Tag: EU

Europe prepared strategy to protect hospitals from cyberattacks

January 16, 2025

The European Union is stepping in to help hospitals and healthcare providers combat increasing cyberattacks. According to Politico*, the European Commission has unveiled “action plan” to enhance cybersecurity in the sector, which includes additional funding for securing hospitals’ technical infrastructure, guidance on applying existing rules like the EU’s NIS2 cybersecurity directive, and improved information-sharing. Since … More Europe prepared strategy to protect hospitals from cyberattacks

The EU’s new NIS2 Directive is now enforceable by member states

October 18, 2024

The European Commission announced on 17 October that its new Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2 Directive) has been officially adopted and, from 18 October, will be enforceable by EU members. The new regulations apply to critical entities such as data centre services, cloud providers, online marketplaces, search engines, and social media platforms, which … More The EU’s new NIS2 Directive is now enforceable by member states

ESET Research: GoldenJackal APT group, with air-gap-capable tools, targets systems in Europe to steal confidential data

October 8, 2024

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. ESET attributes the campaign to GoldenJackal, a cyberespionage APT group that targets government and diplomatic entities. … More ESET Research: GoldenJackal APT group, with air-gap-capable tools, targets systems in Europe to steal confidential data

Europeans face evolving cyberthreats. Defense strategies need to be robust and pragmatic

May 23, 2024

Guest speaker, Forrester Sr. analyst Tope Olufon explains how to stay resilient in Europe’s fluid threat landscape. Cybersecurity is a complicated and constantly changing endeavor requiring robust security solutions and services such as cyber threat intelligence, automated incident response, and managed detection and response (MDR). But having all of these is not enough, according to Tope … More Europeans face evolving cyberthreats. Defense strategies need to be robust and pragmatic

AceCryptor attacks surge in Europe

March 25, 2024

The second half of 2023 saw massive growth in AceCryptor-packed malware spreading in the wild, including courtesy of multiple spam campaigns where AceCryptor packed the Rescoms RAT Last week, ESET researchers released an analysis showing a surge in the detections of AceCryptor, one of the most popular cryptors-as-a-service (CaaS) used to help malware stay under … More AceCryptor attacks surge in Europe