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ENISA report includes guidance on CSIRT maturity assessment
On 12 June 2017, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security ("ENISA") published a new report which includes a comprehensive overview …
ENISA Guidance: Incident Reporting for Digital Service Providers under Cyber Security Directive and the interplay with GDPR
The new report referenced in the article above, follows comprehensive guidelines (the "Guidelines") published by ENISA in February 2017 for Member States …
UK's cyber security breaches survey and Verizon's data breach report suggest progress – but more to do
April 2017 welcomed two insightful publications on the current cyber security landscape. The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport's annual Cyber …
UK Digital Strategy includes focus on creating "a safe and secure cyberspace"
In March 2017, the Secretary of State for Media, Sport and Culture published its long-awaited strategy for a post-Brexit digital Britain. The UK Digital …
New Mirai based malware variants – BrickerBot and a Bitcoin miner
The Mirai malware gained its infamy in October 2016 following its record breaking attack on systems operated by domain name system provider Dyn, using …
Proof of concept hack on smart TVs heading
The vast room for improvement in protecting Internet-of-Things ("IoT") devices has once again been highlighted by the recent proof of concept attack on …
EBA issues new regulatory guidelines on ICT Risk Assessment and report on Payment Services Directive
On 11 May 2017, the European Banking Authority ("EBA") issued new Guidelines on ICT Risk Assessment by competent authorities or regulators (the …
Scientific opinion commissioned by the European Commission makes ten recommendations on cyber security in the Digital Single Market
On 24 March 2017, the European Commission's Scientific Advice Mechanism published an independent scientific opinion on cyber security in the Digital …
Secretary of State for Media, Sport and Culture publishes UK Digital Strategy
On 1 March 2017, the Secretary of State for Media, Sport and Culture published its long-awaited strategy for a post-Brexit digital Britain. The UK …
Shielded from Attack? Legal challenges to the EU-US Privacy Shield launched
In an arguably predictable data development, the Irish privacy advocacy group, Digital Rights Ireland, has issued proceedings to challenge the EU-US …
Dynamic ruling: European Court rules on storing dynamic IP addresses to help prevent cyber attacks
The CJEU has ruled that the operator of a website may have a legitimate interest in storing certain personal data relating to visitors to that website in …
All TalkTalk, no action? UK Information Commissioner issues record fine of £400,000 for TalkTalk's cyber security breach
The fine was the consequence of a cyber security breach in October 2015, which led to the theft of personal data of almost 157,000 customers, including …
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