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DDoS attacks in Q3 2025

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The DDoS mitigation service NaWas protects participants in the digital infrastructure against DDoS attacks and provides insight into changing trends in the field of DDoS. We are happy to share this knowledge so that we can stand stronger together in the fight against DDoS attacks.

In the third quarter of 2025, NaWas detected a total of 1,406 DDoS attacks. Measured in terms of the number of bits, the largest attack amounted to over 132.8 Gbps. In terms packets per second, the largest attack was 19.54 Mpps.

Application Layer (L7) DNS and HTTP request flood events were the most common attack vectors and were observed in 28% of all attacks in the third quarter of 2025. In addition, DNS Amplification remains the most impactful attack vector, accounting for 26% of the total number of attacks.

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Thursday, 27 November – 1:50 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Haven is an open solution for platform- and supplier-independent Cloud services. Haven is a building block of the pGDI and the NDS. Haven offers agnostic configuration of Cloud technology and provides organisations with a feasible exit plan. Expect an inspiring story about the practice of ecosystem-driven collaboration, in which we use the power of digitisation for the benefit of society.

Highlights:

  • Haven+
  • Ecosystem-driven collaboration
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  • Data sovereignty

About Jacco Brouwer

Jacco Brouwer works for the Association of Netherlands Municipalities as Cloud Policy Coordinator and represents municipal interests in the NDS implementation programme on Cloud. From the Innovation Knowledge Centre at VNG, Jacco is the initiator of the public Incubator GROEI, through which VNG guides municipal collaboration and innovations based on a start-up philosophy in scaling up to broad and collective use among municipalities and fellow authorities.

Jacqueline van de Werken is bijna 10 jaar actief als global general counsel bij Leaseweb, na een loopbaan in de advocatuur en actief te zijn geweest in legal & regulatory affairs bij buitenlandse telecom/ datacom aanbieders.

Sinds enige tijd is Jacqueline ook board member & secretaris van brancheorganisatie Dutch Cloud Community. Als president/chair bij Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers Europe richt ze zich ook op het behartigen van regulatory belangen van de IAAS cloud sector.

Woensdag 26 november 

Van vrijwillig naar verplicht: de nieuwe werkelijkheid van regelgeving voor providers

Interactieve sessie

11:15 – 12:00 uur

Ir. Bas Dunnebier EngD

Bas Dunnebier is Chief Science and Technology Officer (CSTO) bij de Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD). De CSTO speelt in op de kansen en uitdagingen die technologische en wetenschappelijke innovatie met zich meebrengen, onder meer voor de offensieve en defensieve taken van de dienst.

Eerder vervulde Dunnebier verschillende andere functies binnen de AIVD, waaronder die van hoofd Unit Weerbaarheid. Hij heeft daardoor een brede expertise ontwikkeld op het gebied van (cyber)weerbaarheid, inlichtingen, en technologieën zoals AI, quantum en cryptologie. Hij studeerde Toegepaste Wiskunde aan de Universiteit Twente, en Informatie- en Communicatietechnologie aan de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. Voordat Dunnebier bij de AIVD kwam werken, werkte hij onder meer bij Thales, TNO en Technolution.

Het huidige dreigingsbeeld volgens de AIVD: wat nu te doen?

Woensdag 26 november 
14:00 – 14:35
Parkzaal: Wet- en Weerbaarheid

During his presentation, Dr. Alberto P. Martí will provide an update on the European IPCEI Cloud Infrastructure and Services (CIS) project.

Thursday, 27 November

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Parkzaal: Towards digital autonomy

During NBIP NEXT, René will share more about the implementation of the eEvidence legislation that will come into force for internet service providers on 18 August 2026.

Wednesday 26 November

3:00 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.

Parkzaal: Track Law & Resilience

During NBIP NEXT, Johan will give a presentation as part of the DDoS Mitigation track on how to use a WAF to mitigate layer 7 attacks.

Wednesday, 26 November
1:15 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Fonteinzaal: Collaborative DDoS mitigation track (ENGLISH)

Dr. Cristina Caffarra is one of the driving forces behind EuroStack. This movement, which has the ear of politicians and policymakers in Europe, is campaigning for more investment in European technology, based on the belief that this is the only path to digital autonomy.

Caffarra is a competition expert and knows the world of big tech companies from the inside. She has made important contributions to competition investigations into mergers and antitrust cases for the European Commission. Caffarra does not mince her words and tells it like it is: we must work together to give shape to European digital autonomy as quickly as possible. At NBIP NEXT, she will share her vision during an inspiring keynote speech, followed by an opportunity for discussion.

Thursday 27 November
1:15 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Parkzaal: Towards digital autonomy