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Dutch bill seeks to give law enforcement hacking powers

The Dutch government today presented a draft bill that aims to give law enforcement the power to hack into computer systems -- including those located in foreign countires -- to do research, gather and copy evidence or block access to certain data.

By Loek Essers | 02 May, 2013 10:47

Tags: Simone Halink, legislation, government, data protection, privacy, cybercrime, Ivo Opstelten, Detection / prevention, intrusion, security, data breach, legal, Forensics, encryption
One in five data breaches are the result of cyberespionage, Verizon says

Even though the majority of data breaches continue to be the result of financially motivated cybercriminal attacks, cyberespionage activities are also responsible for a significant number of data theft incidents, according to a report that will be released Tuesday by Verizon.

By Lucian Constantin | 23 April, 2013 00:07

Tags: security, verizon, data breach, Access control and authentication, Forensics, spyware, data protection, malware, Compliance monitoring
HP offering data-breach response and remediation services

HP today announced data-breach remediation services intended to help organizations prepare for an incident related to data loss that would require fast response to meet both legal and digital forensics requirements.

By Ellen Messmer | 28 January, 2013 17:07

Tags: HP, security, data breach, Forensics
Many global organizations flub electronic-records requests

More companies are tackling how to best set up their electronic records to be able to respond to any legal requests related to "electronic discovery" to quickly find internal documents for court purposes, but this "e-discovery" process is still a struggle, a survey published today indicates.

By Ellen Messmer | 10 January, 2013 13:58

Tags: compliance, storage, security, Forensics, IT management, e-discovery; storage; electronic records, regulatory compliance
One year after DigiNotar breach, Fox-IT details extent of compromise

The 2011 security breach at Dutch certificate authority (CA) DigiNotar resulted in an extensive compromise and was facilitated in part by shortcomings in the company's network segmentation and firewall configuration, according to Fox-IT, the security company contracted by the Dutch government to investigate the incident.

By Lucian Constantin | 31 October, 2012 22:07

Tags: intrusion, Fox-IT, security, Access control and authentication, Forensics, DigiNotar, pki

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