Blog Posts Tagged with "Netherlands"
On Dutch Banking Woes and DDoS Attacks
April 25, 2013 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
If you don't live in the Netherlands or don't happen to have a Dutch bank account, you can certainly be forgiven for not having caught wind of the major banking woes that have been plaguing the Dutch.
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The Dutch, the Yanks, the Cloud and YOU
December 13, 2012 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
Recently a research project by the Amsterdam University [PDF Alert] revealed that US law allows for the US government to access information stored in the Cloud, by (ab)using the PATRIOT act...
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Dutch Govt Expresses Intent To Draft New Cybercrime Legislation
October 17, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
On October 15th 2012, the Dutch Minister of Security & Justice (Ivo Opstelten) sent this letter to the Dutch parliament expressing intentions to draft new cybercrime legislation in the Netherlands. Here is my Dutch-to-English translation of the entire letter...
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The Dutch and the Dorifel
August 27, 2012 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
XDocCrypt/Dorifel is a new trojan that encrypts executables, Excel- and Word files that it finds on USB drives and network disks, causing companies to come to a grinding halt after infection. What worries me most is it’s being delivered by systems previously infected with the Citadel/Zeus trojan...
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English Translation of the Dutch Defense Cyber Strategy
July 18, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
The biggest threat in the digital domain is due to high-end and complex digital offensive capabilities that are targeted at a specific targets that can severely limit the the armed forces' ability to act. A lack of insight into digital possibilities to carry out attacks is a real risk to the armed forces...
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Netherlands to Establish Mandatory Breach Notification
July 11, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
In 2012, Netherlands will establish mandatory breach notification for vital sectors, giving the government increasing sectoral intervention possibilities. This includes the authority to obtain information, administrative enforcement of designations and the authority to appoint an officer on behalf of the government...
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Dutch MoD Releases Defense Cyber Strategy
June 29, 2012 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
What makes this interesting is that they are declaring that non-combatants may also be actively targeted. In essence, they are putting the world on notice that if you’re involved with a cyber attack, part of a militia or a terrorist, you have a bull’s-eye on your head. No matter where you are. Plain and simple...
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The Netherlands Passes Net Neutrality Legislation
May 24, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Netherlands is the first country in Europe to establish a legal framework supporting net neutrality. The law contains language that restricts when ISPs can wiretap users, and limits the circumstances under which ISPs can cut off a subscriber's Internet access altogether...
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Notes on Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) in US, UK, NL
May 22, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
In 2009, there was a discussion on a forum for pilots about an article that argued that a commercial aircraft could be brought down by DIY EMP bombs. Also in 2009, the U.S. Patent Application for an Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) hardened information infrastructure was filed...
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Dutch Military Intelligence Dives into Cyber
May 21, 2012 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
One of the most interesting facts extracted from the report is that the MIVD will focus the majority of its cyber warfare efforts in countering espionage. Given that this is probably the most tangible and widely represented cyber activity currently employed, this is a wise choice...
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Dutch MoD Innovation Competition 2012: CYBER Operations 2.0
May 16, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
The Dutch Ministry of Defense's (MoD) annually issues a "Defense Innovation Competition" is a competition that is intended to get input from and foster relations with Dutch industry and SME. This year's theme is "CYBER Operations 2.0"...
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Dutch Intelligence Rings the Chinese Warning Bell
April 20, 2012 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
Finally the Dutch intelligence service AIVD has started warning the people about Chinese cyber espionage practices against Dutch firms. The Chinese government is actively recruiting Chinese researchers and technical experts to work for them in foreign countries...
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Dutch Response to AIV/CAVV Advice on Digital Warfare
April 09, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
The digital domain is a new operational domain for the armed forces. The Ministry of Defense is investing to significantly strengthen existing capabilities and develop new ones including offensive. The right to self-defense also applies to cyber attacks...
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US and Netherlands Expand Cybersecurity Coordination
February 22, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The Letter of Intent recognizes expanded coordination between the US and the Netherlands, and outlines several areas to further collaborate on cybersecurity including incident management and response activities, control systems security, and cybersecurity exercises...
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KPN Hack: Why was Customer Notification Delayed?
February 13, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
The login credentials were stored in plain text in the repository that had been exposed, and that is absurd. This is a failure of the basic security procedures that should be recognized internationally, and is an offense for which there should be heavy penalties...
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Real Bullets for Digital Attacks
February 09, 2012 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
In May of last year, the US Government published its International Strategy for Cyberspace. The publication made some waves in the international community because in this document the US stated that military reprisals to cyber attacks were now officially on the table...
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