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 […]
Questions have been raised in the House of Representatives to Minister Herbert of Economic Affairs regarding a DNS-based phishing filter in the Netherlands. ChristenUnie MP Grinwis wants to know if the Minister is familiar with the Belgian approach and is willing to explore whether a similar method can be implemented here. The Belgium Anti-Phishing Shield […]
Albert Heijn, Etos, and Gall & Gall have been dealing with a cybersecurity incident since Sunday afternoon, October 11. According to Albert Heijn, immediate measures were taken to protect the IT environment. Part of these measures included the preventive temporary shutdown of several systems. According to the company, recovery efforts are focused on the careful […]
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 […]
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 European Commission has confirmed that cybersecurity agency ENISA will be granted direct access to powerful models such as Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI. The purpose of this access is to independently investigate the capabilities and potential impact of these advanced technologies on cybersecurity. This step marks a significant shift in European AI governance: moving […]
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 […]
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 […]
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