Security Union: Commission accelerates measures to prevent radicalisation and the cyber threat
July 2017 The Commission will swiftly establish a High-Level Expert Group on Radicalisation to facilitate the further development of EU[…]
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Facebook grows its counterterrorism team
June 2017 Facebook (FB) says it now has more than 150 people who are mainly focused on fighting terrorism on[…]
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General Assembly approves creation of new UN Counter-Terrorism Office
June 2017 The General Assembly today approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement[…]
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2017 EU Terrorism Report
June 2017 In 2016, a total of 142 failed, foiled and completed attacks were reported by eight EU Member States.[…]
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UK wants G7 to take collective action on online extremism
May 2017 The UK Prime Minister is using the annual G7 summit of seven of the world’s major industrialized democracies[…]
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Theresa May: Online extremism ‘must be tackled’
May 2017 Theresa May has urged world leaders to do more to combat online extremism, saying the fight against so-called[…]
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Theresa May calls on tech firms to lead fight against online extremism
May 2017 G7 leaders urged to put pressure on companies such as Facebook and Google, as PM says fight against[…]
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WannaCry ransomware outburst
May 2017 On May 2017, multiple companies and organisations around the world were hit by variations of a crypto-ransomware dubbed[…]
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EU forensic experts call for action on new cyber investigation standard
May 2017 Under the umbrella of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), a number of the EU’s leading digital forensic experts[…]
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The future shape of European security
May 2017 Commissioner King’s keynote address at the Chatham House Director’s Dinner, ‘ The future shape of European security’, 11[…]
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