Sovereignty: From Promise to Practice

Digital sovereignty is no longer just an ideal but a practical necessity for organizations seeking true independence from Big Tech or geopolitical influences. This deep-dive session moves beyond theory to explore the real-world challenges and solutions of achieving digital autonomy.Experts will share candid insights on overcoming technical and organizational barriers, driving cultural change, and implementing […]

Why data protection needs a sovereign makeover

Hacks at ODIDO and Clinical Diagnostics, and data breaches at various trusted government organisations such as GGD, Police, Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen and many others all imply the obvious: we need better protection of our sensitive data. This calls for new approaches for still too often neglected threats. For this purpose, Radboud University’s iHub has been […]

From Attack to National Disclosure: One Week Inside Odido’s cyber incident.

In February 2026 Odido was hit by a cyber attack resulting in a data breach impacting millions of customers in the Netherlands. This session gives insights into what happened during the first days, from the perspective of our cyber defense center, as well as what happened in our organization shortly thereafter.

A Pragmatic Path to Continuous Purple Teaming

Attackers automate. With AI-native adversaries now using frontier models like Mythos or Astra to adapt tradecraft and scale operations at machine speed, the gap between attacker tempo and defender tempo is widening fast. Yet most organizations still validate their defenses once or twice a year and assume the results hold up. They rarely do: infrastructure […]