EU Cyber Agency Cracks Down on Cyber Zombies

According to zombie lore, a surefire way to destroy one of the living dead is a shot to the head.

Now, EU’s cybersecurity agency, ENISA, has published a study on botnets, also known as cyber zombies. But neutralizing these zombies may be more difficult than their horror-movie brethren.

The report, titled “Botnets: Measurement, Detection, Disinfection…

Cybersecurity Agency Warns Next-Gen Cookies Pose Privacy Threat

The European Union’s cybersecurity agency has published a report on the security and privacy concerns regarding new types of online cookies, advocating for more transparency of how they are used and calling for a user-friendly mechanism to remove them whenever needed.

The policy report Bittersweet cookies: Some security and privacy considerations from the European Network and…

New Report Details Governmental Cloud Security in EU

Cloud computing will soon serve a significant number of EU citizens, subject-matter experts and public administrations, and national governments should thus develop a strategy and study the role cloud computing will play for critical information infrastructure protection, according to a new report from the European Network and Information Security…

Europe Plays Cyber War, Declared Winner

More than 150 transatlantic cybersecurity experts yesterday successfully completed Cyber Europe 2010, the first pan-European simulated cyber attack to test the continent’s preparedness in the event of an assault on the digital infrastructure.

“This was a first key step for strengthening Europe’s cyber protection,” said Dr. Udo Helmbrecht, director of European Network Security Agency. ”Each mistake and…

Only 5% of Email is Not Spam Says Research Group

The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), a European cyber security agency, has released a report that claims 95 percent of email is spam. ENISA surveyed ESPs from 27 European countries and found that less than 5 percent of email is actually delivered to inboxes because of anti-spam programs.

Dr. Udo Helmbrecht, Executive Director of ENISA, said spam is “unnecessary, time consuming and costly burden for Europe…email…