event in Prague in October offering a full immersion experience over a 7 day event combining leading …
Businesses unable to comply with EC 24 hour breach notification
UK businesses do not believe they have the capability to comply with new European Commission Data Protection Directive rules, specifically the ability to generate accurate …
Mobile phones expose businesses to massive risks
Organizations are failing to respond to the culture of employees using their own mobile devices for work and are opening up their systems to security risks. These are the …
Behind the scenes of the cleanest ISP in the world
The malware and botnet problem has been around for quite a while, and definitive solutions for it are still eluding the Internet and mobile communication industry, as well as …
Hacktivist group confirms arrest of its leader
One of the two teenagers arrested late last week in the UK has been charged with one count of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance and with one count of violating the …
Information auditing training at SANS Secure Europe 2012
SANS Secure Europe 2012, one of the region’s largest infosec training events will be offering a new course this year to help business and technical staff learn the …
Protect data and automate log management
Released today, WhatsUp Log Management 10.1.1 boasts pre-built, out-of-the-box reports, focused on complying with European-specific data protection regulations. The reports …