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What Is the EU Cybersecurity Act and What Does It Mean for US-Based Businesses?
During the previous weeks, we provided a thorough overview of the EU NIS Directive, focusing on the Operators of Essential Systems (OES), the Digital Service Providers (DSP) and the compliance frameworks. Our ...
Who Are the Digital Service Providers (DSP) under the NIS Directive?
In a previous article, we discussed what the NIS Directive is. The European Union developed the Directive in response to the emerging cyber threats to critical infrastructure and the impact cyber-attacks have ...
NIS Directive: Who are the Operators of Essential Services (OES)?
The NIS Directive is the first EU horizontal legislation addressing cybersecurity challenges and a true game-changer for cybersecurity resilience and cooperation in Europe. The Directive has three main objectives: Improving national cybersecurity ...
How to Achieve Compliance with NIS Directive
Network and information systems (NIS) and the essential functions they support play a vital role in society from ensuring the supply of electricity, water, oil and gas to the provisioning of healthcare ...
265 Fake Websites Set Up to Promote Anti-Pakistan News, Influence EU Officials
A network of 265 fake websites that were promoting anti-Pakistan news and sharing pro-India news were found operating in 65 countries. Some of the websites were built in a way meant to ...
The EU’s ePrivacy Regulation
Presently a draft EU legislative instrument, the EU’s ePrivacy Regulation is intended to replace the existing Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive, this directive, was adopted by the UK in 2003. The new ...
Protecting Data Flow in Shifting Privacy Regulations
In the face of political uncertainty, organizations are challenged every day to keep the personal data they hold safe across their entire ecosystem. They must be sure that their partners, suppliers and ...
Report: Russia is using social media to influence European Parliamentary elections
A new report is out claiming that Russian bad actors are increasingly pouring misinformation through social media channels with a clear goal to influence the upcoming European Parliamentary elections. Bad actors are ...
Does Microsoft Violate GDPR? European Regulator Asks Tough Questions
EU privacy regulator investigates Microsoft. Audits contracts with EU bodies for compliance. This comes after serious allegations that Microsoft Office's telemetry features fell foul of GDPR ...
EU Hits Google with Third Antitrust Fine for Illegal Search Ad Practices
Google was fined almost €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) by the European Commission for an antitrust violation, the legislative body announced. Labeled as “outright prohibition,” Google was fined for abusive practices regarding competition ...
