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Tag: european union


Network security, Security

ESA gets the job of building Europe’s secure satcomms network

September 22, 2023

Via: The Register

The European Space Agency has signed up to build and launch the European Union’s Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite constellation. The project, known as IRIS2, has been on the books since 2022, when the European Union found […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Russia-Linked Hackers Launches Espionage Attacks on Foreign Diplomatic Entities

April 14, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The Russia-linked APT29 (aka Cozy Bear) threat actor has been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting foreign ministries and diplomatic entities located in NATO member states, the European Union, and Africa. According to Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service and […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

EU to Activate Cyber Response Team to Help Ukraine

February 23, 2022

Via: Security Week

Lithuania and others “are activating (the) Cyber Rapid Response Team to help Ukrainian institutions to cope with growing cyber threats,” the Baltic state’s Deputy Defence Minister Margiris Abukevicius tweeted. The decision comes after Moscow recognised two breakaway regions in Ukraine, […]


Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

EU launches bug bounty programs for five open source solutions

January 25, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

The European Union is, once again, calling on bug hunters to delve into specific open source software and report bugs. This time around, the list of software that should be probed for weaknesses includes: LibreOffice – a free office suite […]


Network security, Security

European Union to set up new cyber response unit

June 23, 2021

Via: Computer Weekly

The European Commission (EC) has set out plans to establish a new Joint Cyber Unit to respond to a high and growing number of cyber incidents affecting public services, private organisations and citizens, across the 27 European Union (EU) member […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime, Network security, Security

European Council extends sanctions against foreign threat actors

May 18, 2021

Via: Security Affairs

The European Council announced that it will extend for one year the framework for sanctions against threat actors that launched cyberattacks against the infrastructure of the European Union and its member states. The Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 was established on […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime, Malware

EU has imposed sanctions on foreign actors for the first time ever

July 31, 2020

Via: Security Affairs

The Council of the European Union announced sanctions imposed on a Russia-linked military espionage unit, as well as companies operating for Chinese and North Korean threat actors that launched cyber-attacks against the EU and its member states. This is the […]


Network security, Security

US continues to press UE members to ban Huawei and Chinese 5G technologies

January 31, 2020

Via: Security Affairs

The EU’s executive Commission this week presented a set of rules and technical measures aimed at reducing cybersecurity risks from the adoption of 5G networks. The Commission’s recommendations include blocking high-risk equipment suppliers from “critical and sensitive” components of 5G […]


Editorial, Privacy protection

Safe Harbor Agreement invalidation – what to be prepared for

October 8, 2015

Via: Russel Edwards

The Safe Harbor Agreement is an U.S. – EU agreement between the European Commission and the United States Department of Commerce by virtue of which a Safe Harbor list is open for U.S. organizations. Once businesses meet the conditions and join […]