At an emergency meeting in response to the London bombings, EuropeanUnion home affairs ministers promised that in October, they will agreeon a set of Europe-wide rules that requires companies to store phoneand e-mail data. Under discussion since April of last year, the dataregulations are controversial as they may infringe on data privacy lawsand impose excessive industry costs. According to an IDG news servicearticle on Techworld,the rules on data are part of a wide-ranging package to fight terrorismthroughout Europe. If accepted, fixed and mobile phone operators, ISPand SMS providers will be required to keep data for a year, possibly upto three. Traffic data, such as time, duration and destination of callswould be kept. Law enforcement agencies could then consult the recordsduring investigations. Read more. Related content news analysis Companies are already feeling the pressure from upcoming US SEC cyber rules New Securities and Exchange Commission cyber incident reporting rules don't kick in until December, but experts say they highlight the need for greater collaboration between CISOs and the C-suite By Cynthia Brumfield Sep 28, 2023 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Financial Services Industry news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Data Breach Government news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe