ETIS CERT-SOC & Anti-Abuse WG meeting in Dusseldorf

IN PERSON MEETING IN DUSSELDORF, GERMANY

hosted by Vodafone Germany

Thank you to our sponsor: Abnormal AI

We look forward to welcoming you to yet another ETIS ISAC meeting of the CERT-SOC and Anti-Abuse telco professionals.

The meeting will take place in Vodafone Germany offices in Dusseldorf, 20-21 November 2025.

Abnormal AI will kindly sponsor the event!

• Abnormal Security provides a leading cloud-native email security platform that leverages AI-based behavioral data science to stop socially-engineered and never-seen-before email attacks that evade traditional secure email gateways. Abnormal delivers a fundamentally different approach that precisely detects and protects against the widest range of attacks including phishing, malware,
  ransomware, social engineering, spam and graymail, supply chain compromise, and internal account compromise. The Abnormal platform delivers inbound email security, internal and external
  account takeover protection, and full SOC automation. Abnormal’s API-based approach enables customers to get up and running in 15 minutes and can augment a SEG or be used standalone to enhance native Microsoft security protection. 
• More information is available via their website: https://abnormal.ai/

Registrations

• Telecom operators can register up to 2 colleagues for each of the working groups
• Suppliers can register up to 2 colleagues (1 to attend the full Anti-Abuse working group meeting and 1 to attend several sessions of the CERT-SOC working group)

Final Programme has been published and is accessible via the links above - please browse it and propose presentations and discussion topics, by reaching out to Andrija at av@etis.org.

Hotel, Travel and other information will be updated weekly.

Hotels (Booking Links with best prices updated on 12th August)

• Next to the venue:
  • ****The Zipper Hotel und Apartments - https://www.booking.com/Share-rsnxrpO
    • To get the best possible booking conditions in 'The Zipper' - you can book through this link where discount is applied: https://my.the-zipper.com/search/offers?ADULTS=1&CHILDREN=&ARRIVAL=2025-11-19&DEPARTURE=2025-11-21&PROPERTY_IDS=ZIPP
      
    • Please note The Zipper hotel & apartments does not provide breakfast
      
  • ****voco Dusseldorf Seestern by IHG - https://www.booking.com/Share-4XQ6GnC
    
    
  • ****Me and All Hotel Dusseldorf Oberkassel - https://www.booking.com/Share-C2BmjQ
    
    
• Old centre:
  • ****Holiday Inn Düsseldorf City – Toulouser Allee - https://www.booking.com/Share-UMPUA9
    
    
  • ****The Fritz Düsseldorf Königsallee - https://www.booking.com/Share-7JEeKY
    
    
  • ****Living am Carlsplatz Apartment - https://www.booking.com/Share-tJG4EQw

Airports

• Duesseldorf Airport - https://maps.app.goo.gl/QQDzQ2JR6Upz1WMJ8
• Cologne Bonn Airport - (with a train connection to Dusseldorf)
  https://maps.app.goo.gl/uGu7mavafbcRXnha8 

Travel tips

• Increase traffic on the highways around Dusseldorf is expected, due to a major fair taking place at the same time in the city
• Main Cologne train station is closed during the time of our meeting (see DB news for more info)

Venue details:

• The meeting will take place on the 18^th Floor called the ‘Sky Lounge’, of the Vodafone Tower (full address). Two separate meeting spaces will be arranged.
• Upon arriving to the Tower’s main entrance (see image attached), you can pick up your access pass at the reception and then head straight to 18^th floor
• An additional name tag, provided by ETIS, will be waiting for you there
• Coffee breaks will also take place there, while for lunch we will be going as a group to the Vodafone Cantine, both days, where you can select your meal and at the cash register just mention ETIS and your name, to pass

Coming by car? Parking details:

• The entry into the parking spot is on the Willstätterstraße, 40549 Düsseldorf, next to the Vodafone Tower (also has electric chargers)
• Images (shared via email) will help you find it. Upon arrival to the ramp, ring the bell and mention you are guest for the ETIS conference (it is possible to leave the car overnight)

Don’t miss dinner! Social programme:

• Informal part: dinner on 19^th Nov, 19:30 (see details in the programme) is at-your-own-expense
• Formal part are the walking tour (provided by our dear hosts) (see details in the programme) and the fully sponsored dinner at Wilma Wunder, both on 20^th November. The buffet menu that we can expect at the restaurant is attached.

Sharing is caring! For presenters:

• If you plan to show slides during the event, you can do that from your laptop (HDMI and USB-C connection provided)
• After the event, presenters can let me know if we can upload their slides onto our members-only sharing platform

Other:

• Dress code is business casual
• Wifi will be provided on the spot, as will sockets to plug in your laptops
• For local transport, you can use (only Android links) Rheinbahn app or VRS eezy.nrw app to purchase train or other transport tickets (or use machines at certain stations)
• We will take a joint photo on day 2, right after the joint session
• For telco-only Mattermost users: a comms channel has been created to chat during the conference

We build trust! As ETIS members, you comply to the following:

• ETIS meeting guidelines (sessions are marked with TLP)
• ETIS anti-trust policy

Get in touch with Andrija Višić from the ETIS Central Office (av@etis.org) in order to receive more information.

ETIS Central Office