Air Force ONE? No… Human Force ONE: the importance of a trusted network
NIS2 requires a change in how NCSC and the parties can find each other. Digital First and relationship management reinforce each other so that the parties continue to feel heard and (continue to) share information. PPS, ISACs, bilateral discussions, industry associations, switching organizations, KCC, conferences, etc.. We demonstrate the NCSC’s role in building confidential relationships […]
It’s One Kingdom. Let’s Start Defending Like It.
Aruba is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands — but when it comes to cybersecurity, we don’t always act like one Kingdom. We all face similar challenges, especially when it comes to limited capacity and resources. Instead of trying to solve everything on our own, why not lean on each other more? Meanwhile, cybercriminals […]
NCSCs and Scientific Research
Incident Response is a highly advanced technological field that draws, ideally, from state-of-the-art scientific research in cyber security. Historically, incident response emerged from this scientific research field and for long there was a close bond between (national) cybersecurity and research in many countries across the world. However, due to the growth of the field in […]
Operation PowerOFF: the power lies in the data
Operation PowerOFF is an ongoing operation focusing on the criminal DDoS-for-hire market. The objective? A sustaining impact on the global criminal ddos-for-hire marketplace by targeting the infrastructure, administrators and users through a maintained international law enforcement collaboration. By focusing on enforce, data collection and prevent measures, the whole DDoS ecosystem is included in the approach.
Succes & Failures in sharing data in pub-priv coalition
Share data in public – private collaboration, do analysis together and create and distribute the findings to all concerned organizations in the Netherlands. So we can make the Netherlands an unattractive target for digital attacks. Let’s change some organizational cultures, and develop, automate and secure the platform needed for this. Maybe we need some process […]
European Partnerships for a sovereign cyber future
As the European Union continues to depend heavily on non-EU providers for critical digital infrastructure—ranging from cloud services and cybersecurity tools to hardware and software—concerns over digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy are rising. This reliance poses significant risks to data privacy, supply chain resilience, and Europe’s ability to independently secure its digital future. Structural challenges […]
Facilitating cyberincident response for small businesses
Cyberattacks are a substantial and growing risk for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). There are currently many initiatives in the Netherlands to help SMEs prevent victimization, but there are few initiatives to help them with cyber incident response. In our talk, we will present our solution to organize cyber incident response for SMEs in a […]
CSIRT-CV hits different: elevating OT cybersecurity
In a context where cyberattacks on OT environments are becoming increasingly frequent and sophisticated, CSIRT-CV has created the Industrial Cybersecurity Excellence Center, with the aim of addressing the convergence of IT and OT threats in an integrated manner. One of the center’s main initiatives is the OT Cybersecurity Laboratory, an advanced lab that simulates real […]
Cyber Diplomacy Through the WiC Fellowship
How can we build a safer, more inclusive cyberspace? This 20-minute session will explore the transformative impact of the Women in International Security and Cyberspace (WiC) Fellowship – a pioneering programme jointly supported by seven governments and facilitated by the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE). With over 110 women from 55 underrepresented, small, and […]
Cyber Public-Private Partnerships – Lessons from Melissa
Over the last decades, ransomware incidents have surged all around the globe. To address this growing threat, a public-private partnership (PPP) called ‘Melissa’ was initiated in 2022 in the Netherlands, including Dutch public institutions and private cybersecurity organizations. Project Melissa offers interesting insights into what drives successful public-private partnerships in the field of cybersecurity. As […]
