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Massive cybercrime infrastructure demolished
After more than four years of investigation, the Public Prosecutor’s Office Verden and the Lüneburg Police in cooperation with the US Attorney’s Office for the Western …
What does a Trump presidency mean for cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity played a major role in this year’s election cycle. For the first time in American history, data breaches, email servers and encryption directly influenced who …
New users flock to ProtonMail in wake of Trump’s victory
Following Donald Trump’s victory in the latest US presidential election, many people begun to worry about the surveillance capabilities that will now effectively be left …
Are you ready for the EU GDPR?
Current application test data management practices are not adequate to meet the compliance requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to CA …
GDPR privacy, preparations and understanding
A new GDPR privacy benchmarking study by IAPP and TRUSTe provides insight into how companies are preparing for the sweeping changes to privacy laws under the EU General Data …
14 arrested for laundering millions stolen with malware
The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested fourteen individuals suspected of laundering more than £11 million stolen through the use of malware. The money was stolen …
NICE framework: Resource for a strong cybersecurity workforce
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a resource that will help U.S. employers more effectively identify, recruit, …
Latest Windows zero-day exploited by DNC hackers
Due to Google’s public release of information about an actively exploited Windows zero-day, Microsoft was forced to offer its own view of things and more information …
Industry reactions: UK government cyber security strategy
Yesterday, the UK government announced a new £1.9bn cyber security strategy, which includes an increase in automated defences to combat malware and spam emails, investment to …
New FCC privacy rules protect broadband users
The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules that require broadband ISPs to protect the privacy of their customers. The rules ensure broadband customers have …
Federal regulators: Increasing cybersecurity stance on financial institutions
Everyone is increasing the attention of cybersecurity given the continued parade of hacking incidents. Just last week, the three main prudential regulators for financial …
Low GDPR preparedness represents revenue threat
96 percent of companies still do not fully understand the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), despite it coming into effect in May 2018. Elements respondents …