Personal data protection: an American GDPR on the horizon?
Digital transition

Personal data protection: an American GDPR on the horizon?

By Georges Bonfils
Members of Congress are working on a bill called the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act“. It aims to establish rules for collecting, selling and using AI with data. What rights and responsibilities does this bill entail? What are its limits?

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  • Cyber industrial safety
  • Security and Stability in Cyberspace
  • Cybercrime
  • Cyber risks
  • Operational security
  • Antifraud action
  • Digital identity & KYC
  • Digital Sovereignty
  • Digital transition
Cyber industrial safety
Indian Railways updates their SCADA cybersecurity
06 March 2023

Indian Railways updates their SCADA cybersecurity

Indian Railways is fixing vulnerabilities in its electric train traction power distribution system
Scottish Water’s £50m cyber security tender
14 February 2023

Scottish Water’s £50m cyber security tender

Scotland’s public water operator, considered critical infrastructure, is seeking a cyber partner for three years
Everchanging cyberthreats in the energy sector
20 January 2023

Everchanging cyberthreats in the energy sector

By Fabrice Deblock
APT-type attacks, widely covered hacktivist acts, cybercriminal ransomware… Businesses in the energy sector must grasp the extent of the challenges they face.
Offshore oil and gas: US warns of cyber risk
22 December 2022

Offshore oil and gas: US warns of cyber risk

A report by the Government Accountability Office denounces the obsolescence of software used on many offshore platforms.
How Europe wants to protect its IT infrastructure in the future
08 December 2022

How Europe wants to protect its IT infrastructure in the future

By Thomas Joos
The importance of IT infrastructure is steadily increasing for companies, organizations and entire nations. From the EU’s perspective, a cyber attack on one country can even affect the entire ...
What are the different cyber threats against solar panels?
03 November 2022

What are the different cyber threats against solar panels?

DNV provides an update on cyber threats to energy infrastructure, particularly photovoltaic panels
Security and Stability in Cyberspace
European sanctions against Russia: what consequences for the Russian digital sector?
10 March 2023

European sanctions against Russia: what consequences for the Russian digital sector?

By Rayna Stamboliyska
The nine packages of European sanctions against Russia have affected the development of the Russian digital sector. What are the real impacts? Can these sanctions play a decisive role in ending the ...
Cyber defense center opens for humanitarian NGOs
06 March 2023

Cyber defense center opens for humanitarian NGOs

Created in Geneva by the CyberPeace Institute, the Humanitarian Cybersecurity Center offers free cyber resources to humanitarian organizations.
The European Commission bans the use of TikTok to its members
06 March 2023

The European Commission bans the use of TikTok to its members

Mobile devices with Commission apps concerned
Germany: new spate of DDoS attacks against airports
06 March 2023

Germany: new spate of DDoS attacks against airports

Killnet took down the sites of six German airports for several hours, including those of Nuremberg, Dortmund and Hanover
Russia: a phishing attack plays on the fear of mobilization
14 February 2023

Russia: a phishing attack plays on the fear of mobilization

A document, which claimed to tell users if they were at risk of being mobilized, actually stole their Telegram logins
Ukraine: mobile apps, a new weapon
30 January 2023

Ukraine: mobile apps, a new weapon

By Pierre-Yves Baillet
Ukrainian forces have managed to stop, and reverse, Russia’s progress, thanks to Western support. Ukrainian ingenuity has also been a decisive factor in several areas, particularly in militarizing ...
Cybercrime
The FBI’s computer network hit by a cyberattack
06 March 2023

The FBI’s computer network hit by a cyberattack

The Federal Bureau of Investigation stated that the incident, linked to a child pornography investigation, was isolated and under control
Platypus Finance hack: authorities arrest two French suspects
06 March 2023

Platypus Finance hack: authorities arrest two French suspects

Two brothers, aged 18 and 20, are believed to have exploited a vulnerability in the crypto platform’s flash loan system, stealing 9 million USD
French government websites targeted by Russian DDoS attacks
06 March 2023

French government websites targeted by Russian DDoS attacks

The Noname05716 hacker collective took down the websites of the French national labor, employment and training institute (INTEFP) and the French space agency (CNES), during Vladimir Putin’s yearly ...
Convention on Cybercrime: “There is a risk of the United Nations creating a convention that undermines the Budapest Convention”, says Karine Bannelier
06 March 2023

Convention on Cybercrime: “There is a risk of the United Nations creating a convention that undermines the Budapest Convention”, says Karine Bannelier

By Richard Dalleau
Is borderless cybercrime about to be tackled globally? This is the objective of the United Nations Convention against cybercrime, which is currently being drawn up. Taking account of political ...
Crime of spreading fake news: “China has always wanted to introduce this offence”
22 February 2023

Crime of spreading fake news: “China has always wanted to introduce this offence”

By Richard Dalleau
While the United Nations has been working on a Convention against Cybercrime, China has been trying to incorporate the crime of spreading fake news into it. Even though this Orwellian provision has ...
Panocrim 2022: cybercrime flooding the realm of possibilities
17 February 2023

Panocrim 2022: cybercrime flooding the realm of possibilities

By Patricia Dreidemy
Clusif, the French Club for Computer Security, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, presented the 23rd edition of its “Panocrim”, a yearly overview of cybersecurity, at the end of January. ...
Cyber risks
The CESIN’s (French computer and digital security experts club) yearly barometer: decreasing cyberattacks but ever present cyberthreats
17 March 2023

The CESIN’s (French computer and digital security experts club) yearly barometer: decreasing cyberattacks but ever present cyberthreats

By Alain Bouille
With its yearly barometer, the CESIN has been attempting for the last eight years to extricate itself from the anxiety-inducing statistics based on the exponential increase of attacks and millions of ...
Cyberthreats: what to expect in 2023
09 March 2023

Cyberthreats: what to expect in 2023

By Amélie Charnay
The coming months in France and abroad will be fraught with multifaceted attacks, smartphone targeting and geopolitical tensions, according to software publishers and cybersecurity experts.
Cyberattacks: Europe increasingly targeted in 2022, according to IBM
06 March 2023

Cyberattacks: Europe increasingly targeted in 2022, according to IBM

As stated in the last X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, the service industry and financial sector were the most targeted in Europe
Sekoia.io warns about Stealc, a new info stealer
06 March 2023

Sekoia.io warns about Stealc, a new info stealer

Discovered in January, 2023, this MaaS, inspired by Vidar, Raccoon, Redline and Mars, is quickly becoming very popular among Russian cybercriminals
SASE and PoPs protect us against next generation cyber attacks
17 February 2023

SASE and PoPs protect us against next generation cyber attacks

By Thomas Joos
SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) is the future of network security for hybrid Infrastructures. For these reasons, we need new approaches that grow with the Internet and our networks, and reliably ...
Hacking: TIBER, a trial-and-error framework
14 February 2023

Hacking: TIBER, a trial-and-error framework

By Marc Auxenfants
Threat Intelligence-based Ethical Red Teaming (TIBER) is a European ethical hacking framework designed to test the resilience of critical infrastructure against systemic risk in the financial ...
Operational security
The State of Burnout, a growing concern in the cybersecurity industry
27 February 2023

The State of Burnout, a growing concern in the cybersecurity industry

By Zachary Amos
There are a few top priorities the cybersecurity industry is focusing on in 2023. Some examples are closing the skills gap, increasing diversity, equity and inclusion, and overcoming ongoing labour ...
How to raise employees’ awareness of cybersecurity issues and why
20 February 2023

How to raise employees’ awareness of cybersecurity issues and why

By Olivier Cimelière
The number of cyberattacks is increasing but, in many businesses, there is still a persistent feeling that it only happens to others. Is this a dangerous state of denial, a misunderstanding of ...
Benoît Billaudel, Advens : “The alerts we handle are more and more qualified and more and more relevant”
10 February 2023

Benoît Billaudel, Advens : “The alerts we handle are more and more qualified and more and more relevant”

As part of a collaboration with Cyberjobs, a platform dedicated to jobs, training and recruitment in cybersecurity, inCyber offers you a series of video portraits of personalities in cybersecurity. ...
Aymeric Deliencourt, Naval Group : “It’s a challenge to manage to make a production environment that is both easy to use and cybersecure”
30 January 2023

Aymeric Deliencourt, Naval Group : “It’s a challenge to manage to make a production environment that is both easy to use and cybersecure”

As part of a collaboration with Cyberjobs, a platform dedicated to jobs, training and recruitment in cybersecurity, inCyber offers you a series of video portraits of personalities in cybersecurity. ...
$4.8 million to train cybersecurity experts at the University of Oregon
13 January 2023

$4.8 million to train cybersecurity experts at the University of Oregon

This National Science Foundation grant is designed to help the US fill its cybersecurity workforce shortage
Sustainable data destruction: the public sector can do better
09 November 2022

Sustainable data destruction: the public sector can do better

By Marc Auxenfants
Every year, government organizations around the world spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the physical destruction and repurchase of perfectly good IT equipment. Secure data destruction ...
Antifraud action
Personal data of 10 million JD Sports customers leaked
08 March 2023

Personal data of 10 million JD Sports customers leaked

Group warns of fraud and phishing risks following this breach
Africa: Digital identity fraud on the rise
08 March 2023

Africa: Digital identity fraud on the rise

Report on KYC in Africa reveals 28% rise in fraud by 2022
Fake ChatGPT desktop client spreads a Trojan horse
08 March 2023

Fake ChatGPT desktop client spreads a Trojan horse

Cybercriminals take advantage of OpenAI chatbot’s popularity to siphon off login credentials
Digital fraud on the rise worldwide
09 January 2023

Digital fraud on the rise worldwide

A LexisNexis report shows that bot attacks have increased by 38% (155% in e-commerce) and human attacks by 32%
USA: Equifax compensates victims of 2017 data breach
09 January 2023

USA: Equifax compensates victims of 2017 data breach

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of this large-scale attack to develop new scams
Stealers in Google sponsored links
06 January 2023

Stealers in Google sponsored links

Cybercriminals thwart Google’s vigilance by creating a harmless site, which then redirects to a second site containing malicious software
Digital identity & KYC
Africa: Digital identity fraud on the rise
08 March 2023

Africa: Digital identity fraud on the rise

Report on KYC in Africa reveals 28% rise in fraud by 2022
Brussels finalizes European digital identity framework
08 March 2023

Brussels finalizes European digital identity framework

Adopted by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the text will be submitted to the European Parliament in mid-March 2023
Canada: a digital identity card for Newfoundland and Labrador
14 February 2023

Canada: a digital identity card for Newfoundland and Labrador

The province’s Minister of Digital Government wants to reduce the amount of information required to prove one’s age or identity
Digital identity as a national security priority in Morocco
06 January 2023

Digital identity as a national security priority in Morocco

When detailing his priorities for 2023, the Director General of the Moroccan National Security made a point of focusing on digital technology
European Digital Identity Wallet: pilot project awarded
06 January 2023

European Digital Identity Wallet: pilot project awarded

EU Digital Identity Wallet consortium to look at application to travel in 2023
The EU reaches agreement on the legal framework for its digital identity wallets
06 January 2023

The EU reaches agreement on the legal framework for its digital identity wallets

Digital ministers adopt a regulation guaranteeing interoperable and secure applications.
Digital Sovereignty
Cloud services certification: a hard road to harmonisation
27 February 2023

Cloud services certification: a hard road to harmonisation

By Marc Auxenfants
In a fragmented market dominated by American service providers, ENISA is trying to establish a common certification scheme called the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services ...
ECCO, the project to build a European cybersecurity community
23 February 2023

ECCO, the project to build a European cybersecurity community

By Luigi Rebuffi, secrétaire général d’ECSO et de Women4Cyber
After having developed since 2016 the European cybersecurity public private partnership on cybersecurity, ECSO (the European Cyber Security Organisation) is now leading ECCO, a strategic project ...
Certification: is European cybersecurity battle-ready?
13 February 2023

Certification: is European cybersecurity battle-ready?

By Richard Dalleau
Whether it’s heightened competition with China and the United States or the Russian-Ukrainian conflict spilling into cyberspace, European cybersecurity is still reacting to dangers in a ...
Cloud computing: the EU presents six scenarios to guarantee sovereignty
10 February 2023

Cloud computing: the EU presents six scenarios to guarantee sovereignty

They should help finalise the EUCS standard within the Cybersecurity Act
How the EU wants to protect citizens and businesses from cyberattacks
23 January 2023

How the EU wants to protect citizens and businesses from cyberattacks

By Thomas Joos
The EU Commission wants to ensure that future challenges to the security of digital products in the private environment, but also at companies in the EU, are mastered as well as possible. This should ...
NIS2: New year, new European security rules
14 December 2022

NIS2: New year, new European security rules

By Rayna Stamboliyska
The heir to the NIS Directive has been adopted. NIS2 introduces far-reaching changes such as C-level criminal liability to ensure that economic actors take digital assets security seriously. ...
Digital transition
Personal data protection: an American GDPR on the horizon?
20 March 2023

Personal data protection: an American GDPR on the horizon?

By Georges Bonfils
Members of Congress are working on a bill called the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act“. It aims to establish rules for collecting, selling and using AI with data. What rights and ...
Barometer of European investment in cybersecurity
15 March 2023

Barometer of European investment in cybersecurity

Discover the fourth edition of the cybersecurity investment barometer, prefaced by Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate in charge of the Digital Transition, and carried out by Tikehau Capital, in ...
AI is on the rise in cybersecurity solutions
07 March 2023

AI is on the rise in cybersecurity solutions

By Fabrice Deblock
With its ability to manage large volumes of data and prioritise threats across a diverse range of information system components, artificial intelligence is gaining a foothold in cybersecurity ...
Diversity and inclusion: the cybertechnology sector must expand its pool of talent
15 February 2023

Diversity and inclusion: the cybertechnology sector must expand its pool of talent

By Xavier Biseul
To overcome the structural deficit in talent, the sector would do well to attract more women and those with neurodivergent backgrounds. Many such initiatives are popping up with the support of ...
The Canadian Green Party left personal data available online
10 February 2023

The Canadian Green Party left personal data available online

Since Canadian laws on data and privacy do not apply to federal parties, the risk of legal action is minimal
Cybersecurity Maturity in the UAE: A fast and continuous improvement process
27 January 2023

Cybersecurity Maturity in the UAE: A fast and continuous improvement process

By Antoun Beyrouthy
The Emirate has been rapidly maturing in the cyber sector, both in the public and private sectors. It took the country only one year (from 2019 to 2020) to move from 33rd to 5th place, according to ...

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