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 […]
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 […]
The court has officially ruled that the notorious Citrix hack at the Public Prosecution Service (OM) was a situation of force majeure. This decision is based on the fact that it involved an unknown zero-day vulnerability that lay entirely outside the organization’s influence and sphere of risk. A crucial element in this ruling was that […]
The Berlin Senate has been hit by Rhysida ransomware, with attackers potentially seizing sensitive government data. According to the attackers, the breach involves nearly 6 GB of data, including the personal information of 12,000 individuals, criminal cases, contracts, emergency plans, and login credentials. The cybercriminals are demanding €2 million and threatening to publish the stolen […]
The Cybersecurity Act implements NIS2, but according to the author, it aligns too closely with existing sectoral structures instead of achieving true harmonisation. Especially now that digital threats, ransomware, and supply chain risks are increasing, collective European cyber resilience is essential. NIS2 should not be adapted to the Dutch status quo; instead, organisations and regulations […]
80% of European companies believe they have control over their email, while approximately half are dependent on non-European providers. 56% fear that corporate data could become accessible through extraterritorial legislation such as the US CLOUD Act. Data storage in Europe does not automatically mean data sovereignty: the jurisdiction under which the provider falls is also […]
The European Commission is launching an action plan to ensure that AI strengthens European cyber resilience rather than posing a security risk. The focus is on the secure deployment of AI, the protection of critical sectors against AI attacks, and the development of European digital sovereignty. To achieve this, an independent evaluation capacity for advanced […]
On July 7, the Senate will vote on the Cybersecurity Act (Cbw) and the Critical Entities Resilience Act (Wwke); if approved, both laws are expected to come into effect on August 15, 2026. The Cybersecurity Act (NIS2) expands legal obligations from approximately 1,000 to 8,000 organisations, with requirements for risk management, supply chain security, rapid […]
The initial results from the RDI self-assessment tool show that 58% of the organisations surveyed fall under the upcoming Cybersecurity Act (Cbw/NIS2). Within this group, 22% are classified as essential and 28% as important, which determines the level of supervision. The law entails three core obligations for both categories:🔹 Duty of care – implementing appropriate […]