EMEA
MSSP Alert’s regional coverage of managed security services providers, cybersecurity news and events in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa).
Finland’s Neste Investigates Large Scale IT Systems Incident
Extensive Neste information system failure impacted oil refinery company’s production operations. Third-party data center suffered hardware failure.
CloudKnox Security Joins NCSC Cyber Accelerator
CloudKnox Security, an identity privilege management platform provider, joins the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Cyber Accelerator.
Exabeam Expands Global Availability of Cloud-Based SIEM
Exabeam, a security information & event management (SIEM) platform provider, now offers Exabeam Cloud SaaS for hosting in 15 locations across 13 regions.
Did Microsoft Violate GDPR Compliance Rules?
Did Microsoft remotely collected data on Windows Home & Windows Pro users — and therefore violate General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy rules?
UK Issues Ryuk Ransomware Warning
Cybercriminals are using Ryuk ransomware to target global organizations & the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is investigating Ryuk campaigns.
Cybereason Touts EMEA Cybersecurity, MSSP Partner Momentum
Cybereason endpoint detection & response (EDR) gains cybersecurity momentum in EMEA. MSSPs & channel partners like Arm, EVRY & Trustwave assist the effort.
UK Prepares “Offensive Hacking” Cyber Operations Center
The United Kingdom will spend £22 million (US$28 million) to fund a cyber operations center to defend the nation against cyber attackers and possibly launch offensives.
Huawei Pitches No-Spy Agreements vs. U.S. Pushback
Huawei, seeking 5G wireless network deployment contracts, will sign a “no-spy agreement” with foreign governments. But U.S. & U.K. cybersecurity concerns linger.
Chinese Hackers Harness NSA Tools to Attack Europe, Asia
Chinese (Buckeye) cyber spies leveraged NSA hacking tools and reverse engineered the code to attack targets in Europe and Asia, Symantec says,
Orange Acquires SecureLink, Creates Massive MSSP
Orange is acquiring SecureLink, one of Europe’s largest MSSPs offering cybersecurity consulting, integration, managed detection and response (MDR) services.