Bridging the technology gap: How Europe is building its digital infrastructure - BNP Paribas Asset Management

Europe is actively investing in key technologies – AI, semiconductors, and cloud computing – to reduce reliance on external powers and strengthen its digital infrastructure, global competitiveness and resilience Via initiatives like the European Technological Sovereignty Package, the Chips Act 2.0, and the Critical Raw Materials Act, the EU is providing a stable, long-term framework to bolster digital and industrial infrastructure

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A supply-chain attack involving ConnectWise’s cloud services has exposed Microsoft 365 customers to unauthorized application access, with researchers reporting successful sign-ins across 173 partner and customer tenants. The incident centres on credentials associated with ConnectWise Cloud Backup, formerly SkyKick, and raises concerns about attackers exploiting permissions already entrusted to business software. ConnectWise has confirmed unauthorized access to application identities within its Cloud Backup environment. In an October 17 update on its service-status page, the company said it was shutting off application access, interrupting customer backups while investigation and remediation continued.