Regulation & Policy
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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.
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ENISA tests EU transport cyber response
ENISA’s Cyber Europe 2026 exercise tested how European rail and maritime organisations would respond to cyber disruption affecting ports, freight, passenger services, and crisis coordination.
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Ofcom presses platforms on crisis content controls
The regulator has warned online services after Belfast unrest, placing crisis protocols, law enforcement channels, and illegal content controls under operational scrutiny.
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UK revises telecoms security code
The revised code updates technical guidance for public telecoms providers as state-linked threats, cloud adoption, automation, APIs, and network dependency reshape UK telecoms resilience.