Today, 2 April 2025, the CISO Community of the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) has signed a Partnership Agreement with CESIN – Club des Experts de la Sécurité de l’Information et du Numérique during the INCYBER Forum Europe (FIC) in Lille, France. Through this Partnership, Members of both communities will engage in structured and meaningful collaboration.
The aim is to support CISOs at all levels by fostering knowledge and best practices sharing and enhancing visibility for common objectives. It includes cooperation on events, workshops, conferences, and any future activities agreed upon.
Shared benefits for Members
- Supporting activities of CISOs at local, national and international level.
- Sharing best practices and experience across organisations and CISOs.
- Raising visibility for the activities with common objectives.
- Collaborating on events, workshops, and conferences at national or international (European) such as the ECSO CISO Meetup 2025.
“Partnering with CISO Community Nederland is a great step towards converging and strengthening the voice of European CISOs. With their support, the ECSO CISO Community aims to enrich the activities of Dutch and European CISOs through mutual collaboration. We look forward to the synergies and opportunities sparking from our joint efforts.” — Luigi Rebuffi, ECSO Secretary General
“This partnership between the ECSO CISO Community and CISO Platform Nederland exemplifies our commitment to deepening collaboration and enhancing cybersecurity across the EU. By uniting our efforts, we can significantly strengthen the security posture of organizations, ensuring a more resilient and secure digital landscape.” — Mahdi Abdulrazak, Board Member of CISO Platform Nederland and ECSO CISO Ambassador for the Netherlands
What is CESIN?
The Club des Experts de la Sécurité de l’Information et du Numérique – CESIN – is a non-profit association that promotes the exchange of knowledge, the sharing of experience, and cooperation between information and digital security professionals. Its active members are experts in information and digital security management positions (RSSI, DSSI, DSI, CISO) within private or public companies, excluding commercial companies whose main activity is the supply of information and digital security equipment or consulting. Specialists in law related to information and digital security are also active members. Read more.
About the ECSO CISO Community
The ECSO CISO Community hosts Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and other cybersecurity experts working closely with CISOs, from all across Europe and sectors. Its objective is to promote the exchange of information, good practices, and threat intelligence, and to develop common positions of cybersecurity practitioners. To achieve this, the ECSO CISO Community provides regular discussions on topics of general interest to CISOs with a variety of backgrounds and experience levels.
Sebastijan Čutura
Manager of the CISO Network and Related Policies
sebastijan.cutura[at]ecs-org.eu
Tomasz Michałowski
Junior Manager for European Cyber Security Community
tomasz.michalowski[at]ecs-org.eu
