Sonali De Rycker, a general partner at Accel and one of Europe’s most influential venture capitalists, is bullish about the continent’s prospects in AI. But she’s wary of regulatory overreach that could hamstring its momentum. At a TechCrunch StrictlyVC evening earlier this week in London, De Rycker reflected on Europe’s place in the global AI…
Category: Europe
Europe, Global Security News, Startups
TechCrunch and VivaTech Partner for the VivaTech Innovation of the Year
TechCrunch is joining forces with VivaTech, Europe’s biggest startup and tech event, to select startups for the prestigious VivaTech Innovation of the Year at VivaTech 2025. This partnership will highlight exceptional creativity, technological ingenuity, and industry-transforming potential among exhibiting startups. The VivaTech Innovation of the Year Award acknowledges and celebrates exhibiting startups at VivaTech 2025…
Europe, Global Security News
EU Seeks Feedback on Microsoft’s Offer to End Teams Antitrust Investigation
The request for feedback follows an investigation by the European Union into how the company makes its Teams platform available to customers in the bloc.
Europe, Global Security News, hornetsecurity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Microsoft 365, Money, proofpoint, thoma bravo, Uncategorized
Proofpoint to acquire Hornetsecurity for over $1 billion
Proofpoint has entered into an agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity Group, a Germany-based provider of Microsoft 365 security services, in a deal reportedly valued at more than $1 billion. The acquisition, described as the largest in Proofpoint’s history, comes amid accelerating consolidation in the cybersecurity industry as companies seek to broaden their offerings to enterprise customers…
Europe, Global Security News
Trump Administration Targets Europe’s Digital Laws as a Threat to Basic Rights and U.S. Business
The State Department is leading a broad campaign against European Union rules intended to protect online users.
Cyberattacks, Email Security, Security, Europe, Global Security News
Alternatives to Microsoft Outlook webmail come under attack in Europe
CISOs need to ensure that web email clients and browsers are kept up to date following the discovery of cross site scripting attacks on organizations running webmail clients such as Roundcube, Horde, MDaemon, and Zimbra. The alert came today from researchers at ESET, who, after seeing attacks on government and defense organizations in Ukraine, Romania,…
Europe, Global Security News
EU Says TikTok Might Break Digital Services Act Ad Rules
The European Commission said TikTok might be breaking EU rules on advertisement information provided to users.
cross-site scripting, defense contractors, Europe, Fancy Bear, Geopolitics, Global Security News, Government, Russia, Ukraine
Fancy Bear campaign sought emails of high-level Ukrainians and their military suppliers
Fancy Bear, the hacking group linked to Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), has been targeting the email accounts of high-ranking Ukrainian officials as well as executives at defense contractors located in other countries who sell weapons and equipment to Kyiv, according to new research from ESET. The campaign, ongoing since at least 2023, has taken…
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As US CVE Database Fumbles, EU ‘Replacement’ Goes Live
Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt! European Union Vulnerability Database (EUVD) launches this week. And not a moment too soon. The post As US CVE Database Fumbles, EU ‘Replacement’ Goes Live appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Europe, Global Security News, Government, Security
Spain to vet power plants’ cybersecurity for ‘great blackout’ cause
The Spanish government has yet to determine the specific causes of the blackout that left the country without power for an entire day on April 28. Discovering the cause, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced in an appearance before Congress on May 7, “will take some time,” as approximately 756 million pieces of data from hundreds of…
Europe, Global Security News
Baidu Eyes European Debut for Driverless Taxi
The Chinese internet giant is preparing to test its driverless ride-hailing service for the first time in Europe.
Europe, Global Security News, Security, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Vulnerabilities
New EU vulnerability database will complement CVE program, not compete with it, says ENISA
From this week, the global technology industry has a new database to check for the latest software security flaws: the European Union Vulnerability Database (EUVD). Made operational by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) to fulfil the EU’s NIS2 cybersecurity Directive, EUVD joins a small but important group of global vulnerability tracking platforms headed…
defense tech, Europe, eVTOL, Global Security News, Transportation, vertical aerospace
Vertical Aerospace has a plan to capitalize on Europe’s defense tech moment
Russia’s war in Ukraine and President Donald Trump’s reluctance to support NATO allies has led to a boost in funding for European defense tech. And across industries, startups are leveraging the opportunity. One such company could be UK-based startup Vertical Aerospace, which is developing eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft mainly for air taxi…
Europe, Global Security News, Identity and Access Management
IAM 2025: Diese 10 Trends entscheiden über Ihre Sicherheitsstrategie
Die Kernaussage der EIC Conference 2025: IAM ist ein ganzheitlicher Architekturansatz und kein Toolset. Zolak – shutterstock.com Identity & Access Management (IAM) ist nicht länger eine Frage der Tool-Auswahl, sondern der Architektur. Diese Kernaussage prägte die European Identity and Cloud Conference 2025, die vom 6. bis 9. Mai in Berlin stattfand. Mit über 1.500 Teilnehmern,…
Europe, Global Security News
European Vulnerability Database Launches Amid US CVE Chaos
ENISA has officially launched the European Vulnerability Database as required by the NIS2 directive
Europe, Global Security News
#Infosec2025: Experts to Shine Light on Vendor Supply Chain Resilience Against Third-Party Risks
During Infosecurity Europe 2025 experts will explore how to strengthen organizational resilience against persistent third-party risks
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Venture
This American VC is betting on European defense tech; that’s still very unusual
VCs are known to move in herds, which is why Eric Slesinger stands out a bit. While most American investors chase AI startups or U.S.-based defense tech startups, the former CIA officer is hunting for defense tech deals in Europe. In fact, Slesinger, founder of 201 Ventures, recently closed a $22 million fund focused on…
Europe, Global Security News, Weekly update
Weekly Update 451
The Have I Been Pwned Alpine Grand Tour is upon us! I’ve often joked that work is always either sitting at my desk at home in isolation or on the other side of the world, and so it is with this trip. As we’ve done with recent travel to the US and colder parts of…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, openai
OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia
OpenAI is introducing a new data residency program in Asia, the company announced Thursday, following the rollout of its data residency program in Europe in February. The new program, which is available for OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and the OpenAI API, aims to help Asia-based organizations meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, openai
OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia
OpenAI is introducing a new data residency program in Asia, the company announced Thursday, following the rollout of its data residency program in Europe in February. The new program, which is available for OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and the OpenAI API, aims to help Asia-based organizations meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, openai
OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia
OpenAI is introducing a new data residency program in Asia, the company announced Thursday, following the rollout of its data residency program in Europe in February. The new program, which is available for OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and the OpenAI API, aims to help Asia-based organizations meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, openai
OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia
OpenAI is introducing a new data residency program in Asia, the company announced Thursday, following the rollout of its data residency program in Europe in February. The new program, which is available for OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and the OpenAI API, aims to help Asia-based organizations meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, openai
OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia
OpenAI is introducing a new data residency program in Asia, the company announced Thursday, following the rollout of its data residency program in Europe in February. The new program, which is available for OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and the OpenAI API, aims to help Asia-based organizations meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, openai
OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia
OpenAI is introducing a new data residency program in Asia, the company announced Thursday, following the rollout of its data residency program in Europe in February. The new program, which is available for OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and the OpenAI API, aims to help Asia-based organizations meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, openai
OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia
OpenAI is introducing a new data residency program in Asia, the company announced Thursday, following the rollout of its data residency program in Europe in February. The new program, which is available for OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and the OpenAI API, aims to help Asia-based organizations meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the…
Business Continuity, IT Leadership, Risk Management, Europe, Global Security News
India-Pakistan conflict underscores your C-suite’s need to prepare for war
This week began with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ordering government officials to update their contingency plans in the event of all-out war. He noted that current plans are some 20 years old and “badly out of date.” Then the next day, we witnessed the kinetic confrontation between India and Pakistan experience a major…
Europe, Global Security News
TikTok Fined €530 Million Over Chinese Access to EU Data
European regulators sent an unmistakable message about messing around with GDPR-protected data. How can organizations avoid similar compliance hassles?
autonomous vehicles, Europe, Global Security News, Transportation, Uber, Waymo, weride
Uber and WeRide set their robotaxi sights on 15 more cities
Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide plan to expand a commercial robotaxi partnership and bring the service to another 15 cities over the next five years. The expansion comes five months after the two companies launched a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi. The companies said the expansion will include cities in Europe. Under…
Elon Musk, Europe, EV, Global Security News, Tesla, Transportation
Tesla sales continue to slump across Europe despite April EV sales swell
Tesla’s new car sales in Spain fell 36% in April to just 571 vehicles year-over-year, Reuters reports. That slump comes as sales of electric cars made by other brands rose in the Iberian country. Tesla sales in Spain mirror those in Europe generally, which plunged in the first four months of the year by 37.2%,…
Europe, Global Security News, Weekly update
Weekly Update 450
Looking back at this week’s video, it’s the AI discussion that I think about most. More specifically, the view amongst some that any usage of it is bad and every output is “slop”. I’m hearing that much more broadly lately, that AI is both “robbing” creators and producing sub-par results. The latter is certainly true…
Europe, Global Security News, Security
TikTok fined €530 million for sending European user data to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million (over $601 million) for illegally transferring the personal data of users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China, violating the European Union’s GDPR data protection regulations. […]
Europe, Global Security News, Have I Been Pwned
The Have I Been Pwned Alpine Grand Tour
I love a good road trip. Always have, but particularly during COVID when international options were somewhat limited, one road trip ended up, well, “extensive”. I also love the recent trips Charlotte and I have taken to spend time with many of the great agencies we’ve worked with over the years, including the FBI, CISA,…
CSO and CISO, Security, Europe, Global Security News
Microsoft appoints Deputy CISO for Europe to reassure European IT leaders
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it will be creating a new position: a Deputy CISO for Europe. Who that Deputy CISO will ultimately be is unclear. Wednesday’s statement simply said that Microsoft CISO Igor Tsyganskiy is “appointing a new Deputy CISO for Europe as part of the Microsoft Cybersecurity Governance Council,” but the phrasing made…
Europe, Global Security News
#Infosec2025: How Advances in Quantum Computing Could Reshape Cybersecurity
The impact of the advancement in quantum computing on cybersecurity will be a key focus at this year’s Infosecurity Europe event
belarus, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, imaguru
From tech pioneers to ‘extremists’: Belarusian founders face exile and statelessness
In 2013, Tatyana Marynich and Anastasiya Khamiankova opened the doors to Imaguru, a startup hub in Minsk, Belarus that would go on to launch some of Eastern Europe’s most prominent tech success stories. A decade later, they’ve been sentenced ‘in absentia’ to a combined 23 years in prison by Belarusian authorities. Their property has been…
AI, Apps, Europe, Global Security News, Memes, WhatsApp
Grouphug is a stealth-mode startup that plans use AI inside WhatsApp groups
Veterans of the European startup scene, who’ve launched multiple consumer apps in the past, are partly coming out of stealth Tuesday with a new app. On the face of it, Grouphug will simply generate memes from the archive of a group WhatsApp chat. However, that masks a wider play. Grouphug is led by Felix Petersen,…
Europe, Global Security News, VC, Venture
Are EWOR fellowships the real project Europe is looking for?
Supporting super-early stage entrepreneurs in Europe seems to be suddenly in vogue. Back in March, “Project Europe” was launched to great fanfare by podcaster and VC Harry Stebbings with a small $10 million fund to back founders aged only 25 and under, riffing on the ‘Peter Thiel Fellowship’ model of old. Now a new fund…
Europe, Global Security News, Google, Media & Entertainment, YouTube
YouTube support affected by European power outages, too
YouTube’s support team is experiencing an outage, too. The company says the widespread power outages in Spain and Portugal have knocked some of YouTube’s customer support team offline, including those who offer support in related European languages. The company did not share how many employees are unable to work because of the outages, or how…
Europe, Global Security News, Startups, StrictlyVC, StrictlyVC Greece, StrictlyVC London, TC, Venture
StrictlyVC heads to london and Athens this May: Featuring Prime Minister of Greece and Europe’s leading tech and VC voices
It’s been a busy year for TechCrunch events — and it’s about to get even bigger. StrictlyVC, our boutique, highly exclusive event series for VCs and startups, is crossing the Atlantic this May with stops in London and Athens! We’re bringing StrictlyVC’s insider conversations to Europe. On May 8, we’ll dive into Athens’ booming tech…
Compliance and Regulations, cyber security, Europe, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
GDPR Data Breach Notification Template With Examples [Download]
The GDPR is a law developed by the European Union (EU) to protect individuals’ personal data. Although it originated in the EU, several countries and organisations outside Europe have to date also adopted this regulation, which shows how detailed and well-thought-out it is. Among many of the GDPR’s guidelines, the data breach notification letter is…
Europe, Gadgets, Global Security News, Google, Hardware, Nest
Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25
Google announced this week that beginning on October 25, it will no longer support or release software updates for the first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats. And it will completely stop launching new Nest products in Europe. That means owners of the Nest thermostats released in 2011 and 2012 (as well as the version…
AI, Apps, Europe, Global Security News, music streaming service, Spotify
Spotify’s AI playlist rolls out to Asia and more markets
Spotify announced on Thursday that it expanded the availability of its AI Playlist feature to over 40 additional markets, including countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. The AI-powered tool, currently in beta on Android and iOS devices, lets listeners create personalized playlists based on written prompts, such as “workout music to make my…
Compliance, Data Privacy, Security, Europe, Global Security News
New data privacy act puts Indian companies on high alert
With the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 expected to become a law in the coming months, Indian companies are under pressure to overhaul their data handling practices to meet new legal obligations. “Readiness is uneven,” said Mini Gupta, cybersecurity partner at EY India. “The larger, tech-savvy firms—especially in IT/ITeS, BFSI, and telecom—are relatively…
Apple, Apps, Digital Markets Act, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Meta
EU fines Apple, Meta millions for breaching tech competition rules
The European Union has fined Apple €500 million (about $568 million) and Meta €200 million (about $227 million) for allegedly breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, according to The Wall Street Journal. The EU has accused Apple of failing to comply with an obligation to allow app developers to inform customers of alternative ways to…
Alpaca, api, Europe, Fintech, Fundraising, Global Security News, Portage Ventures, Startups
Alpaca raises $52M Series C to take its API brokerage platform to new markets
Alpaca said on Wednesday it has raised a $52M Series C round to expand into more foreign markets, including the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
Europe, Fintech, Fundraising, Global Security News, sme
Froda secures $23M Series B for its debt financing platform for SMEs
Swedish Fintech startup Froda has secured a $22.7 million (€20 million) Series B round led by Incore Invest, also based in Sweden. The move bucks the trend of a slight slowdown in investments into fintech, plus a further confirmation of the long-term trend towards the ’embedded finance’ model. Largely operating in northern European countries from…
Europe, Global Security News, Startups, StrictlyVC, StrictlyVC Greece, TC, Venture
StrictlyVC heads to Athens for in-depth conversations on European innovation and investment
StrictlyVC is turning up the heat in 2025 — and we’re going international! First stop: Athens, May 8. Get ready for sharp, unfiltered conversations onstage — and your chance to jump into the dialogue. This isn’t just an event; it’s a forum where every attendee has a voice with some of Europe’s most influential tech…
Critical Infrastructure, Cyberattacks, Government, Europe, Global Security News
The state of cyberwar in Ukraine — and how CISOs can help
Earlier this month my researcher Barbara Schluetter and I had the pleasure of attending the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Over the course of two days the various presenters from the government of Ukraine, EU organizations, neighboring European nations and other private entities outlined the current situation with respect to cybersecurity…
Europe, Global Security News, Startups, StrictlyVC, StrictlyVC Greece, TC, Venture
StrictlyVC heads to Athens for in-depth conversations on European innovation and investment
StrictlyVC is turning up the heat in 2025 — and we’re going international! First stop: Athens, May 8. Get ready for sharp, unfiltered conversations onstage — and your chance to jump into the dialogue. This isn’t just an event; it’s a forum where every attendee has a voice with some of Europe’s most influential tech…
AI, ChatGPT, Europe, Global Security News, openai
ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests
ChatGPT search, OpenAI’s feature within ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to access and incorporate up-to-date information from the web into its responses, is growing at a fast clip in Europe. A report filed by one of OpenAI’s EU corporate divisions, OpenAI Ireland Limited, reveals ChatGPT search had roughly 41.3 million average monthly active “recipients” for…
Europe, Global Security News
APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT29 has been linked to an advanced phishing campaign that’s targeting diplomatic entities across Europe with a new variant of WINELOADER and a previously unreported malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. “While the improved WINELOADER variant is still a modular backdoor used in later stages, GRAPELOADER is a newly observed…
AI, AI Security, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, emea, EU, Europe, Global Security News, International, News, openai, Security, video conferencing, virtual assistants, virtual meetings
‘No AI Agents are Allowed.’ EU Bans Use of AI Assistants in Virtual Meetings
In a presentation delivered this month by the European Commission, a meeting etiquette slide stated “No AI Agents are allowed.”
Cyberattacks, Malware, Phishing, Europe, Global Security News
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomats with new malware
Cyberespionage group known as APT29 and linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR), has added a new malware loader to its toolset. Used for fingerprinting, persistence and payload delivery, the new loader was observed in a recent phishing campaign against diplomatic missions in Europe. “In this current wave of attacks, the threat actors impersonate a…
Europe, freenow, Global Security News, Lyft, Mergers and Acquisitions, ridehail, Transportation
Lyft to buy taxi app FREENOW for $197M to enter Europe
Ride-hailing giant Lyft said it has agreed to acquire FREENOW, a German multi-mobility app with ride-hail at its core, from BMW and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for about $197 million in cash. The acquisition opens up the European market to Lyft for the first time. The company has only operated in the U.S. and Canada since it…
Europe, Global Security News, Security
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies. […]
Europe, Global Security News
Meta Resumes E.U. AI Training Using Public User Data After Regulator Approval
Meta has announced that it will begin to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models using public data shared by adults across its platforms in the European Union, nearly a year after it paused its efforts due to data protection concerns from Irish regulators. “This training will better support millions of people and businesses in Europe,…
Artificial Intelligence, Europe, Global Security News, Technology
Meta to resume AI training on content shared by Europeans
Meta announced today that it will soon start training its artificial intelligence models using content shared by European adult users on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. […]
Europe, Global Security News, IT Leadership
How not to hire a North Korean IT spy
CISOs looking for new IT hires already struggle with talent market shortages and bridging cybersecurity skills gaps. But now they face a growing challenge from an unexpected source: sanctions-busting North Korean software developers posing as potential hires. North Korea is actively infiltrating Western companies using skilled IT workers who use fake identities to pose as remote workers with foreign companies,…
AI, Elon Musk, Europe, GDPR, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Grok, Social, X, xAI
Ireland’s data regulator investigates X’s use of European user data to train Grok
Ireland’s data regulator, the Data Protection Commission (DPC), said Friday that it has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the social media platform’s use of personal data collected from European users to train Grok. The DPC will investigate how X processes personal data “comprised” in publicly accessible posts by European users for the…
Europe, Global Security News
Ireland’s Privacy Watchdog Probes Musk’s Grok AI Model
Ireland’s data privacy watchdog said it is looking into whether Grok has been illegally trained on European user posts on Musk’s X social media platform.
Europe, Global Security News
Tesla Supplier STMicroelectronics to Shed Nearly 3,000 Jobs Amid Sluggish Chip Sales
The Tesla supplier said it would cut nearly 3,000 jobs through 2027 as the European chip maker seeks to revamp its fortunes after months of lackluster sales.
Europe, Global Security News, Revent, VC, Venture
Revent rocks the boat with $100M fund to invest in people and the planet
It would appear the environment and society remain relevant, whatever you might hear in some other quarters. At least, that’s one conclusion to be drawn from the news that European specialist VC Revent has closed a €100 million ($109 million) Fund II to invest in “planetary and societal health” startups. Launched out of Berlin in…
DIG Ventures, Europe, Global Security News, VC, Venture
A fresh $100M rolls into DIG Ventures as it bids to woo early-stage European startups
The number of “operator VCs” — former founders turned VCs — in Europe in recent years. This is common in the U.S., where the majority of VCs are former founders. The reverse is true in Europe, where most come from banking or finance. Recent examples in Europe include Wise founder Taavet Hinrikus, Glovo founder Oscar…
Europe, Global Security News
Elsight secures A$7.1 million supply deal over next four months for European drone maker
ASX-listed Elsight Limitedhas secured a A$7.1 million order to be delivered over the next four months for its carrier-agnostic drone connectivity systems from a European original equipment manufacturer for deployment in a government drone program.
Europe, Global Security News
EU Bets on Gigafactories to Catch Up With U.S., China in AI Race
The European Union said it would focus on building AI data and computing infrastructure and making it easier for companies to comply with regulation.
CSO and CISO, IT Leadership, Military, Security Practices, Europe, Global Security News
Lessons learned about cyber resilience from a visit to Ukraine
During a visit to the recent Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025 in Ukraine, I encountered a recurring theme across a plethora of speakers: always be flexible and keep your options open and active. The context for these discussions was drawn from both the kinetic and cyber wars being fought in Ukraine against the invading…
Europe, Global Security News, Government, Security, Technology Industry
How Trump’s tariffs are shaking up the cybersecurity sector
The introduction of new US tariffs has significantly rattled the US cybersecurity sector, reducing the stock market valuations of cybersecurity companies by tens of billions of dollars and sparking concerns that organizations may be forced to cut cybersecurity spending. The tariffs could also lay the groundwork for creating regionalized and weaker cybersecurity technologies globally. President…
cyber security, Cybersecurity, Developer, emea, espionage, EU, Europe, Global Security News, Google, International, it industry, News, North Korea, Security, uk, United Kingdom
North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies, Google Finds
The attackers pose as legitimate remote IT workers, looking to both generate revenue and access sensitive company data through employment. “Europe needs to wake up fast,” according to Google’s Jamie Collier.
Europe, Exclusive, Global Security News, JB Straubel, Redwood Materials, Transportation
Redwood Materials preps for expansion spree with new R&D center in San Francisco
Redwood Materials has been on an expansion tear in recent years — growth that has extended the lithium-ion battery recycling and materials startup’s footprint well beyond its Carson City, Nevada headquarters as it locked up deals with Toyota, Panasonic, and, GM, started construction on a South Carolina factory, and made an acquisition in Europe. And…
Europe, Global Security News
North Korea’s Fake IT Worker Scheme Sets Sights on Europe
Google has found a significant increase in North Korean actors attempting to gain employment as IT workers in European companies, leading to data theft and extortion
Europe, Global Security News
EU Competition Chief Goes to Washington, With Tech Rulings Looming
Teresa Ribera’s trip comes as her department wraps up investigations into Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act — the European Union’s digital antitrust law.
Europe, Global Security News
Zuckerberg Tries to Enlist Trump in Fight Against Meta EU Ruling
Meta executives have pressed U.S. trade officials to push back against a European Union law that could undermine its ad business.
Europe, Global Security News
EU Commission to Invest €1.3bn in Cybersecurity and AI
The funding will go to several projects within the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) work program for 2025 to 2027
Communications Security, Government, Risk Management, Security Audits, Security Practices, Europe, Global Security News
The Trump administration made an unprecedented security mistake – you can avoid doing the same
If you are the custodian for sensitive information, you have no doubt been watching the inexplicable mishandling of the US military attack on Yemen by the senior members of the Trump administration and perhaps hyperventilating. As a former intelligence officer, I know I was, and I haven’t touched a piece of classified material since 2011.…
AI, ai agent, CUA, Europe, Global Security News, Startups, Twin
Twin’s first AI agent is an invoice-retrieval agent for Qonto customers
When Twin came out of stealth in January 2024, AI agents were more of a theoretical concept than a reality. Today, the Paris-based company is releasing an automation agent in partnership with Qonto, the fintech startup that offers business bank accounts to more than 500,000 customers across Europe. If you want to automate repetitive tasks,…
Artificial Intelligence, Europe, Global Security News, Software
WhatsApp’s Meta AI is now rolling out in Europe, and it can’t be turned off
You can’t escape AI in WhatsApp even if you are based in one of the 41 European countries. Today, more people are seeing the Meta AI chatbot being added to WhatsApp. […]
Europe, Global Security News, Regulation, Security
Legal impact on cybersecurity in 2025: new developments and challenges in the EU
In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, 2025 is shaping up to be a crucial year for the implementation of new regulations aimed at strengthening the European Union’s digital resilience. From the transposition of the NIS2 Directive to the entry into force of the DORA Regulation and the National 5G Network and Service Security Scheme, both…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, cyber crime, EU, Europe, Europol, Global Security News, News, report, Security
Europol Warns Criminal Networks Are Embracing AI, Making Fraud Smarter and Harder to Detect
“The same qualities that make AI revolutionary – accessibility, adaptability and sophistication – also make it a powerful tool for criminal networks,” Europol says.
Europe, Global Security News
Meet the Low-Key Access Broker Supercharging Russian State Cybercrime
Raspberry Robin breaks into organizations and sells access to Russian threat actors, including the military cyber unit behind attempted coups, assassinations, and influence operations throughout Europe.
Europe, Global Security News
Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook
European users would have the option to pay a fee or agree to personalized ads, according to the company’s pitch to regulators.
Europe, Global Security News, open source, ROSS Index, Runa Capital, Startups, TC
The 20 hottest open source startups of 2024
A new report showcases the 20 top-trending open source startups around the world, more than half of which are closely aligned with AI. The report is the handiwork of European venture capital firm Runa Capital, which has operated the Runa Open Source Startup (ROSS) Index since 2020. The Index serves quarterly updates on the fastest-growing…
Europe, Global Security News, google copyright directive, google search news test, Government & Policy, In Brief, Media & Entertainment
Google claims news is worthless to its ad business after test involving 1% of search results in eight EU markets
Google has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users for 2.5 months in eight* markets in Europe — claiming the results show that news is essentially worthless to Google’s ad business. The search giant conducted the test because European copyright law requires it to…
Europe, Global Security News, VC, VC into european startups, Venture
VC investment in European startups passed $52B in 2024, continuing long-term growth trend
Venture capital investment in European startups passed $52 billion last year, reflecting the market’s long-term growth trajectory and gradual stabilization after the out-sized peaks of 2021-2022 (driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic), and the comparative slump of 2023, according to a new report. Although 2024 has seen political and regulatory turmoil, Europe’s talent pool of…
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Meta AI is finally coming to the EU, but with limitations
Amid an ongoing regulatory battle with European privacy authorities, Meta announced on Thursday that its AI-powered virtual assistant, Meta AI, is finally launching in the European Union. The chatbot-like tool will be rolled out across Meta’s portfolio of social platforms, albeit with a more limited feature set compared to what it offers in its domestic…
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Pruna AI open sources its AI model optimization framework
Pruna AI, a European startup that has been working on compression algorithms for AI models, is making its optimization framework open source on Thursday. Pruna AI has been creating a framework that applies several efficiency methods, such as caching, pruning, quantization and distillation, to a given AI model. “We also standardize saving and loading the…
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Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Evroc raises $55M to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe
A Swedish startup aiming to build a hyperscale cloud company in Europe has raised €50.6 million ($55 million) in Series A funding. Evroc, as it’s called, says it’s laying the foundations for a “secure, sovereign and sustainable hyperscale cloud to reimagine the digital future of Europe.” The announcement comes amid growing calls to create a…
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ChatGPT hit with privacy complaint over defamatory hallucinations
OpenAI is facing another privacy complaint in Europe over its viral AI chatbot’s tendency to hallucinate false information — and this one might prove tricky for regulators to ignore. Privacy rights advocacy group Noyb is supporting an individual in Norway who was horrified to find ChatGPT returning made-up information that claimed he’d been convicted for…
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Google search, Play Store falling foul of Digital Markets Act rules, says EU
Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday by EU Commission enforcers of the bloc’s flagship market contestability law, who have been investigating the company for months. The DMA applies to a handful of tech giants, Alphabet (Google’s parent)…
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Six additional countries identified as suspected Paragon spyware customers
Researchers have identified suspected government customers of spyware company Paragon Solutions in six more countries that hadn’t previously been publicly identified, according to a report published Wednesday. The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said it mapped the infrastructure of Paragon’s Graphite tool after a tip from a collaborator, and found a subset of suspected Paragon…
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EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and connected devices
The European Union has sent Apple preliminary instructions on how it expects the iPhone maker to comply with interoperability provisions in the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), its flagship market contestability reform. According to the Commission, device manufacturers and app developers should be able to access nine iOS connectivity features that were restricted to Apple’s…
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EU Pushes Ahead With Big Tech Antitrust Enforcement
The European Commission moved forward with enforcement of its digital antitrust rules on Apple and Alphabet’s Google amid rising trade tensions with the U.S. over treatment of American tech giants.
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Brian Cox to Discuss Quantum Computing’s Impact at Infosecurity Europe 2025
World-renowned physicist, Professor Brian Cox, will headline day one of Infosecurity Europe, analyzing the science behind quantum computing and the challenges it brings
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Apple loses appeal against Germany’s special abuse control for Big Tech
Being a staggeringly successful big tech company does have some downsides: Apple has lost an appeal against a special abuse control regime that Germany’s competition watchdog applied to it last year. The iPhone maker can expect to continue to face bespoke competition controls in a major European market, in addition to other similar laws (such…
Europe, Global Security News
China-Linked MirrorFace Deploys ANEL and AsyncRAT in New Cyber Espionage Operation
Threat hunters have shed more light on a previously disclosed malware campaign undertaken by the China-aligned MirrorFace threat actor that targeted a diplomatic organization in the European Union with a backdoor known as ANEL. The attack, detected by ESET in late August 2024, singled out a Central European diplomatic institute with lures related to Word…
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Denmark Warns of Increased Cyber Espionage Against Telecom Sector
A new threat assessment from the Danish Civil Protection Authority (SAMSIK) warned of cyberattacks targeting the telecommunications sector after citing a wave of incidents hitting European organizations the past few years.
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News alert: Link11’s research shows DDoS attacks are more targeted — and doubled — year-over-year
Frankfurt, Germany, Mar. 17, 2025, CyberNewswire — Cyberattacks are no longer an abstract threat – they dominate risk planning for companies worldwide. The latest Link11 European Cyber Report shows an alarming trend: the number of DDoS attacks has more than … (more…) The post News alert: Link11’s research shows DDoS attacks are more targeted —…
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European Cyber Report 2025: 137% more DDoS attacks than last year – what companies need to know
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17th March 2025, CyberNewsWire The post European Cyber Report 2025: 137% more DDoS attacks than last year – what companies need to know appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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European tech industry coalition calls for ‘radical action’ on digital sovereignty — starting with buying local
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times. In an open letter to European Commission president, Ursula von der…
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Will Cisco’s Free Tech Training for 1.5M People Help Close EU’s Skills Gap?
Cisco’s training through its Networking Academy will help “build a resilient and skilled workforce ready to meet Europe’s digital transformation and AI objectives.”
Compliance, Data and Information Security, Regulation, Risk Management, Europe, Global Security News
CIOs and CISOs take on NIS2: Key challenges, security opportunities
The impact of NIS2 compliance on day-to-day operations has put many IT leaders in a stressful bind. The Network and Information Security 2 directive, which expands the scope of its predecessor to cover 15 sectors, aims to provide a common level of cybersecurity across EU member states. The scope of the regulations are estimated to…