SecAppDev 2026 Faculty
Freddy Dezeure
Deputy CISO of Europe, Microsoft
Freddy Dezeure, Deputy CISO – Europe since August 2025. Contributes to Microsoft’s cybersecurity and resilience strategy, ensuring implementation across the products and services relevant to the European Market. Coordinates activities to implement security by default. Independent Advisor (2017-2025), Official at the European Commission (1987-2017), CIO of a private company (1982-1987). Founder of CERT-EU, EU MITRE ATT&CK User Community and CISO Metrics Working Group. Startup advisor and Board trainer.
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Grab your seat nowSecurity by default - A European perspective on cyber resilience
Deep-dive lecture by Freddy Dezeure in room Lemaire
A technical deep dive into how Microsoft implements security, resilience, and regulatory compliance at scale—mapping NIS2, DORA, and Secure‑by‑Default principles to concrete controls, engineering processes, and tenant‑level protections
Key takeaway: Learn how regulatory requirements become enforceable controls, measurable metrics, and practical Secure‑by‑Default engineering across cloud systems