According to Andrea Nicelli, Head of Italy and Spain at Resilience, Italy’s critical infrastructure is highly vulnerable to cyber threats, ranking fourth globally and first in Europe for cyber-attacks in 2024. The healthcare, government and university sectors, particularly at risk due to lacking basic IT security, experienced multiple ransomware attacks, a threat predicted to cost businesses €52bn this year. Cyber risk management requires urgent reassessment, with increased defence measures and adherence to EU cybersecurity regulations.

Hackers steal 1.6 million patient records in major healthcare breach
Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC), a nonprofit providing lab testing services to reproductive health clinics in 31 US states, confirmed a data breach affecting about 1.6