
2025’s observability predictions
Observability is transforming from a reactive to a proactive practice. What’s next in 2025? These are the five observability predictions according to Splunk.

Facial ID farming: a threat for biometric security checks
According to researchers, cybercriminals have engineered a simple but sophisticated scheme to circumvent facial identity verification systems through coordinated data collection on the dark web.

HSMs: A critical component of an enterprise's cybersecurity strategy
The best way to safeguard cryptographic keys — and ultimately protect critical data — is with hardware security modules (HSMs) specifically designed to safeguard and manage them.

Touching the surface of Salt Typhoon’s telco attack
Earlier this month, it was found that Chinese hackers breached dozens of telcos worldwide. They specifically targeted at least eight US telecommunications and telecom infrastructure companies.

Is Hacktivism the next big threat?
Pro-Russian hacktivists have claimed over 6,600 attacks since March 2022, almost exclusively targeting Europe. This is the most important outcome of the latest Orange Cyberdefense Security research.

Dutch business climate continues to decline, hindering innovation in tech sector
The Dutch business climate has been rated at six out of ten by entrepreneurs, and its position compared to other countries continues to decline, according to the Business Climate Monitor.

Planned cloud migration of government data halted due to security concerns
Digitalization State Secretary Zsolt Szabó has temporarily halted a planned cloud migration of data by governmental services and organizations, the Volkskrant reported on Monday.

Hacktivist alliances, backdoored AI, and supply chain attacks: predictions for the 2025 APT landscape
Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky has outlined its predictions for the 2025 advanced persistent threat landscape.

Calls for Chrome sale lead to cybersecurity concerns
The U.S. Department of Justice has called for Alphabet’s Google to sell its Chrome browser. However, a forced sale brings questions about cybersecurity and user privacy.

DORA preparations need to be taken to the next level, DNB warns
Pension funds and insurers still have a lot of work to do to meet the DORA requirements before the January 2025 deadline, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) warns in its yearly report.