The UK National Cyber Security Centre has warned that operational technology systems are increasingly being targeted by cyber attackers, highlighting the risks posed by internet-exposed industrial devices. The warning follows a wave of attacks against US water and wastewater utilities in July that affected internet-facing programmable logic controllers and, in some cases, disrupted operations.
ETSI has published a Technical Report defining 18 standardised metrics for assessing data quality, covering reliability, completeness, bias, privacy and other characteristics relevant to data-driven and AI systems.
Spain and Mexico have signed a memorandum covering cooperation in artificial intelligence, supercomputing, cybersecurity, digital skills, connectivity and the use of technology for climate and disaster management.
ICANN has introduced a new Time to Mitigation metric in Domain Metrica to show how long reported domains remain reachable after being identified as potential DNS abuse.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is ending regional support for six free cybersecurity assessment programmes as it seeks to streamline its services amid workforce pressures.
ICANN has appointed Analysys Mason as the provider for the Geographic Names and Reserved Names Panels for the 2026 New gTLD Program, which will assess applications against specific eligibility and documentation requirements.
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have backed investment in AI, digital infrastructure and digital assets while calling for responsible innovation, financial stability and stronger measures against technology-enabled financial crime.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has adopted a package of measures on artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and information security, including plans for regional computing capacity and closer cooperation among member states.
The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre has opened a €96 million call under the Digital Europe Programme to support cybersecurity technologies, AI-based security tools, critical infrastructure resilience and implementation of EU cybersecurity rules.
ARTICLE 19 has criticised Meta’s US settlement on child safety, arguing that some of the agreed measures could restrict freedom of expression and privacy while leaving broader platform design issues insufficiently addressed.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
