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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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3 free data protection regulation courses you can take right now

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3 free data protection regulation courses you can take right now 2024-03-05 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Increasingly, information about us, and even by us, is being processed. Even mundane or insignificant details can be combined and linked with other data in a manner that may intrude upon or pose a risk to our

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What organizations need to know about the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

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What organizations need to know about the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) 2024-03-05 at 06:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kris Lovejoy, Global Security and Resilience Leader at Kyndryl, discusses the impact of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) on organizations across the EU, particularly in ICT risk management and cybersecurity.

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Photos: BSidesZagreb 2024

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Photos: BSidesZagreb 2024 2024-03-04 at 05:46 By Mirko Zorz BSidesZagreb is a complimentary, non-profit conference driven by community participation, designed for information security professionals and enthusiasts to gather, exchange ideas, and collaborate. Help Net Security sponsored the 2024 edition that took place on March 1, and here are photos from the event. Bojan Ždrnja, CTO

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European retailer Pepco loses €15.5 million in phishing (possibly BEC?) attack

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European retailer Pepco loses €15.5 million in phishing (possibly BEC?) attack 2024-02-28 at 16:34 By Zeljka Zorz Pepco Group has confirmed that its Hungarian business has been hit by a “sophisticated fraudulent phishing attack.” The European company, which operates shops under the Pepco, Poundland and Dealz brands, said that the company lost approximately €15.5 million

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Preparing for the NIS2 Directive

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Preparing for the NIS2 Directive 2024-02-28 at 08:01 By Help Net Security The EU’s NIS Directive (Directive on security of network and information systems) was established to create a higher level of cybersecurity and resilience within organizations across the member states. It was updated in January 2023 to bring more organizations into scope. Companies –

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Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters

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Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters 2024-02-27 at 14:50 By Zeljka Zorz Meta, the company that owns some of the biggest social networks in use today, has explained how it means to tackle disinformation related to the upcoming EU Parliament elections, with a special emphasis on how it plans to

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