A nationwide failure of the train radio system on 23 June 2026 brought rail traffic in Germany to a standstill and demonstrates the risks of critical infrastructure’s dependence on centralized communication systems.
Russian-speaking initial-access brokers have attacked at least 430,000 FortiGate firewalls with FortiBleed and harvested login credentials to gain access to corporate networks.
Russia-aligned APTs conduct first-known attacks on NATO energy infrastructure using wiper malware, while AI-enabled malware and North Korea cooperation establish new threat vectors.
The CritInfra Ordinance draft contains definitional gaps and relies on a 20-year-old, methodologically disputed threshold of 500,000 persons that does not adequately reflect actual critical infrastructure risks.
The Commission is suing France and Spain before the CJEU for non-implementation of the NIS2 Directive to enforce comprehensive regulatory protection of critical infrastructure.
Stormshield launches the SNi50, an OT firewall with network segmentation, protocol inspection, and VPN remote maintenance designed to ensure high availability and NIS2 compliance for critical infrastructure.