Unmasking Cyber Threats: A Collaborative Approach to Disrupting Cybercrime
To offer an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how Europol and its collaborative Law Enforcement Agencies X & Y identified, prioritised, and dismantled the infrastructure of a significant cybercriminal actor, Z. The presentation highlights the strategic and operational measures taken, culminating in recent action days that led to the arrest of key actors and the takedown […]
IDRS report demonstrates cyber resilience for NIS2/DORA
Cyber resilience is increasingly a boardroom topic, but how do C-level executives and supervisory bodies actually know whether an organisation is resilient enough? Risk dashboards and audit reports exist in abundance, yet they rarely give decision-makers the holistic, comparable, and actionable insight they need. The International Digital Reporting Standards (IDRS) was developed precisely to address […]
The hype is killing kittens, but not that grumpy old cat
In this session, we take a step back from the hype cycle and look at security through a longer, vintage, grumpy old hackers lens. From the early days of classic computer hacks to the evolution of modern vulnerability research, we revisit the techniques, mindsets, the breakthroughs and the people responsible for those, with a focus […]
Panel on European cyber security skills
The cyber security skills gap is an European challenge. There is a growing need of cyber security professionals with different skillsets in a fast-moving world. Across Europe there are many initiatives to tackle the cyber security skills gap. This panel brings together different perspectives from across the continent to address the needs, opportunities and challenges […]
The pre-intrusion layer
Most security teams are not blind to influence operations. They see the signals, but they see them late: content already spreading, impersonation already live, narratives amplified. By then, the early-stage indicators – cloned domains, coordinated account creation, AI-generated content being tested – have been visible for weeks on platforms their security stack doesn’t collect from. […]
AI has blocked the cybersecurity talent pipeline.
AI in general, and LLMs in particular, have spread like wildfire across every industry. Cybersecurity is of course no exception to this. There are many facets of the new AI-age that need to be discussed, regulated, and developed. One under-discussed facet is the effect LLMs have had on students. While every education conference has discussions […]
International Perspectives on NCSC-NL’s CCB Program
The NCSC-NL Cyber Capacity Building (CCB) program focuses on strengthening cyber resilience in priority regions such as the Indo-Pacific, Eastern Europe, and the Western Balkans. In this session, we’ll share insights from our international missions, Train-the-Trainer programs, and collaborations with partners such as FIRST & MFA-NL. We’ll discuss how we protect critical infrastructure, promote CSIRT […]
Follow the Trail: Crypto Sanctions Evasion
States increasingly pursue their geopolitical objectives through non-military means — including front companies, sanctions-busting supply chains, proxy networks, and covert financing. Cryptocurrency has become a critical enabler of this architecture: state-backed actors are now building and exploiting financial and crypto platforms specifically designed to circumvent sanctions regimes, funnelling illicit virtual asset flows through jurisdictions that […]