Technical Resilience Day
On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, SURF is organizing a themed event on Technical Resilience in education and research. This event is intended for both CISOs and operational security professionals, and is entirely focused on strengthening digital security, from testing approaches to red teaming, and from DNS security to joint future explorations.
- Congress building De Vereeniging, Mariaplaats 14, Utrecht.
During the programme:
- We’ll share insights on the approach “from Check to Hack”
- Introduce the ART-SURF red teaming framework
- Explore real-world examples from institutions
- Delve into topics such as DNSSEC and DNS firewalls
- Gather your input, ideas, and inspiration
And of course, we’ll round off with networking drinks.
For whom?
This meeting is intended for both CISOs and operational security professionals. The sessions are in Dutch.
Concept programme
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Opening by SURF Welcome, purpose and outline of the day. |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Plenary presentation: SURF's red teaming framework What is it, how do you deploy it, and what lessons can we learn from other sectors? |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Break-out session 1 (choice): A. Mini-simulation: from Check to Hack in practice B. Design a red teaming scenario: get started with threat intelligence yourself |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | DNSSEC and DNS firewalls A session on setup, management and the role of DNS in your security. |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Break-out session 2: Future & needs A. Priorities and bottlenecks within institutions B. Structural embedding of testing C. Expectations towards SURF |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Break |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Red teaming: experiences from the field What worked, what didn't, and what did it deliver? |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Joint feedback and conclusion What do we take away and how to proceed? |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Networking drinks |
Sign up now Technical Resilience Day
- Congress building De Vereeniging, Mariaplaats 14, Utrecht.