(Dutch News) A cyber attack on vital infrastructure, such as the provision of energy or banking services, is top of the list of fears among the Dutch, according to the latest edition of the Clingendael Institute’s foreign affairs barometer.
The research, carried out annually, gauges what the Dutch population perceives as threats and what offers them hope in the international environment. The Dutch primarily fear threats that will directly affect the community and expect they will take place within five years, such as the threat of war, the researchers found.
Second on the list of disruptive threats after a cyber attack is foreign government intervention with immigrant communities in the Netherlands, followed by an Islamic terrorist attack in third place.
