{"id":248453,"date":"2026-05-18T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/dutch-parliament-to-debate-cybersecurity-as-regulator-warns-business-defenses-are-too-low\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:39:00","slug":"dutch-parliament-to-debate-cybersecurity-as-regulator-warns-business-defenses-are-too-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/dutch-parliament-to-debate-cybersecurity-as-regulator-warns-business-defenses-are-too-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Parliament to Debate Cybersecurity as Regulator Warns Business Defenses Are \u201cToo Low\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cxtoday.com\/security-privacy-compliance\/dutch-parliament-to-debate-cybersecurity-as-regulator-warns-business-defenses-are-too-low\/\">Dutch Parliament to Debate Cybersecurity as Regulator Warns Business Defenses Are \u201cToo Low\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cxtoday.com\/security-privacy-compliance\/dutch-parliament-to-debate-cybersecurity-as-regulator-warns-business-defenses-are-too-low\/\">https:\/\/www.cxtoday.com\/security-privacy-compliance\/dutch-parliament-to-debate-cybersecurity-as-regulator-warns-business-defenses-are-too-low\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-18 10:39:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cxtoday.com\">www.cxtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dutch Parliament will hold a session on cybersecurity on May 20 amid growing concerns over the digital resilience of businesses in the country, after the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), warned that security standards \u201chave remained too low for years,\u201d and called for stronger preventive oversight powers.<\/p>\n<p>In a position paper released ahead of the discussion, the independent regulator identified three \u201curgently needed improvements\u201d to cybersecurity in the Netherlands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>raising baseline security standards across organizations and suppliers;<\/li>\n<li>limiting the impact of data breaches through stricter data governance; and<\/li>\n<li>expanding supervisory capacity so that authorities can conduct more preventive, risk-based enforcement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The AP said cyber incidents and data breaches in the Netherlands have become routine, pointing to a sharp rise in reported breaches. More than 44,000 data breaches were reported to the regulator in 2025, up from about 38,000 in 2024, according to the paper. Part of the regulator\u2019s supervision includes mandatory reporting requirements and risk-based supervision under the legal framework of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrevention remains better than cure,\u201d the regulator said, while warning that limited resources force it to focus primarily on the most serious incidents after breaches occur, rather than on proactive monitoring before attacks happen.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s meeting is expected to bring together government officials, regulators, businesses and cybersecurity stakeholders as the Netherlands faces increasing pressure to strengthen digital defenses against ransomware attacks, data theft and supply-chain vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The AP said that years of breach notifications have revealed persistent weaknesses in both technical safeguards and organizational governance. 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