Posts Tagged ‘DIESEC’
NIS2 Compliance in Practice: Lessons from Belgium’s First Year
NIS2 compliance has long felt like an approaching deadline rather than a lived reality for many organisations across Europe. That is beginning to change. As member states move from transposition to enforcement, the directive is shifting from policy language to operational impact — altering reporting practices, governance expectations, and supply chain dynamics. Belgium offers one…
Read MoreWorld Cup Cybersecurity: What SMEs Need to Know
World Cup cybersecurity risks do not begin and end with FIFA. The 2026 World Cup has captured the attention of billions of fans globally — and that same visibility attracts cybercriminals, hacktivists, fraudsters, and potentially nation-state actors. The risks extend far beyond the official organisers, the large ticketing companies, and the stadium operators. Large global…
Read MoreAir Gaps and OT Security in the Zero Trust Era
OT security has always rested on a core assumption: if a system is physically separated, it is safe. For years, the air gap represented real certainty. No routable path, no shared infrastructure, no logical bridge — and no external attack surface to speak of. In safety-critical industrial environments, that clarity mattered. But the industrial world…
Read MoreMay 2026 Cybersecurity Roundup: Pharma, Social Engineering, and Critical CVEs
The May 2026 Cybersecurity Roundup covers a month where attackers targeted pharmaceutical supply chains, municipal finances, retail franchise networks, and advanced electronics manufacturing. The victims differed significantly in sector and geography, but the underlying patterns were consistent: ransomware operators, financially motivated groups, and state-linked actors all pursued access to trusted systems — and found it.…
Read MoreFaster Ransomware Attacks: How to Break the Attack Chain
Faster ransomware attacks are no longer an emerging concern — they are the new baseline. The traditional sequence — initial access, lateral movement, privilege escalation, exploration, and finally encryption — once gave defenders an imperfect but workable window to detect and respond. That window is narrowing. Recent data indicates that attackers are now moving to…
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