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Political campaigns struggle to balance AI personalization and voter privacy

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Political campaigns struggle to balance AI personalization and voter privacy 2025-02-10 at 07:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mateusz Łabuz, researcher at the IFSH, discusses the balance between using AI for personalized political campaigns and protecting voter privacy. Łabuz also discusses the potential of AI in fact-checking, the regulatory landscape, and […]

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Infosec pros struggle under growing compliance

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Infosec pros struggle under growing compliance 2025-02-07 at 07:07 By Help Net Security The implementation of new regulatory measures that impact the UK, EU, and beyond are driving organizations to enhance vigilance in addressing evolving cybersecurity and operational risks, according to AuditBoard. The research showed 91% of respondents report feeling concerned about cybersecurity threats to

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European Union Sanctions Russian Nationals for Hacking Estonia

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European Union Sanctions Russian Nationals for Hacking Estonia 2025-01-28 at 15:18 By Ionut Arghire The European Union has added three Russian nationals to its sanctions list for their involvement in cyberattacks against Estonia. The post European Union Sanctions Russian Nationals for Hacking Estonia appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity

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EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity 2025-01-17 at 06:39 By Help Net Security The Commission has presented an EU action plan aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. The initiative is an essential step in shielding the healthcare sector from cyber threats. Digitalization is revolutionizing healthcare, enabling better patient services through

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EU law enforcement training agency data breach: Data of 97,000 individuals compromised

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EU law enforcement training agency data breach: Data of 97,000 individuals compromised 2025-01-13 at 16:35 By Zeljka Zorz Personal data of nearly 100,000 individuals that have participated in trainings organized by CEPOL, the European Union (EU) Agency for Law Enforcement Training, has potentially been compromised due to the cyberattack suffered by the agency in May

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Only 26% of Europe’s top companies earn a high rating for cybersecurity

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Only 26% of Europe’s top companies earn a high rating for cybersecurity 2025-01-06 at 07:02 By Help Net Security With the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) deadline approaching on 17th January, 2025, Europe’s top 100 companies face an urgent cybersecurity challenge, according to SecurityScorecard. A-rated companies safer from breaches The report highlights the role

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With DORA approaching, financial institutions must strengthen their cyber resilience

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With DORA approaching, financial institutions must strengthen their cyber resilience 2024-12-16 at 07:33 By Help Net Security The clock is ticking for financial institutions across the EU as the January 17, 2025, deadline for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) approaches. This regulation will reshape how organizations in the financial sector approach cybersecurity and operational

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8Base hacked port operating company Luka Rijeka

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8Base hacked port operating company Luka Rijeka 2024-12-09 at 14:48 By Zeljka Zorz Luka Rijeka, a company that offers maritime transport, port, storage of goods and forwarding services in Rijeka, Croatia, has been hacked by the 8Base ransomware group. The group claimed the attack on their dark web data leak site and professed that they’ve

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Why the NIS2 Directive causes growing pains for businesses

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Why the NIS2 Directive causes growing pains for businesses 2024-11-22 at 07:48 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Dror Liwer, co-founder of Coro, discusses how the EU’s NIS2, its latest security directive for businesses, officially became enforceable recently. This means EU companies face more demanding requirements for internal cyber resilience strategies

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Open-source software: A first attempt at organization after CRA

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Open-source software: A first attempt at organization after CRA 2024-11-05 at 08:03 By Help Net Security The open-source software (OSS) industry is developing the core software for the global infrastructure, to the point that even some proprietary software giants adopt Linux servers for their cloud services. Still, it has never been able to get organized

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How NIS2 will impact sectors from healthcare to energy

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How NIS2 will impact sectors from healthcare to energy 2024-10-17 at 07:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mick Baccio, Global Security Advisor at Splunk SURGe, discusses the far-reaching implications of the NIS2 Directive beyond traditional IT security. He explains how NIS2 will fundamentally change cybersecurity governance, making it a core aspect

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products 2024-10-11 at 14:17 By Zeljka Zorz The EU Council has adopted the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a new law that aims to make consumer products with digital components safe(r) to use. CRA requirements The CRA outlines EU-wide cybersecurity standards for digital products, i.e. products that are

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DORA regulation’s nuts and bolts

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DORA regulation’s nuts and bolts 2024-10-11 at 08:02 By Help Net Security The frequency, sophistication, and impact of cyber-attacks on financial institutions have been rising. Given the economic system’s interconnected nature, disruptions in one institution can have cascading effects on the broader financial market, leading to systemic risks. Regulators have responded with increasingly stringent requirements.

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GoldenJackal APT group breaches air-gapped systems in Europe

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GoldenJackal APT group breaches air-gapped systems in Europe 2024-10-09 at 07:01 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have discovered a series of attacks that took place in Europe from May 2022 to March 2024, where the attackers used a toolset capable of targeting air-gapped systems, in a governmental organization of a European Union country. Cyberespionage

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Meta Hit With $102 Million Privacy Fine From European Union Over 2019 Password Security Lapse

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Meta Hit With $102 Million Privacy Fine From European Union Over 2019 Password Security Lapse 2024-09-27 at 17:31 By Associated Press Meta fined more than $100 million by a European Union privacy regulator over a security lapse involving Facebook passwords. The post Meta Hit With $102 Million Privacy Fine From European Union Over 2019 Password

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The NIS2 Directive: How far does it reach?

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The NIS2 Directive: How far does it reach? 2024-08-29 at 07:31 By Help Net Security The NIS2 Directive is one of the most recent efforts of the EU legislator to boost cybersecurity across the bloc and to keep up with the challenges of an increasingly digitalized society and growing cyber threats. As the name implies,

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Android malware uses NFC to steal money at ATMs

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Android malware uses NFC to steal money at ATMs 2024-08-22 at 12:01 By Help Net Security ESET researchers uncovered NGate malware, which can relay data from victims’ payment cards via a malicious app installed on their Android devices to the attacker’s rooted Android phone. Attack overview (Source: ESET) Unauthorized ATM withdrawals The campaign’s primary goal

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The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months

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The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months 2024-07-23 at 14:31 By Zeljka Zorz When it comes to the cyber threat landscape, change is the only constant: the inevitable interplay between cybercriminals and law enforcement agencies makes it inevitable. Europol’s recently released Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024 report covers

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EU Sanctions Six Russian Hackers

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EU Sanctions Six Russian Hackers 2024-06-25 at 18:16 By Eduard Kovacs The European Council has added six Russian hackers to the EU’s sanctions list for their cyberattacks against member states and Ukraine. The post EU Sanctions Six Russian Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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GDPR turns six: Expert discusses AI impact

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GDPR turns six: Expert discusses AI impact 2024-06-11 at 06:31 By Help Net Security The European Union’s GDPR policy came into effect six years ago. Since then, it has become widely regarded as the standard for data sharing, but the rise of new technology has questioned its suitability and relevance. In this Help Net Security

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