The first ever, pan-European cyber security exercise “Cyber Europe 2010” ended successfully yesterday. More than 150 experts from 70 public bodies around Europe participated in the exercise. They were exposed to more than 320 incidents, or ‘…
Facing the cyber-zombies – EU Agency gets tough on Botnets
The EU’s ‘cyber security’ Agency, ENISA today published a comprehensive study on the botnet threat (networks of ordinary computers controlled by cybercriminals),and how to address it. The report looks at the reliability of botnet size estimates and…
High time to protect the internet route map: Here are 7 basics
BGP hijacks, hacking the internet route map, continue to happen. Despite years of warnings by security experts. This spells danger for national security, privacy of citizens, and the resilience of the internet, both in Europe and globally.
Solving the Cryptography Riddle: Post-quantum Computing & Crypto-assets Blockchain Puzzles
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity releases two reports on cryptography: one on the progress of post-quantum cryptography standardisation, and the other on exploring the technologies under the hood of crypto-assets.
ENISA Threat Landscape 2020: Cyber Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated, Targeted, Widespread and Undetected
Threat landscape maps Malware standing strong as #1 Cyber Threat in the EU, with an increase in Phishing, Identity Theft, Ransomware; Monetisation holding its place as cyber criminals’ top motivation; and the COVID-19 environment fuelling attacks…
The Internet of Things: when your washing machine and blood pressure monitor become a target for cyberattacks
Europol-ENISA conference tackles security challenges of IoT
Tips for cybersecurity when working from home
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity shares its top tips for teleworking in times of Covid-19.