cybersecurity
Only Croatia has so far officially notified the European Commission about a partial transposition of EU cybersecurity rules, designed to protect critical entities, such as energy, transport, banking, water and digital infrastructures, against major incidents. National laws implementing the Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2) should be in place in all EU countries by 17 October this year, following its approval in 2022. Some other countries, including Belgium, Finland and the Netherlands, have begun a consultation process. French lawmakers have also begun preparatory work to tra...
Euronews (English)
The European Commission is encouraging EU member states to support a French candidate when they vote next month on a new leader for standardisation body ETSI, over fears of links between two other key contenders with foreign businesses. The commission told national representatives that “standardisation bodies are becoming more political” and therefore asked them to back French candidate Gilles Brégant, director of the French spectrum agency ANFR and a former employee of the French Economy Ministry, for the job, according to minutes of a recent meeting seen by Euronews. Also up for the job are ...
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A court in the UK is scheduled Tuesday to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are due to issue a judgment in the High Court that could put an end to Assange's long legal saga or further extend it. If he fails in winning the right to appeal, his legal team fears he could be swiftly sent to the US to face charges, though they’re likely to ask the European Court of Human Rights to block any transfer. Why is WikiLeaks founder and hacker Julian Assange facing extradition to the US?Assange,...
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"State-affiliated" Chinese actors have been involved in two cyber attacks in the United Kingdom, according to the country's deputy prime minister. Oliver Dowden said on Monday the two incidents in 2021 and 2022 involved an attack on the Electoral Commission, which oversees elections and political finance, as well as another attack aimed at lawmakers who were outspoken about the China threat. In a speech in the UK parliament, Dowden told British ministers: "The cyber threat posed by China-affiliated actors is real and it is serious, but it is more than equalled by our determination and resolve ...
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The French government has promised to "pursue" the perpetrators of the cyber-attack on 50 high schools in the Paris region. In a speech on Thursday, Gabriel Attal said he wanted to "identify the establishments most at risk," and have an appropriate response to each of them. 150 to 200 establishments would currently be affected, said the Prime Minister. On Wednesday, messages were sent through the ENT digital platform that serves as a link between teachers, pupils and parents; internal emails; or the Pronote software used by the education ministry. The messages included threats of terrorist att...
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The European Commission will work on cybersecurity standardisation requests for high-risk connected products as soon as the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is fully adopted, a commission official said today (21 March). “We have already one request out for consultation and we will send out the official one [to standardisation bodies] as soon as the CRA is approved,” Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, head of DG Connect's cybersecurity and digital privacy policy unit, said at an event organised by the Cybersecurity Coalition. Proposed by the commission in 2022, the CRA aims to ensure that items with digi...
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Cybersecurity investments will have to be doubled under the next European Commission mandate in order to ensure the bloc’s resilience to counter attacks, a senior EU official said today (19 March). The importance of developing the cyber security narrative after the June EU election when the new executive takes office was flagged by Roberto Viola, director-general of the commission’s digital unit, at a conference in Brussels. “Europe has less ransom attacks than other regions, but we need to invest in cybersecurity. We need to double our investments, as a minimum,” Viola said. In December, the ...
Euronews (English)
Den Kleinwagen Up von VW trifft es ebenso wie den Transporter T6.1 und die Porsche-Verbrenner Macan, Cayman und Boxster: Wegen strengerer EU-Regeln für die Cyber-Sicherheit im Auto, die ab Juli gelten, verschwinden sie vom Markt, zum Teil ohne direkten Nachfolger. Bestellen lassen sich die meisten schon jetzt nicht mehr. «Für den deutschen Markt sind bereits alle Up produziert und an den Handel ausgeliefert», erklärt eine VW-Sprecherin. In anderen EU-Ländern laufe die Auslieferung der letzten Fahrzeuge dagegen noch bis Mitte des Jahres. Dann sei auch dort Schluss. Produziert wird der beliebte ...
DPA (German)
Johannesburg, South Africa, Mar 11, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - The Cyber Security Summit, which will be held on 14 March 2024 at Johannesburg, South Africa, is thrilled to unveil the inaugural Cyber 50, showcasing the most influential and promising leaders in the field of cybersecurity. After an extensive evaluation process involving nominations, direct applications, database research, interviews, and thorough analysis of public sources, we are proud to recognize these individuals for their exceptional contributions and dedication to advancing cybersecurity. The Cyber 50 winners represent a div...
ACN Newswire
Microsoft bekommt russische Hacker, die sich jüngst Zugang zu einigen E-Mails ranghoher Manager des Konzerns verschafften, nicht aus seinen Systemen. Die Angreifer hätten in den vergangenen Wochen unter anderem auf Sammlungen von Software-Quellcodes zugegriffen, teilte Microsoft mit. Es sei nicht auszuschließen, dass die Hacker sich auch in Zukunft unerlaubt Zugang verschaffen. Zudem versuchten die Angreifer, in den erbeuteten E-Mails gefundene Geheimnisse aus der Kommunikation zwischen dem Unternehmen und seinen Kunden für ihre Zwecke einzusetzen, hieß es ohne nähere Details. Microsoft warne ...
DPA (German)
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