Law Enforcement Transparency Report 2014: July 1 – December 31
This is the third installment of LeaseWeb’s bi-annually Law Enforcement Transparency Report. It shows the number of demands we received in the prior six months. The figures below are for the period of...
View ArticleLeaseWeb’s new Abuse Handler is now live
The various LeaseWeb services companies are always looking to improve the processes involved with handling abuse notifications and to increase user-friendliness. Over the past few years, we have...
View ArticleTips from the LeaseWeb Abuse Prevention department
Many customers will come across the Abuse Prevention department, sooner or later. A compromised server or a fraudulent sign-up by a new customer are things that commonly happen. Such events will most...
View ArticleStay safe: how to install the patch for Linux bug CVE-2016-0728
A security bug affecting Linux versions 3.8 and higher was recently identified. Although this bug (CVE-2016-0728) was first introduced into the Linux Kernel in 2012, it was only discovered and made...
View ArticleSafe Harbor invalidation not affecting LeaseWeb customers
In October last year, the US Safe Harbor regime was invalidated by Europe’s Court of Justice, meaning that personal data of Europeans could no longer be transferred by a company to US companies solely...
View ArticleAre you compliant with the new Dutch Law on Data Breach Notifications?
On January 1, 2016, the new Dutch Law on Data Breach Notifications came into effect. Organizations – both companies and government agencies – are now required to immediately report any serious data...
View ArticleHelping combat child abuse: Hotline Meldpunt Kinderporno joins the LeaseWeb...
LeaseWeb set up the Community Outreach program in 2010, aiming to bring together non-profit organizations who combat online abuse of all shapes and sizes. Whenever a new organization joins our...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about spam (part I)
Where does spam come from? Why do people send it? And what can we do to stop it clogging up our inboxes? This two-part article explores these issues and comes up with practical ideas for keeping us...
View ArticleEU-US Privacy Shield: next steps
Some weeks ago we informed you of the EU-US Privacy Shield, announced by the European Commission on February 2, 2016 meaning a new arrangement for transatlantic data flows between the EU and US. In...
View ArticleKeeping the Internet open, innovative and competitive
In the past two years we’ve witnessed various events that have had an impact on the open character of the Internet. In October 2015 European Net Neutrality rules were published, providing guidelines...
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