Security Implications of 6G Rollouts in European Smart Cities
The rapid evolution of mobile communication technologies has continuously transformed urban infrastructure, services, and governance. With the global deployment of 5G networks still underway, research and development efforts are increasingly focused on 6G, which is expected to be implemented around the year 2030. The next generation of wireless network will most likely offer unprecedented data rates, ultra-low latency, and massive device connectivity. […]
The Cloudflare Outage and the Dependencies We Never Mapped
Two days ago, November 18th, 2025, Cloudflare went down. And with it, a significant chunk of the internet stopped working. X (formerly Twitter) became inaccessible. ChatGPT threw errors. Shopify stores went dark. McDonald’s self-service kiosks displayed the dreaded “Cloudflare Error” message. Even DownDetector—the site people visit to check if things are down—couldn’t load because it also relies on Cloudflare. […]
Password? Louvre: How the Museum Heist Unmasked the Perils of Under-Prioritised Security
One would think that the most visited museum in the world, housing priceless artwork and archaeological finds, would have a robust security measure and be prepared for anything. However, on 19 October 2025, one of the most dramatic recent thefts unfolded at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Disguised as construction workers, a group of thieves used a truck-mounted lift to reach a window of the Galerie d’Apollon, home […]
The Dark Web’s New Economy: Credential Leaks and Insider Access Sales
The dark web isn’t what most people think it is. Forget the Hollywood image of hooded hackers in basements, today’s cybercrime operates more like Wall Street than a spy thriller. There’s a thriving marketplace economy where credentials are commodities, access is auctioned, and a company’s network entry point might cost less than a nice dinner. […]
The Cost of One Click: What Microsoft’s Azure Outage Says About Human Risk
It always starts small. A line of code, a rushed update, an innocent configuration tweak. On October 29, that “small thing” cascaded into something much bigger: a global disruption across Microsoft’s Azure and 365 services, hours before the company was due to release its quarterly earnings. Our own platform felt the impact as well. For […]
Managing Low-Probability, High-Impact Risks
The concept of black swan events was popularized by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his best-selling book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. In it, Taleb describes rare events that seem impossible to predict, carry extreme consequences, and only appear obvious in hindsight. Black swans fall completely outside of any expectations and force […]
Navigating Financial Uncertainty: Key Takeaways from the ESAs’ Autumn 2025 Report
Financial institutions across Europe are navigating some of the most uncertain conditions in recent memory. Inflation may have eased, but high interest rates continue to weigh on households and corporates, while growth prospects remain limited. Add to that the volatility triggered by geopolitical tensions, supply chain shifts, and increasingly complex cyber threats, and the picture […]
Denmark Grounded: Drones Test Airport Security
On the morning of September 25, Aalborg Airport in Denmark was forced to shut down for several hours. The reason? Drones. According to Danish police, “more than one drone” was spotted circling the airport, lights on, lingering in the area for roughly three hours. During that time, flights were diverted, operations were halted, and […]
Climate Change as a Security Risk: Are Companies Ready for What’s Coming?
It’s a Monday morning, and you’re rushing to get your coffee before the first meeting of the day. Outside, the weather seems… off. Too hot, too dry, or maybe the storm last week left a trail of unexpected damage. You might not immediately think of these weather events as a security problem, but for businesses […]
Our AI Threat Suggestions, Now Even Smarter
At Human Risks, we’ve always focused on making security risk management smarter, giving teams the clarity and confidence they need to make better decisions every day. We know how challenging it can be to track threats, incidents, and assets across multiple sites, which is why we’ve built a platform that prioritizes the information your team […]
