Regulation & Policy
-
MEPs seek Serbia consequences over spyware
Twenty-nine European lawmakers are pressing Brussels to slow Serbia’s EU accession and freeze some funding after researchers documented a major wave of spyware targeting political and civil-society figures.
-
French hospital fined €500,000 after data breach
France’s privacy regulator has fined Hôpital Privé de la Loire after finding weak authentication, excessive access, and inadequate monitoring contributed to a major patient-data breach.
-
France and Netherlands press cloud sovereignty
France and the Netherlands are calling for European procurement criteria and stronger cloud-sovereignty protections as the EU prepares a new package of technology and cybersecurity rules.
-
Netherlands funds small-business cyber controls
The Netherlands is reopening a €1 million cyber-resilience subsidy that will cover half the cost of selected security measures for qualifying small businesses and sole traders.
-
G7 urges faster post-quantum migration
G7 cyber authorities are pressing public and private organisations to accelerate post-quantum migration as European policymakers move from broad timelines towards implementation and prioritisation.
-
EU opens €96m cyber deployment call
A new €96 million Digital Europe funding round will support AI security tools, critical-sector testing, cable resilience, compliance capability, and cyber infrastructure across the EU.
-
CRA reporting platform nears September launch
ENISA has clarified how manufacturers will report exploited vulnerabilities and severe product-security incidents when Cyber Resilience Act reporting obligations begin on 11 September.
-
FSB flags frontier AI cyber risk
The Financial Stability Board has identified cyber risk as the most immediate financial-system concern arising from increasingly capable frontier AI models.
-
Swiss ownership register proceeds after Liechtenstein breach
Switzerland’s beneficial-ownership register remains set for an October launch as neighbouring Liechtenstein commissions a wider security review following the theft of sensitive register data.
-
France’s SecNumCloud market widens
OVHcloud and Numspot have secured SecNumCloud qualifications as stricter French rules make certified infrastructure a growing condition for sensitive public-sector workloads.