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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 municipality of Enschede has published an explanation regarding the policy on the deployment of cameras with facial recognition technology in public spaces. The use of this type of advanced biometric technology inevitably raises critical questions about the protection of citizens’ privacy. Under the strict rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the processing […]
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 […]