The Dutch House of Representatives wants generative AI to be banned in primary schools. A motion by Volt calling for this was co-sponsored by CDA, D66, 50Plus, ChristenUnie, JA21, DENK, PvdD, PRO, and SP. The motion was submitted yesterday during the debate on the budget of the Ministry of Education. According to Volt MP Dassen, […]
The cabinet sees no scientific evidence that superintelligent AI can be developed at this time. This was stated by State Secretary Aerdts for Digital Economy in response to parliamentary questions from SGP member Stoffer regarding the security risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. However, the cabinet does observe a significant concentration of computing power and […]
The Public Prosecution Service (OM), the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), and the police have completed their pilot with genealogical DNA databases. The result is a completely new investigative tool for the Netherlands for serious criminal cases. In two of the six selected cold cases, the pilot yielded useful leads. The method compares DNA profiles from […]
Supermarket chain Albert Heijn, along with sister companies Etos and Gall & Gall, has been grappling with a large-scale cybersecurity incident since Sunday afternoon. To optimally protect the IT environment and customer data, parent company Ahold Delhaize immediately decided to preventively shut down various internal systems. The consequences for consumers are immediately noticeable in daily […]
Minister David van Weel of Justice and Security has made it clear in a firm response that digital security at the Public Prosecution Service (OM) must improve drastically. He states that a significant catch-up effort is required to bring information security up to the necessary level. These statements follow the painful conclusions of an independent […]
The information security of the IT systems of the Public Prosecution Service (OM) was insufficient for years, an independent commission of inquiry has concluded. This structural vulnerability resulted in a serious cyber breach in July 2025. The attackers managed to infiltrate by successfully exploiting a vulnerability in internet-facing Citrix NetScaler systems. Because the OM had […]
The Dutch cabinet has taken a clear and cautionary stance on the rapidly growing threat of autonomous artificial intelligence in the cyber domain. According to the government, developers and providers of advanced AI models bear responsibility when their so-called AI agents independently exploit vulnerabilities and carry out hacks. This firm approach follows increasing concerns from […]
The Dutch cabinet views the upcoming European digital identity wallet (ID wallet) as the most promising and secure solution for online age verification. With the increasing societal call to better protect minors on social media and during the online purchase of age-restricted products, the need for reliable checks is more urgent than ever. The fundamental […]
The recent Cybersecurity Behavioral Research by Alert Online shows that half of Dutch employees use personal AI accounts for their daily work activities. While generative artificial intelligence can significantly increase productivity, the use of uncontrolled private accounts entails major security risks for the organization (also known as shadow IT). Through these unsecured personal accounts, employees […]
Dutch cyber mayors are collectively sounding the alarm, demanding that the cabinet provide the necessary funding for local information security. Municipalities are being assigned increasingly heavy tasks and legal obligations from The Hague and Europe to protect their digital infrastructure, including the recent Cybersecurity Act (NIS2). Although awareness of digital threats such as ransomware and […]