GERMANY  TO SET NEW PROCUREMENT RULES FOR PUBLIC MARKETS The German Bundestag on 23 April 2026 adopted the “𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗴𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇” (Procurement Acceleration Act) whic not only includes some simplification measures but fundamentally restructures public procurement. The objective is to accelerate procedures, reduce documentation and verification burdens, raise thresholds for direct awards

CDC GROUP STRATEGY ON RESILIENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY We here below reproduce a post by Arnaud Martin, CDC Group Operations risks director, on their choices regarding IT systems. CDC Group is a proud member of the ECA. Digital transformation must not come at the expense of security or strategic autonomy. This

AI CDC GROUP WILL RELY ON SOPRA STERIA TO DEPLOY GEN AND AGENTIC AI The two companies have signed a global agreement for a period of 4 years. Besides infrastructure and orchestration, the project includes applications such as : advanced search, specific agents for security, HR, or procurement, contract analysis

ENCLAIVE COMMENTS GERMAN MOVE AHEAD ON CONFIDENTIAL COMPUTING Our German member ENCLAIVE informs on interesting developments in Germany, regarding use of confidential computing, a domain of expertise for ENCLAIVE. « C5 » and « C3A », quoted below, are sectorial cybersecurity rules enforced by the national Agency BDI. A brief

The Teaming Up for Cyber event, hosted by the European Champions Alliance (ECA) at the INCYBER Forum 2026 in Lille, marked a pivotal moment for the European cybersecurity ecosystem. By gathering a diverse group of stakeholders, including CISOs, prestigious institutions like the Fraunhofer Institute, the Dutch Ministry of Finance, various

ADT Breach: Millions of records exposed in cloud compromise Home security giant ADT sufferedata breach that appears to have exposed personally identifiable information pertaining to 5.5 million customers. ADT provides security services for homes and small businesses, runs a variety of sales and service offices nationwide, as well as six 24/7 monitoring and support

SEKOIA ASSESSES ITS SOVEREIGNTY POSTURE In a remarkable stance, SEKOIA has checked its sovereign posture against EU criteri. To know more POINTSHARP As our readers know, Pointsharp has its roots in Sweden, Germany, and Denmark. « When we talk about the benefits of solutions made in Europe, especially as the world

We are delighted to welcome Nucleon Security as a new member of the European Champions Alliance. We are also pleased to extend a warm welcome to the entire team, and especially to Anas Chanaa, CEO and Co-Founder of Nucleon Security, whom we are proud to feature today. Founded in 2019