Squaring the Circle: Lawful Access to Encrypted Data while preserving Cyber Security

In 2025, the EU Commission presented a roadmap for effective and lawful access to data for law enforcement. This presentation will cover the conflicting needs of law enforcement and the cyber security community, explain why old wiretapping regulations cannot easily be transferred to the Internet age, and survey the solution space. The focus will be […]

Lessons from recent Cyber Threat Disruption Operations

Non-profit organization The Shadowserver Foundation is the world’s largest provider of free cyber threat intelligence. For the past 15+ years they have worked quietly behind the scenes to support Law Enforcement, nCSIRTs and private industry partners in some of the most significant cyber threat disruptions operations, notifying victims and providing remediation data. Shadowserver will share […]

Sovereignty by Design: Europe’s SaaS Resilience Playbook

Europe’s digital sovereignty agenda is legitimate and necessary. But the market cannot deliver homegrown solutions fast enough — spreading investment too thin risks building a monoculture that makes adversaries’ jobs easier. Meanwhile, Baltic cable sabotage, service termination by decree, and an unpredictable transatlantic relationship have turned theoretical cut-off scenarios into planning realities. This session delivers […]

Be a better ally.

This talk will provide practical ways on how to become a better ally to underrepresented groups in the field of Cybersecurity. Recent HCSS research shows that a significant share of women in the Netherlands experience frequent feelings of insecurity in public and online spaces, leading to structural behavioral adaptations such as avoidance strategies and continuous […]

NXP’s Integrated Approach to Insider Risk

Insider risk has emerged as one of the most significant threats to technology-driven organizations, particularly those with a strong reliance on long term, high value intellectual property (IP). This session presents NXP’s integrated approach to managing insider risk, with a specific focus on the detection, prevention, and response to IP exfiltration. It explains how insider […]

Flatline vs. Recovery: Responding to Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare

Few word combinations are more dreadful than “ransomware” and “healthcare.” Despite countless hours and substantial investment, we see it more and more — not less. News outlets and cybersecurity blogs offer tips to “prevent,” “detect,” and “recover”; warn that “it’s not a matter of if, but when”; yet many still struggle to turn that guidance […]

Insights from Next Frontiers in Cybersecurity Research

In this dynamic lightning talk type session, cutting-edge PhD researchers will take the stage to unveil their groundbreaking work, from AI-driven threats to cybersecurity govenance to PQC. Exploring the state-of-the-art in future cybersecurity research, their multidisciplinary insights bridge academia, industry, and society. Get ready for a fast-paced dive into the innovations shaping tomorrow’s digital defenses, […]

Collaborating in the Cyber Resilience Network &Cyclotron

The Netherlands is taking a major step forward in public–private cyber resilience through the development of the Cyber Resilience Network (Cyberweerbaarheidsnetwerk/CWN) and the Cyclotron collaboration. Through these initiatives, we are jointly building a new, trusted ecosystem that structurally strengthens public–private cooperation. This session presents practical examples of types of collaboration, the results thereof, and lessons […]

Humans as crucial partners in cybersecurity & resilience

Cybersecurity has evolved from a technical discipline into an interdisciplinary field that increasingly recognizes humans as a valuable resource. A new paradigm shifts focus from blaming human error to empowering people as part of the solution. This framework aims to strengthen cyber resilience by supporting employees in detecting, addressing, and recovering from incidents. We will […]