One of Europe’s most tightly regulated aviation security environments is being forced to adapt to hybrid threats, weaponised drones and a growing need for real-time coordination between public authorities, airport operators and private security providers. More than...
Critical Infrastructures
Rotterdam as a Blueprint: How Europe’s Largest Port Is Redefining Security and Resilience
Cybersecurity, drone management, energy infrastructure and critical-infrastructure protection are converging into a single security architecture Geopolitical crises, cyberattacks and increasingly fragile supply chains are fundamentally changing the security...
Hesse Consolidates Counter-Espionage and Operational Intelligence
Hesse’s Interior Minister Roman Poseck and LfV President Bernd Neumann present the organisational restructuring of the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution. ©LfV Hessen Germany’s financial and logistics hub responds to growing hybrid threats with...
German Businesses Warn of Growing Threat from Hybrid Attacks
Nearly nine in ten companies believe drone attacks, sabotage and cyber operations could trigger a serious national crisis Berlin, 6 August 2026. German companies are increasingly concerned that hybrid attacks involving drones, physical sabotage and cyber...
Data Centers Under Threat: Cyber-Physical Systems Emerge as a Critical Security Risk
Data centers are the backbone of the digital economy. Yet as operators expand capacity to accommodate artificial intelligence, cloud computing and hyperscale workloads, the infrastructure supporting those services is becoming increasingly complex – and increasingly...
KRITIS Framework Act: Why operators of critical infrastructure must now reassess their physical resilience
The requirements placed on operators of critical infrastructure are undergoing fundamental change. Alongside cyber security, the physical protection of plants, facilities and supply structures is increasingly becoming a focus for legislators. The KRITIS Framework Act,...
When environmental regulations jeopardise operational readiness: Fire engines require special consideration at European level
A social media post by the French politician Florian Philippot accuses the EU of compromising the operational readiness of French fire engines through its emissions regulations. The wording is provocative. The underlying problem, however, is not: What happens when...
Protecting the Protectors: Why Fire Stations Must Become Part of Critical Infrastructure Resilience
As governments and infrastructure operators invest in resilience, the facilities responsible for emergency response deserve greater attention. Germany’s experience with fire station protection shows why modernisation and new construction should address operational...
Europol takes action against the extremist online network “The Com”
International operation against nihilistic, violence-glorifying propaganda and the radicalisation of minors The Hague. In a Europe-wide coordinated operation, Europol, together with law enforcement agencies from nine countries, has sent a clear message against the...
A Cybersecurity Chain Is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link
The recent cyberattack on an external service provider supporting German electricity grid operators is more than another case of stolen customer data. It highlights a structural challenge that many organisations, public authorities and critical infrastructure...
