NIS 2 Directive: an opportunate shift in European cybersecurity
As the NIS Directive, which has allowed a shift in mindset among institutional actors and key organizations in sensitive sectors since 2016 in their approach and understanding of cybersecurity issues, the entry into force of NIS 2 in autumn 2024 represents a major move for the entire economic world.
The new mandatory legislation, which set higher cybersecurity standards at the European level, will indeed lead to a wide range of sectors and services to enhance their cyber resilience against growing threats, thus signaling a shift towards a systematic approach to cybersecurity across the continent.
But beyond this standard imposing obligations on organizations, NIS 2 is a real opportunity for our economy. By pushing a comprehensive strengthening of digital security, the directive addresses a significant risk directly linked to the rapid digital transformation of our society: the even more rapid progression of the cyber risk our economy faces. Now more than ever, digital security and European collaboration must be a priority.
Theo Francken 🇧🇪
Belgium's Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade
Connie McIntosh 🇦🇺🇫🇮
Head of Security, Ericsson
Éléonore Simonet 🇧🇪
Belgium's Minister for SME's
Ken Munro 🇬🇧
Ethical Hacker, Pen Test Partners
Mario Beccia 🇮🇹
Director Cybersecurity, Council of the European Union
Chris Kubecka 🇺🇸
CEO, HypaSec
Thomas Stubbings 🇦🇹🇬🇧
CEO, Cyber Trust Services GmbH
Katleen Seeuws 🇧🇪🇺🇸
Vice President Standards & Guidance, CIA, CGAP, CRMA, CFE, CISA
David Martens 🇧🇪
Head of Product Security, Barco
Pierre Ciparisse 🇧🇪
Belgian Cyber Force & Cyber Command, SGRS / Belgian Defence
Andrea Campora 🇮🇹
Managing Director, Leonardo’s Cyber & Security Solutions Division Chairperson of ECSO
Liliana Musetan 🇷🇴
Head of Unit Council of the European Union
Vladimir Kropotov🇷🇺
Principal Researcher – Head of User Behavior Research, TrendAI
Pascal Rogiest 🇱🇺
General manager Clarence, joint venture LuxConnect & Proximus
Henri van Soest 🇧🇪
Senior Analyst & Professor, RAND Europe / RAND School of Public Policy
Paul Bayle
Group CISO, Atos Group
Robert Lipovsky 🇸🇰
Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher, ESET
Stefaan Hinderyckx 🇧🇪
Senior Vice President Cybersecurity, NTT DATA
Marc Samson 🇨🇼🇳🇱
Board Member and Director of Research, ISACA
Jo De Muynck 🇧🇪
Head of the Operational Cooperation Unit of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA
Kristof Tuyteleers 🇧🇪
Chief Information Security Officer, DNS Belgium
Thibault Bougon 🇫🇷
Field CTO EMEA, SentinelOne
Daniel Du Seuil 🇧🇪
Innovation Manager, Blue Cluster
Nick Peeters 🇧🇪
Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Soterics
Vandy Berten 🇧🇪
ICT Researcher, SMALS
Bertrand Michaux & Denis Hiernaux 🇧🇪
Bertrand, Researcher and Coordinator of Industrial Computing, Haute Ecole Louvain en Hainaut | Denis, Datacenter Project Manager, Haute Ecole Louvain en Hainaut
Yves Van Seters 🇧🇪
Valorisation manager, Antwerp Maritime Academy
Sarah Ampe 🇧🇪
Manager Digital Risk, EY Advisory
Loïc Lejoly 🇧🇪
GenAI tech lead, Mlops & Data Scientist, Keiro Founder of Pseudia