ZeroFox Intelligence - Western Europe Regional Assessment

Product Serial: A-2023-07-28a

TLP:CLEAR

In this regional assessment, ZeroFox researchers establish the key geopolitical and security risks facing Western Europe and provide forward-looking statements on how these will likely impact the region in the coming months.

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Geopolitical and Physical GEO

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Key Findings

Europe has identified advanced and clean energy technologies as key industries it needs to develop.
Billions in new investments are vulnerable to cyberattacks by financially-motivated threat actors.
Acts of violence and threats from far-right groups have become the main physical security concern for a host of European countries.
Europe’s high energy and operating costs are increasing the number of bankruptcies and risk seeing business move elsewhere.
Europe will likely leverage its large market to force importers to comply with its regulations.
Europe has identified Chinese political, economic, and cyber retaliation as the critical threats to its economic security.