Odido leaks millions of customer records. What now?

The recent cyberattack at Odido in February 2026, in which the personal data of millions of customers fell into the hands of criminals, once again demonstrates the significant impact data breaches at critical service providers can have. Notably, Odido communicated transparently and swiftly regarding the incident, the potential consequences, and the measures being taken. This

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Software Supply Chain Failures

More than 90% of organizations have experienced a software supply chain incident in the past 12 months, according to research by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). Gartner even expects the costs of such attacks to rise to $138 billion per year globally by 2031. Multiple studies show comparable figures. The leading OWASP (The Open Worldwide Application

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Cyber hygiene and a resilient supply chain

Several leading cybersecurity agencies, including the Nationaal Cyber Security Center (NCSC) en ENISA (EU agency) state that most hacks can be prevented through good cyber hygiene. But what exactly does that mean? And what does that mean for working with suppliers in my supply chain? The difference between internal and external cyber hygiene An important

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The lesson from the hack on the Polish energy grid

The recent cyberattack in late 2025 on the Polish energy grid, attributed to Russian hackers by multiple sources, painfully demonstrates how vulnerable modern supply chains have become. This was not a classic attack on a single organization, but a digital disruption impacting an entire chain of parties working together to keep critical infrastructure running. This

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Coalition Agreement 2026–2030: digital ambitions require a grip on risks

Digitalization as a strategic foundation While digitalization received little attention in previous coalition agreements, the new coalition agreement (2026–2030) explicitly positions the digital world as a strategic foundation for the economy, security, and public services. Digital infrastructure, data, and software are no longer neutral tools but critical building blocks of our society. This shift has

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EU wants to ban Chinese equipment from critical networks

The European Commission is working on plans to ban equipment from Chinese suppliers, such as Huawei and ZTE, from critical networks within the EU according to a Financial Times article. The reason is growing concerns about cybersecurity, geopolitical dependencies and digital sovereignty. What was initially mainly a discussion for telecom operators and governments, now increasingly

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The Netherlands and its dependence on American tech infrastructure

This week, January 25, 2026, NOS published an in-depth article stating that the Netherlands has become heavily dependent on American tech services, particularly cloud and infrastructure services from major American players such as Microsoft and Amazon. According to the data research conducted by NOS, approximately 67% of domain names of government agencies, healthcare institutions, schools,

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NIS2 Supply Chain in 60 minutes?

Imagine you have 60 minutes to make your organization compliant with the NIS2 supply chain requirements. How far could you get? This experiment is based on the idea of reversing the compliance approach. So, not by first designing the necessary processes based on guidelines and then embedding them in your organization, but by implementing a

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