SURF Security & Privacy Conference
At this two-day conference, you will hear all about current security and privacy topics, covering technical and policy as well as legal aspects. In addition, it is of course the event to connect with colleagues from other institutions.
The SURF Security & Privacy Conference takes place annually. On this page, you will find general information about the conference.
Anita Polderdijk-Rijntjes, Security & Privacy Award 2026
Every year, SURF presents the Security & Privacy Award in recognition of contributions to keeping or making our sector secure, open, accessible, privacy-friendly and reliable.
Organisation
The SURF Security & Privacy Conference is organised by SURF and SURFcert together with the SCIPR and SCIRT communities.
SURFcert
SURFcert's team offers 24/7 support for security incidents from our experts. They have also developed tools you can use to optimise security at your institution yourself. Together, we minimise the inconvenience of DDoS attacks.
SCIRT community
SCIRT is the community for operational security experts. Members discuss current security challenges and exchange the latest tips & tricks with peers. SCIRT stands for SURF Community of Incident Response Teams.
SCIPR community
Information security officers and privacy officers in education work together in the SCIPR Community. Among other things, the members together draw up policy and guidelines to improve information security and privacy at your institution. SCIPR stands for SURF Community for Information Security and Privacy.