European Commission calls on social networking companies to improve child safety policies

50% of European teenagers give out personal information on the web – according to an EU study – which can remain online forever and can be seen by anybody. more »

ICSA Labs Is First Security-Product Testing Organization to Earn Key Accreditation

ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, is the first independent security-product testing and certification laboratory to earn ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, validating the laboratory's world-class capabilities. more »

“.eu” internet domain now available in all EU languages

From today, European citizens, businesses and organisations can register .eu website names using characters from all 23 official languages of the European Union. more »

70% of ringtone-scam websites corrected or closed following EU probe

Authorities investigated 301 mobile phone services websites in follow-up to EU crackdown on misleading consumer practices. more »

Telecoms Package: internet access safeguarded

After nearly 2 years of legislative work the Telecom Package is due to be put to a final vote in Parliament on 24 November in Strasbourg. more »

Hackers indicted in $9.4 million ATM heist

The Christian Science Monitor reports that three men have been named as being the masterminds behind the hacking of RBS WorldPay, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland. more »

BAI RD: Industry consultant says ATMs remain critical for FIs

BAI’s Banking Strategies Insights reports that banks must get serious about improving their ATMs, especially in the area of envelope-free deposit. more »

Lithuanians Enjoy World‘s Fastest Highest-quality Internet

Recent global broadband Internet studies show that Lithuania has got the fastest Internet in the world as well as is one of the leading countries in terms of Internet service quality. more »

Gemalto to Provide Three Million Identity Cards in Kuwait

Gemalto announces it is delivering national ID cards to Kuwait. more »