Field notes from the front line of cyber defence
Threat briefings, regulatory analysis and engineering deep-dives by the Safesqr team.
Cyber briefing
May 4, 2026· 6 min read
Cybercrime in the Netherlands: A Growing Digital Threat
The Netherlands' world-class digital infrastructure makes it both a leader and a prime target. A look at how the threat landscape has evolved, why Dutch organisations are attractive, and what defenders can do.
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May 2, 2026· 4 min read
Cybercrime in Germany in 2026
A short snapshot of the cybercrime picture in Germany in 2026 — who is being targeted, which tactics dominate, and what defenders should prioritise.
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April 29, 2026· 4 min read
Ransomware attacks in the Netherlands
A short overview of the ransomware threat landscape in the Netherlands and a few practical steps Dutch organisations can take today.
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April 22, 2026· 9 min read
Nine crypto scams every investigator should be able to spot in 2026
Pig butchering, fake recovery agents, address poisoning — a tour of the nine crypto fraud patterns we currently see most often, and the on-chain signatures that give them away.
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April 12, 2026· 7 min read
From a 50,000-line chat export to a clear case picture with i2 TextChart
Practical workflow for turning unstructured conversation data — WhatsApp, Telegram, encrypted-app exports — into entities, links and a courtroom-ready chart.
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March 30, 2026· 6 min read
OSINT without the rookie mistakes: a checklist for new investigators
The mistakes we see most in fresh OSINT teams — operator hygiene, attribution leaks, and how to make collected evidence stand up in court.
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March 15, 2026· 8 min read
Ransomware: the first hour decides the case
What we ask, do and document during the first sixty minutes of a ransomware incident — and why the next sixty hours depend almost entirely on how the first sixty went.
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February 28, 2026· 5 min read
Digital Life Legacy: when the evidence outlives the suspect
Digital estates are showing up in more and more cases — inheritance disputes, undeclared crypto, even unresolved homicides. A short look at the legal and forensic shape of the problem.
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February 8, 2026· 6 min read
Training pathways for digital investigators in 2026
Our refreshed training curriculum: where we recommend new investigators start, what mid-career analysts should add, and which courses are now available remotely.
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