IMCO Committee voted the EU NIS directive
The Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee of the European Parliament (IMCO) adopted on 23rd January the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive. Members also mandate the rapporteur to start the negotiations with the Council.
1st Meeting of ENISA’s electronic communications reference group in Rome
The first meeting of ENISA’s electronic communications reference group, with experts from Telecom providers, took place at the Telecom Italia premises in Rome, on 20-21 November 2013.
Biggest ever cyber security exercise in Europe today
More than 200 organisations and 400 cyber-security professionals from 29 European countries are testing their readiness to counter cyber-attacks in a day-long simulation, organised by the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (…
Vulnerability of Wi-Fi WPA2 networks
A serious vulnerability affecting the Wi-Fi Protected Access II – WPA2 protocol has been discovered. A potential attack would work against most Wi-Fi network setups e.g. the original WPA, WPA2, and even against networks that only use the Advanced…
‘Bittersweet cookies’: new types of ‘cookies’ raise online security & privacy concerns
The EU’s ‘cyber security’ Agency ENISA has published a position paper on the security and privacy concerns regarding new types of online ‘cookies’. The advertising industry has led the drive for new, persistent and powerful cookies, with privacy-…
Annual Incident Analysis Report for the Trust Service Providers
One year after the eIDAS Regulation entered into force, ENISA publishes the first comprehensive overview of the annual summary reporting by the Member States.
EU Agency ENISA: Internet Service Providers fail to apply filters against big cyber attacks
In its analysis of a recent massive cyber-attack, EU cyber-security agency ENISA today points out that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have failed to apply well-known security measures which have been available for over a decade.
