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.
Marijke Verhavert
Director
TomorrowLab
Miguel de Bruycker
Managing Director General
Centre for Cyber security Belgium
Bjørn Watne
Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer
Telenor
Anastasiya Tretyak
Senior Cyber Security Consultant
EY Belgium
Dave Maasland
Owner & CEO
ESET Netherlands
Margo Cronin
Principal Solution Architect, Securtiy & Compliance
Amazon Web Services
Anthony Green
Co-Founder
OpenRep
Ivana Butorac
EU Compliance Manager
Sopra Steria
Luigi Rebuffi
Secretary General
European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)
Stefaan Hinderyckx
Senior Vice President – Cybersecurity
NTT Ltd.
Jean-Noël de Galzain
Founder & CEO
WALLIX Group
Dieter Van Den Bosch
Founder
ThreatExposure
Cindy Wubben
Chief Information Security Officer Public Segment
Visma
Karel Baert
Chief Executive Officer
Febelfin
Lesley Kipling
Chief Security Advisor
Microsoft
Claudio Solano
EA, ICT & Security Architect
Jan Populaire
Director
Psybersafe
Geert Baudewijns
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Secutec
Andrew Rose
Chief Security Officer
SoSafe
Marc Laliberte
Director of Security Operations
WatchGuard Technologies
Rob van Dun
Chief Executive Officer
Calculus
Christo Butcher
Executive consultant
Fox-IT
Alexandru Lazar
Program Officer
CyberPeace Institute
Jean-François Simons
VP EMEA
Aviation ISAC