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

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.

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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.

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