Dark-web markets show how ordinary email, cloud and social-media accounts have become low-cost commodities — and why European organisations need to rethink identity security The economics of cybercrime can be deceptively mundane. On underground marketplaces, a...
Cyber Security
When the Attackers Become the Weakest Link: StopAndProtect Exposes a Global Cybercrime Infrastructure
An operational security failure has given researchers an unusually detailed view inside a large-scale cybercrime operation. The newly uncovered StopAndProtect campaign combines compromised WordPress websites, ClickFix social engineering, data theft and ransomware in a...
Hotel Wi-Fi as an Attack Surface: How Travellers Can Protect Devices and Corporate Data
Whether on a business trip, holiday, or conference, hotel Wi-Fi has become as routine as the room key. This familiarity is precisely what makes public networks attractive to attackers. In late July 2026, Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported a campaign referred to as...
Cyber Risk in the Age of AI: Why Human Behaviour Is Back at the Centre of Security
Generative AI is reshaping cyber risk on both sides of the threat equation. Attackers can scale social engineering with unprecedented speed and sophistication, while employees are increasingly turning to unsanctioned AI tools in their daily work. Two recent studies...
Cloud Sovereignty Becomes a Security Question: Euralarm Defines Five Criteria
Where a cloud is located tells us surprisingly little about who ultimately controls it. That distinction lies at the heart of Euralarm’s new guidance on the European Sovereign Cloud. For fire safety and physical security applications, the industry association...
When the Connection Fails: How Resilient Is Modern Access Control?
Cloud-based and networked access control systems have transformed the way organisations manage security, scale operations and maintain visibility across multiple sites. Yet every additional layer of digital connectivity introduces a corresponding dependency. What...
Cyber Resilience Act: Europe Puts Product Security on the Clock
From 11 September 2026, manufacturers of connected hardware and software will face binding EU reporting duties for actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe security incidents. The significance of the Cyber Resilience Act goes well beyond a 24-hour deadline: it...
Visa acquires BioCatch in $2.4 billion deal to expand AI-driven fraud prevention
Behavioural biometrics aims to detect payment fraud before transactions are authorised Visa is strengthening its fraud prevention capabilities with the acquisition of behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatchfor US$2.4 billion. The move reflects a broader...
Opinion: Europe Is Asking the Wrong AI Question
Europe wants to become digitally sovereign. Across the continent, governments and industry are investing billions of euros in data centres, cloud infrastructure, semiconductors and artificial intelligence. Hardly any digital strategy today is complete without the...
Austria: Cyberattacks on doctors’ practices: Kutschera-Datentechnik opts for a new firewall solution
Health data makes medical facilities a target for cybercriminals. According to Kutschera-Datentechnik, medical facilities face an average of more than 2,300 attempted attacks per week. The Austrian IT provider has developed the Black Dwarf G5 firewall for doctors’...
