http://www.microsoft.eu RSS feeds for Microsoft Europe 60 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1664 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1664 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1664&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/kxws5kn The third annual conference of The State of the European Union is taking place at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on 6 June 2013. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:58:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1664 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1663 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1663 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1663&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/l3r9yle In our most aggressive botnet operation to date, the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit worked with leaders of the financial services industry, other technology industry partners and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to disrupt a massive cyber threat responsible for stealing people’s online banking information and personal identities. With a court ordered civil seizure warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Microsoft executed a simultaneous operation to disrupt more than 1,400 Citadel botnets which are responsible for over half a billion dollars in losses to people and businesses worldwide. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:46:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1663 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1662 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1662 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1662&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/l5lt659 Governments around the world are considering regulatory changes in an effort to reduce cybersecurity risk; in fact, more than 40 governments are working on cybersecurity plans, policies, and/or regulations. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:04:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1662 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1661 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1661 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1661&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/mw6etz7 In the first part of this series on the threat landscape in the European Union (EU) I examined threats found in the location with the highest malware infection rate, Romania. In the second part of the series I discussed malicious websites that are hosted in the EU. In this final article in the series I will look at the EU member states that have the lowest malware infection rates and share insights that other, more infected locations, might use to improve. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:57:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1661 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1659 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1659 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1659&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/kwad8xd In the first part of this series on the threat landscape in the European Union (EU) I examined threats found in the location with the highest malware infection rate, Romania. In this article I will discuss malicious websites that are hosted in the EU, specifically malware hosting sites, phishing sites and drive-by download sites. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:50:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1659 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1654 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1654 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1654&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/q45t7g9 As the legislative process on network and information security is kicking off and the discussions on the right legislative and non-legislative approaches to security risk management is intensifying , a look at the European threat landscape is a good starting point for the debate. 6 month ago, Tim Rains from Trustworthy Computing came over to present our insights and wrote a bog series based on the then latest security intelligence report with a focus on EU countries. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Thu, 30 May 2013 09:31:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1654 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1652 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1652 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1652&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/ol2r3wj Protecting people is at the forefront of the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit’s fight against cybercrime. When we launched the Project MARS (Microsoft Active Response for Security) program in 2010 to proactively combat botnets, we knew that cleaning the malware-infected computers of people around the world was just as important as disrupting the threats. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Wed, 29 May 2013 16:09:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1652 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1644 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1644 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1644&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/od5vlw2 Now is a good time to take stock of Internet Governance discussions: it is only a few weeks since ITU’s now-famed World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) concluded in Dubai, and the U.S. House of Representatives is discussing an “Internet Governance Bill” which proposes to make it the “policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and to preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet.” ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Wed, 22 May 2013 07:43:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1644 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1639 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1639 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1639&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/b5p4cmg Exactly 10 years ago, the pan-European Game Information (or PEGI) system was founded, harmonising the age classification of video games in more than 30 countries. Over the last decade, the system has provided consumers with age ratings for more than 20.000 games for the well-known game consoles, the pc platform and handheld gaming devices. The institutions of the European Union fully support the project, which is regularly endorsed as an example of harmonisation and self-regulation. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1639 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1637 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1637 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1637&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/d3n25op A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about Microsoft’s new consumer privacy campaign and a quiz we developed – Your Privacy Type (YPT) – for consumers to gauge where they fall on the privacy continuum. Thus far, the campaign and the YPT quiz have generated discussion and positive reactions in the U.S., the United Kingdom and Germany. We’re also seeing strong engagement with consumers on our website, which has been localized to German and now French as our advertising expands into France this week. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Tue, 14 May 2013 10:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1637 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1629 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1629 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1629&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/cfaah3s We are organizing the second edition of Microsoft’s EU Cybersecurity Forum, which will take place on 6 June 2013 in Brussels. This full day Forum will once again feature a number of high profile speakers and cybersecurity experts from EU institutions and Member States, OECD, the US and industry. The Forum will focus on network and information security, which has become critical to preserving trust and securing economic growth in the digital single market. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:35:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1629 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1625 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1625 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1625&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/cl2ebns Online intermediaries contribute more than €430 billion to European economy in 2012; Digital Single Market key to continued growth. The European Digital Media Association (EDiMA) presented European Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier with a new Copenhagen Economics study which shows that Europe’s online economy is growing at more than 10% per annum, substantially faster than the economy as a whole. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1625 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1619 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1619 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1619&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/d7t64h3 Unleashing the potential of a data-driven economy will require policies that enable data to flow and be exchanged freely across geopolitical boundaries, while minimizing risks and harms to enterprises and individuals globally. This is a difficult balance that requires local, national, and regional governments to agree on which data can be shared, how they can be used, who should have access, and which nations would have jurisdictions in resolving disputes. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1619 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1617 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1617 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1617&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/d96h8xq In recent years, cloud computing has captured much of policy makers’ attention. With its massive datacenters, the Internet cloud delivers virtually infinite resources, providing the storage capacity to orchestrate massive flow of information and, most importantly, providing an elasticity of computing resources that cuts costs for businesses and government alike. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:09:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1617 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1612 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1612 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1612&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/cdg8sdt In recent years, cloud computing has evolved from an amazing innovation with lots of potential into an asset that we can increasingly no longer live without, both on a business and a personal basis, catalyst of innovation and of economic growth. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:59:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1612 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1610 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1610 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1610&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/bwrnmfl The EU and, before that, the European Community, have been talking since the 1960s about the possibility of a single patent that covers its whole territory. As it stands now, only one aspect of getting a patent here is centralised: You can go to the European Patent Office and have your application examined one time rather than in multiple countries. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:35:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1610 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1597 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1597 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1597&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/bu9sv73 Our labour markets, educational and training systems across Europe are failing millions of young people. Youth unemployment figures are running at a historical high – 5.7 million Europeans under the age of 25 were unemployed in December last year – and their unemployment rate is more than twice as high as the adult one. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:44:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1597 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1592 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1592 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1592&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/cl29asl We released our 2012 Law Enforcement Requests Report. This is our first Law Enforcement Requests Report. It provides data on the number of requests we received from law enforcement agencies around the world relating to Microsoft online and cloud services and how we responded to those requests. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:18:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1592 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1580 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1580 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1580&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/dx24orl Early February, European Commission Vice-President Kroes set-out the Commission’s digital priorities for 2013-14, a package of 7 actions around the regulatory environment for broadband, with the headline Digital Agenda target of ‘100 MBps for every European’ in mind. And that includes efforts ranging from rules on wholesale broadband and engineering costs, to universal service and spectrum. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:48:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1580 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1558 0 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=60&ModuleID=377&ArticleID=1558 http://www.microsoft.eu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1558&PortalID=0&TabID=60 http://tinyurl.com/azdyebo As online meanness and cruelty continue to garner global attention, parents, educators, and school officials grow hungrier for new information and guidance. All are looking to formulate and implement strategies and policies that will help protect young people both online and off. A recent report from more than a dozen leading academics from 11 countries offers additional considerations and recommendations. ]]> /DigitalPolicy #0072C6 , , Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:41:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1558