A commentary by Joeri Barbier, Global CISO at Getronics The heatwave at the end of June 2026 saw Germany break new all-time temperature records on three consecutive days, most recently reaching 41.7 degrees in Brandenburg. Whilst public attention is rightly focused on...

The 2026 Football World Cup will set new standards in more ways than just sport. Even in the run-up to the tournament, it is already shaping up to be a case study in the growing cyber risks posed by highly networked major events. The starting point is a security...

The AI Act needs more than just a law – it needs effective enforcement With the adoption of the implementing legislation for the European AI Act, Germany has taken an important step forward. After months of uncertainty, companies that develop or use artificial...

By Thomas Müller-Martin, Field Strategist DACH at Omada Identity When the Viennese doctor Ignaz Semmelweis suggested in Vienna in 1847 that doctors should wash their hands before every procedure, the mortality rate on his ward fell from over ten per cent to under two...

Dr Martin J. Krämer, CISO Advisor at KnowBe4 Armed conflicts not only alter the geopolitical balance of power, but also create a climate of uncertainty amongst businesses worldwide, which cybercriminals systematically exploit for their own ends. The military...

Digital sovereignty will remain limited as long as Europe’s cloud infrastructure remains technologically dependent The announced partnership between Thales and Google Cloud demonstrates, on the one hand, how seriously Europe now takes the issue of digital sovereignty....

XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 in Düsseldorf presented itself as a showcase for autonomy, resilience and connected security. Yet, despite all the technological fascination, a trend emerged that the industry can no longer ignore: physical security, civil infrastructure...

Chris Harris, EMEA Technical Director, Data and Application Security at Thales Most data breaches today are not caused by hackers. They take place quietly within IT systems. Although the findings of the Thales Data Threat Report show that the number of reported data...

A commentary by Frank Heisel, CEO of RISK IDENT While the Chinese lunar calendar proclaims 2026 to be the ‘Year of the Goat,’ promising attributes such as justice and good nature, security experts paint a very different picture. The current forecast from RISK IDENT is...

According to Martin Hager, founder and CEO of communications service provider Retarus, the European Digital Sovereignty Summit 2025 in Berlin has set a central and long-overdue focus: strengthening European digital independence. It is now crucial that political...