Posts Tagged ‘NIS2’
Energy Sector Cybersecurity: Recent European Cyberattacks Highlight the Risk
Energy sector cybersecurity has long been a point of strategic leverage in Europe. In recent years, that leverage has extended beyond physical infrastructure into the digital systems that support generation, distribution, and coordination across the grid. Recent cyber incidents have brought this into sharper focus. While each attack appears isolated, they collectively point to a…
Read MoreNIS2 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 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…
Read MoreCybersecurity as a Competitive Advantage: A European Perspective
Cybersecurity as a competitive advantage is not how most European businesses frame the conversation — at least not yet. The dominant framing is resilience and regulatory compliance: NIS2, GDPR, DORA, and sector-specific obligations that have raised the bar for governance, incident response, and supply chain oversight. At the same time, geopolitical volatility and economic pressure…
Read MoreApril 2026 Cybersecurity Round-Up: Ransomware, Breaches & Critical CVEs
This April 2026 Cybersecurity Round-Up covers incidents affecting everything from political organisations and public infrastructure to consumer platforms at scale. While the targets varied, a consistent pattern emerged: attackers are increasingly targeting organisations that aggregate users, sit upstream in shared systems, or serve as access nodes across broader environments. Here is a breakdown of the…
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