Inspiration session
Zero Trust Backbone

2026 calls for more than “implicit” trust. AI-driven attacks are getting smarter and faster, NIS2 and DORA are a reality, and digital sovereignty is at the top of every governance agenda. The question is not whether your organization will adopt Zero Trust, but how quickly you can achieve it in full, without years of implementation processes.

On June 2, we are hosting an interactive inspiration session on the Zero Trust Backbone. The Zero Trust Backbone is a concept and vision to bring Zero Trust end-to-end, fully automated and sovereign, to life within organizations.

What makes the Zero Trust Backbone special?

• Full coverage of the CISA Zero Trust model. Identity, Devices, Networks, Applications & Workloads and Data, including the pillars of Visibility, Automation and Governance are incorporated into this concept, making the Zero Trust Backbone one integrated backbone.
• Automated by design. Policy, enforcement and response run fully automated, with no manual work. Fewer errors, faster response and lower TCO.
• Digital sovereignty as a starting point. You keep control of data, encryption keys and your supply chain. Geopolitical risks become manageable.
• Resilient against today’s threats. AI phishing, deepfake fraud, supply chain attacks and ransomware-as-a-service: the Zero Trust Backbone operates on the premise of trusting nothing and continuously verifying.
• Compliance-ready. NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, and BIO are not an after-the-fact checklist, but ingrained in the concept.
• No years of implementation process. The solution is relatively quick and pragmatic to implement compared to other Zero Trust approaches.

What can you expect from this session?

An interactive session where we take you through the vision, reference architecture and concrete real-world examples of the Zero Trust Backbone. You will go home with:

• New insights into how Zero Trust can be smart, pragmatic and future-proofed.
• Practical examples that you can translate to your own organization.
• Understanding how automation, Zero Trust and digital sovereignty go hand in hand.

For whom.

CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, IT Directors, Team Leads and security architects with digital sovereignty and Zero Trust within their knowledge domain.
The session is in Dutch.

Practical information

Date and time: June 2, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (includes lunch)

Location: Van Deventerlaan 30-40, 3528 AE, Utrecht