EU Parliament adopts stricter penalties for cyber-attacks

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Source: h-online.com

On Thursday, with 541 to 91 votes and 9 abstentions, the EU Parliament adopted the EU Commission’s draft directive on attacks against information systems. For activities like the illegal accessing of network devices such as servers, the unlawful interfering with systems, and the unauthorised interception of non-public data communications, the directive stipulates prison sentences of at least two years, and in serious cases at least five years. It is also considered a criminal offence to intentionally produce and sell tools that can be used to commit such crimes. The draft directive has yet to be ratified by the Council of Europe. After that, member states will have two years to incorporate it into their national legislation……..

Source: h-online.com

Verfassungsschutz spionierte für Geheimdienste – Bundesamt-Chef Maaßen stimmte zu

Ich empfehle folgenden Link: Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) hat nach Recherchen von NDR und Süddeutscher Zeitung regelmäßig Daten an die National Security Agency (NSA) und andere US-Geheimdienste geliefert. Im Gegenzug hat der deutsche Inlandsgeheimdienst Informationen und Spionagesoftware aus den Vereinigten Staaten erhalten. Das geht aus einem geheim eingestuften Papier der Bundesregierung hervor, das dem NDR und der Süddeutschen Zeitung exklusiv vorliegt……

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Effectively prevent remote erase of mobile devices

EMV TascheSamsung is reportedly planning to equip its smartphones in the future with a „kill switch“. This security feature used to make a smart phone completely useless. A corresponding feature had introduced Apple already in early June.

For private user is it a useful function as protection against theft, for security agencies is it a major challenges. „Effectively prevent remote erase of mobile devices“ weiterlesen