How Europe Is Building Its Cyber Resilience

DDoS Protection , Events , Governance & Risk Management How Europe Is Building Its Cyber Resilience ENISA's de Vries on DDoS, Security Training and Road to Single Reporting Platform Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • March 27, 2026     Share Post Share Credit Eligible Get Permission Video Player 00:00 00:00 Hans De Vries, chief cybersecurity and operations officer, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA Europe's cybersecurity posture is hardening, but the threat landscape is evolving faster, said Hans de Vries, chief cybersecurity and operations officer at European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, or ENISA. From supply chain disruptions to ransomware legislation, the pressure to build genuinely resilient societies has never been greater. See Also: Why Healthcare Faces Rising Risks From Shadow AI Distributed denial-of-service attacks - largely fueled by hacktivists - dominate the threat volume, though de Vries said only about 2% cause significant damage. The more consequential risks lie in phishing, vulnerability exploitation and ransomware. He pushed back on a purely reactive security mindset: "It's not only about detecting and response. A lot of stuff is about preventing," he said, stressing the need for training, exercises and process discipline. In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSAC Conference 2026, de Vries also discussed: Why cross-border member state cooperation has improved markedly over the past decade; ENISA's ambitions to become a top-level root CNA and potentially a last-resort CVE authority; The agency's plans for Cyber Europe 2026, the single reporting platform and the European digital wallet. In his 20 years of experience as a cybersecurity professional, de Vries has worked closely with multiple stakeholders, including government agencies, private sector organizations and international partners. At ENISA, he represents the agency in the NIS Cooperation Group, the European Cyber Crisis Liaison Organization Network and the CSIRTs Network.