Passwords are the most common form of authentication used to control access to information because they are simple, inexpensive, and convenient mechanisms to use and implement. At the same time, passwords are also recognised as being an extremely poor form of protection. There are over 10 million username/password pair attacks …
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In the Netherlands, we have already found that our electoral system is far from risk-free and also now appears that the national tax organisation ‘Belastingdienst’ and the Dutch Land Registry’s, named Kadaster are also hacked. Russia, China and Iran have made hundreds of attempts to hack into Dutch government departments …
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On 10 January 2017, the European Commission published the official proposal of the revised e-Privacy Regulation, which amends the current e-Privacy Directive. The proposed Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications will increase the protection of people’s private life and open up new opportunities for business. Background of ePrivacy The current E-Privacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC) …
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Dutch hospitals already reported 304 cases of lost sensitive information. The official report does not provide all the details, because these may be traced to individual patients or hospitals. Since 1 January 2016, the data breach notification obligation has entered into force. This obligation means that organisations (companies as well …
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