How these communist-era Apple II clones helped shape central Europe's IT sectorIn the days of communism, many Romanian and Bulgarian children, who now are among the countries' leading technologists, learned to code on replicas of Apple II and ZX Spectrum machines.February 12, 2016 by Andrada Fiscutean in Innovation
Your boss can snoop on your messages - even private ones, says European Court of Human RightsThe court has ruled that it's reasonable for a company to check employees' email and instant messaging and that doing so doesn't violate their right to confidential correspondence.January 13, 2016 by Andrada Fiscutean in CXO
ATM malware: Gang behind Euro attacks targeted in police swoopsRomanian police have acted to end a series of malware ATM attacks carried out in Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Poland, and Romania.January 8, 2016 by Andrada Fiscutean in Security
Banking Trojans are growing smarter. But will banks keep up?With infections from banking malware on the rise, researchers ask whether banks could do more to differentiate legitimate transactions from phishing attempts.January 7, 2016 by Andrada Fiscutean in Security
How one outsourcing hotspot is remaking itself as startup nationComing from a region with few investors, startup founders in Romania have employed several hacks to approach the global market.December 21, 2015 by Andrada Fiscutean in Innovation
Russian hacking group sharpens its skillsAPT 28 group targets political figures as well as telecom and aerospace companies and has developed new ways of attacking according to researchers.December 18, 2015 by Andrada Fiscutean in Security
Skilled devs, low costs: No surprise this second city has a booming startup sceneWith a good startup infrastructure and a strong supply of software skills, Cluj-Napoca in Romania is building itself a reputation as an emerging Eastern European tech hub.November 25, 2015 by Andrada Fiscutean in Innovation
Who needs HR anyway? How startup Workable is rising above Greece's woes to cut firms' hiring costsA Greek web startup aims to change the game in the HR industry by helping small and mid-size companies hire the way big firms do.November 13, 2015 by Andrada Fiscutean in CXO
Security service access to personal data? Sure, why not? says RomaniaWarning of heightened risks from terrorism and organized crime, Romanian politicians have passed a 'Big Brother' law to give state agencies access to private data stored by internet providers.October 15, 2015 by Andrada Fiscutean in Security
The 'software robots' changing outsourcing: 'Up to 60 percent of the tasks can be automated'Romanian startup UiPath is targeting the BPO industry by helping robots take over the jobs that human workers hate.September 24, 2015 by Andrada Fiscutean in Enterprise Software