Dutch agency determines nation-state threats to European businesses.
The Russian threat against Europe is increasing, after a possible end to the war against Ukraine, warns the Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD.
According to Reuters, the agency also disclosed attempted intrusions against a public service organisation and critical infrastructure entity in the country as a precursor to sabotage operations.
Additional findings in the MIVD report also emphasised China as a significant threat to Europe. Aside from its support to Russia amid its war against Ukraine, China has also been launching cyberespionage operations against the Dutch semiconductor sector in a bid to obtain intellectual property.
Such threats indicate a need for Europe to bolster military operations, according to Reesink. "If you look at the speed at which Russia is increasing its military complex, its equipment, its artillery, it's by far much faster than we do in Europe, even in the U.S. So that creates a sort of window of vulnerability for us.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
