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Freddy Dezeure

Freddy Dezeure

Biography

Freddy Dezeure was CIO of a private company from 1982 until 1987. He joined the European Commission in 1987 where he held a variety of management positions. He founded CERT-EU in 2011 and managed it until 2017. Since then, he is an Independent Strategic Advisor in cybersecurity and cyber-risk management. Freddy founded the EU MITRE ATT&CK User Community and the CISO Metrics Working Group. He also co-founded the Cloud Security by Default initiative: https://www.securitybydefault.org/. 
He is a sought-after speaker, trainer and mentor and has a very high level of peer recognition. He has published a substantial number of pages, sharing best practices with the community: https://www.freddydezeure.eu/#publications. 

Publications

  • Dezeure, F. (2025, 20 februari). Draft secure baselines for Microsoft Azure and m365. Freddy Dezeure BV.
  • Dezeure, F. (2024, 14 december). Manifesto "Actioning Baseline Cloud Security by Default". Freddy Dezeure BV.
  • Dezeure, F. (2024, 20 november). Secure in the Cloud - by Default. Freddy Dezeure BV.
  • Dezeure, F. (2024, 3 oktober). Digital Sovereignty Is Impossible Without Big Tech. Freddy Dezeure BV.
  • Dezeure, F. (2024, 15 februari). Improving the world's cyber resilience, at scale. Implementing baseline security by default. Freddy Dezeure BV.
  • Dezeure, F. (2024, 18 januari). Cyber Threat Inform Your Board. Freddy Dezeure BV.
  • Dezeure, F., & Timmers, P. (2023, 20 december). Digital Sovereignty Is Impossible Without Big Tech. Freddy Dezeure BV.
  • Dezeure, F. (2023, 20 september). Ten Key Insights for Informed Cyber Oversight. Freddy Dezeure BV.
  • Dezeure, F. (2023, 29 juni). Keynote CERT-EU Conference: Message in a Bottle. Freddy Dezeure BV.