Compromised tax, ID, health, education, welfare and justice platforms can prevent citizens from filing documents, accessing benefits, paying benefits, renewing IDs/passports, or submitting legal applications, directly impacting daily life.
Attacks targeting ministries of defence, interior, emergency services, border control or critical infrastructure operators can expose sensitive information, disrupt emergency response, hinder crisis coordination or degrade national readiness.
Attacks can reveal citizen records, law-enforcement data, intelligence assessments, diplomatic cables, financial details or strategic plans that can be exploited by hostile actors.
Breaches can reveal citizen records, law-enforcement data, intelligence assessments, diplomatic cables, financial details or strategic plans that can be exploited by hostile actors.
Non-compliance with GDPR, NIS2 or national cybersecurity laws can lead to fines, investigations, accountability hearings, loss of public trust and – for elected officials – political consequences, especially when services are visibly disrupted.
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), tier-1 suppliers and customers may question whether you can reliably deliver or have compromised shared intellectual property (IP) and designs.
Adopted in 2022 and applicable from January 2025, DORA establishes a unified EU framework for ICT risk management in financial entities. It mandates incident reporting, digital resilience testing, third-party risk oversight, and governance accountability for operational continuity.
Entered into force in January 2023, with transposition required by October 2024, NIS2 expands cybersecurity obligations across essential sectors, including finance. It requires risk management measures, mandatory incident reporting, supply chain security, and executive-level accountability.
Effective since 2018, PSD2 regulates electronic payments in the EU and introduces strong customer authentication (SCA). It mandates secure APIs for open banking, enhances consumer protection, and enforces controls to reduce fraud in digital payment services.
Enforced since May 2018, GDPR governs the processing and protection of personal data across the EU. It mandates lawful data handling, breach notification within 72 hours, data subject rights and significant penalties for non-compliance, up to 4% of global turnover.