A member of the Peoples Armed Police stands guard in front of the flag of the European Union at the European Delegation before a press conference by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on April 6, 2023 in Beijing, China. Von Der Leyen is on a two-day official visit to China and earlier in the day met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and other senior Chinese government officials (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Europe is trading security for digital sovereignty A proposed EU cybersecurity regulation would isolate Europe from the global cybersecurity industry with unpredictable consequences. Nov 6, 2023 By Konstantinos Komaitis
The UK parliament amended a controversial surveillance clause in a sweeping online safety bill. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) US, UK strike data transfer agreement The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July. Sep 21, 2023 By Tonya Riley
European Union flags in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. (Getty Images) EU adopts more robust data privacy agreement with US The decision provides some reassurance to US tech companies that have been in the EU’s crosshairs since Privacy Shield lapsed. Jul 10, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Facebook’s Meta logo. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) What the record-breaking $1.3 billion Meta fine means for the US-EU clash over spying programs The order speaks to a larger transatlantic rift over an American surveillance program that gathers data on European citizens. May 22, 2023 By Tonya Riley
The European Union (R) and US flags are seen on March 10,2014 at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. (AFP PHOTO / GEORGES GOBET (Photo credit should read GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty Images) White House announces new surveillance guardrails to meet EU Privacy Shield expectations A new executive order directs the Attorney General to establish a Data Protection Review Court. Oct 7, 2022 By Tonya Riley
A Ukrainian serviceman inspects the ruins of a building suspected to have been destroyed after a missile strike near Kharkiv on July 5, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images) Russian information operations focus on dividing Western coalition supporting Ukraine The Russian propaganda focuses on the threat that Ukrainian refugees could bring economic hardship to Europe. Jul 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Ukrainian servicemen mourn on the coffin of their comrade Oleh Kutsyn, commander of the “Karpatska Sitch” battalion killed during the war against Russia, during a funeral ceremony at Kyiv’s “Maidan” Independence Square on June 22, 2022. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images) Research questions potentially dangerous implications of Ukraine’s IT Army Volunteer hacking efforts could unwittingly pull countries or private companies into a murky geopolitical mess, a researcher says. Jun 22, 2022
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, is pictured at its headquarters building on June 24, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Europol says it disabled FluBot botnet infecting ‘huge’ number of devices Botnets have proven hard to permanently eradicate in the past, suggesting Europol's success disabling the FluBot malware could be fleeting. Jun 2, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a self-propelled howitzer on a road in Kharkiv region on May 17, 2022, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images) Mandiant: Belarusian disinformation operation pushes phony organ harvesting tale The operation is just one of many information operations multiple nations have conducted in relation to Russia's war in Ukraine. May 19, 2022
The burnt wreckage of Russian military equipment lies on the road on April 01, 2022 in Makariv, Ukraine. (Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) UK, EU, US formally blame Russia for Viasat satellite hack before Ukraine invasion The British statement cites joint U.K./U.S. intelligence, representing the most formal U.S. attribution to date. May 10, 2022 By AJ Vicens