ASML’s second-quarter net profits rise by 38% as demand rallies
One of the world's biggest semiconductors suppliers, ASML, had an optimistic 2021 sales outlook released on Wednesday, where it announced a new share buyback as sales went up. Given that we are in the middle of a chip shortage, it is not surprising that ASML is confident about the future.
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France and Netherlands asked the EU Authority to regulate tech giants
France and the Netherlands yesterday called for a European Union authority to step in and introduce stricter regulations for large tech companies like Facebook and Google. The two companies, especially, are so dominant that they have effectively become the internet's default gatekeeper.
France a... Read more
‘Insufficient knowledge of cybersecurity terms in the Netherlands’.
According to a study by Cisco, the knowledge of cybersecurity terminology among Dutch companies is sub-standard. For example, one in three decision makers is not familiar with the term 'two-factor authentication'.
The study shows that 63 percent of the 550 participants in the study put cyber securit... Read more
Cabinet does not ban Huawei at construction 5G network
The government has decided that Huawei will not be excluded from the construction of 5G networks in the Netherlands. In so doing, it ignores repeated warnings from the United States (US), claiming that the Chinese government can spy through the company's equipment.
The government's decision also goe... Read more
“Dutch employees are ready to abolish the password.
The Dutch employee is ready to say goodbye to the password this year. That's what the report "The Password-Free Future" from Okta says. Three out of five employees, for example, see the advantages of using biometric data as a login method at work.
More than three-quarters of the respondents use an ... Read more
Netherlands first country to show Amber Alerts on ATMs
The national Amber Alert system will now also be used in Dutch ATMs. This makes the Netherlands the first country in the world to show the alarms on ATMs as well. For the time being, the vending machines that support this are only placed at selected locations, reports ZDNet.
Three hundred vending ma... Read more
‘AIVD is investigating possible Chinese espionage of Huawei in the Netherlands’.
The AIVD would investigate possible espionage in the Netherlands by Huawei. That's what sources of information tell the Volkskrant. A spokesman for the Chinese company denies the accusations.
Huawei would have a back door to customer data from one of the three largest telecom providers in the Nether... Read more
‘Majority of Dutch companies do not see cybercrime as a threat’.
According to research by SIDN and Connectis, the vast majority of Dutch companies do not see cybercrime as a threat among more than 500 companies. 90 percent say they do not see any (serious) danger in cybercrime for their own organisation.
67.7 percent of companies say they see cybercrime as "a li... Read more
No Cabinet decision yet on Huawei and construction of 5G network
The Cabinet has not yet made a decision on whether or not to exclude the Chinese manufacturer Huawei from the construction of a 5G network in the Netherlands. That's what Prime Minister Mark Rutte said at his weekly press conference, reports Tweakers.
Rutte said not to make any announcements about p... Read more
‘Cybercrime is still a major problem in the Netherlands’.
Despite all the campaigns, many Dutch people are still affected by cybercrime, according to a recent study by security specialist Norton LifeLock, a subsidiary of Symantec. More than half of them are also concerned about their privacy and data breaches. What is striking is that data is still easily ... Read more