Resilience Digest December’25

Cyber Security Situation in Europe (EU)

Rising Cyber Disruption Risks
Election-related DDoS attacks and increasing data leaks highlight growing operational, legal, and reputational risks—requiring strong continuity plans and rapid incident response.

New regulatory obligations (NIS2) elevate expectations for resilience, reporting, and management accountability — making cyber governance a core component of risk management.

How is your organization updating cyber risk assessments to reflect rising vulnerabilities, increased ransomware activity, and new NIS2 regulatory requirements?

Do your incident response and business continuity plans adequately cover ransomware scenarios and politically motivated DDoS or sabotage attacks?

Do your emergency and business continuity plans cover scenarios where key service providers suffer cyberattacks that indirectly impact your operations?

Rising resilience expectations: The “Zeitenwende” in civil protection increases political and societal pressure on organizations to strengthen crisis preparedness and emergency structures.
Rising Energy Resilience Demands
Energy disruptions are becoming more likely as climate, cyber, and geopolitical risks grow. Increasing regulations, critical-infrastructure interdependencies, and higher stakeholder expectations make stronger resilience and early strategic alignment essential.

Are your existing emergency response and communication processes integrated with the expanding capabilities of federal agencies (BBK, THW, BSI, BKA)?

Have you revised your risk assessments and business continuity plans to align with the increased threat landscape and new civil-protection requirements?

Is your organization prepared for potential new regulatory requirements arising from the UK Energy Resilience Strategy? and How well can your organization coordinate with national authorities and energy providers during crises or outages?