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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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Europe’s Cybersecurity Chief Says Disruptive Attacks Have Doubled in 2024, Sees Russia Behind Many

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Europe’s Cybersecurity Chief Says Disruptive Attacks Have Doubled in 2024, Sees Russia Behind Many 2024-05-29 at 15:16 By Associated Press Disruptive digital attacks – many traced to Russia-backed groups – have doubled in the European Union in 2024 and are also targeting election-related services, according to the EU’s top cybersecurity official. The post Europe’s Cybersecurity

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Understanding emerging AI and data privacy regulations

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Understanding emerging AI and data privacy regulations 2024-05-02 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, Senior Privacy Counsel & Legal Engineer at Immuta, discusses the AI Act, the Data Act, and the Health Data Space Regulation. Learn how these regulations interact, their implications for both public and private sectors,

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Upcoming report on the state of cybersecurity in Croatia

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Upcoming report on the state of cybersecurity in Croatia 2024-04-10 at 09:46 By Industry News Next week, Diverto is set to release a comprehensive report on Croatia’s cybersecurity landscape. This report will provide a detailed summary of the key events from 2023, offer targeted recommendations for managerial strategies, and highlight crucial regulations like NIS2 and

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Growing AceCryptor attacks in Europe

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Growing AceCryptor attacks in Europe 2024-03-20 at 13:01 By Help Net Security ESET Research has recorded a considerable increase in AceCryptor attacks, with detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023. In recent months, researchers registered a significant change in how AceCryptor is used, namely that the attackers spreading Rescoms (also known as

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43 million workers potentially affected in France Travail data breach

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43 million workers potentially affected in France Travail data breach 2024-03-18 at 10:29 By Helga Labus French national unemployment agency France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) and Cap emploi, a government employment service for people with disabilities, have suffered a data breach that might have exposed personal data of 43 million people. The breach The agencies

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EU Parliament passes landmark AI Act — here’s what to expect

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EU Parliament passes landmark AI Act — here’s what to expect 2024-03-13 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Savannah Fortis The EU Parliament approves the world’s first comprehensive AI regulations, aiming for safe and ethical AI development in the European Union. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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