Regulation & Policy
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Ofcom details the telecoms resilience bar
Ofcom’s updated guidance sets operational expectations for UK communications providers across network design, monitoring, incident handling, third-party operations, and backup power.
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Europe confronts frontier AI dependency
Anthropic’s model access restrictions have placed frontier AI inside Europe’s debate over cyber capability, export controls, resilience, and digital sovereignty.
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France sets a deadline for quantum-safe security
ANSSI’s certification shift moves post-quantum cryptography into procurement, supplier assurance, and long-term infrastructure planning for products used in sensitive environments.
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UK social ban tests age assurance
The UK government plans to block major social media platforms from serving under-16s, creating a major compliance and identity challenge.
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EU opens cyber reserve to Ukraine
Ukraine can now request emergency support from the EU Cybersecurity Reserve, extending Europe’s crisis response capacity into a live wartime cyber environment.
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French agency links BlackCore to Scotland interference claims
France’s digital interference watchdog has linked Israeli firm BlackCore to suspected influence activity targeting Scottish election debate, widening concern over commercialised foreign interference in European politics.
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Europe’s cyber machinery is gearing up for operation
Cyber Europe 2026 tested whether Europe’s cyber crisis structures can operate under transport-sector pressure, where rail, maritime, freight, public services, and suppliers are tightly connected.
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FSB sets out AI governance practices for finance
The Financial Stability Board is consulting on AI adoption practices for financial institutions, with governance, cyber resilience, and agentic AI risk in scope.
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FCA warns agentic AI could scale financial crime
The FCA’s 2026 horizon scan warns that agentic AI could automate fraud, phishing, vulnerability discovery, synthetic identities, and market manipulation.
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UK cyber resilience bill reaches decisive Commons stage
The UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is moving through Parliament with proposed duties covering infrastructure, suppliers, datacentres, managed services, and digital dependencies.