# Eddy Willems

**Security Evangelist  at WAVCi**

## About

Eddy Willems is a worldwide known cyber security expert from Belgium. He is a board member of 2 security industry organizations, EICAR and LSEC, and is independent Security Evangelist at WAVCi, his own company.  In 1989, Eddy was introduced to the early cyber security industry due to an incident with the very first ransomware, the AIDS information trojan. Willems still owns the last remaining physical copy worldwide. Since 1989, he is Belgian’s internationally most quoted cyber security expert. He became a founding member of EICAR in 1991, one of the world’s first security IT organizations. Eddy has been working
for nearly 4 decades as cyber security expert for several security companies like G DATA, Kaspersky and Westcon. He is also COO of CSA (Clean Software Alliance) since 2024. In 2013 he published his first book ‘Cyberdanger’ in English, German and Dutch. He is also co- author of the SF cyberthriller ‘The Virus’ (Dutch 2022, English 2025). Eddy is a known inspiring speaker and is giving lectures and presentations (including TEDx) worldwide for a very diverse audience from children to experts.

## Connect

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddywillems/)

## Sessions

### SESE: Social Engineering Second Edition The next frontier of security is…

**What you will learn:** In the presentation, we will show some older, several newly evolved social engineering attempts with involved, and of course take a peek into the future, where AI, and surely Quantum Computing, will create a Third Edition of Social Engineering. This future promises even more complex threats that challenge the boundaries of identity, authenticity, and trust. As we look ahead, SESE serves as both a warning and a guide, advocating for stronger digital literacy, adaptive defenses, and a forward-looking approach to cybersecurity in an age where machines can manipulate at the speed of thought.


## Speaking At

- [RBLN Europe 2026 - Amsterdam](https://www.rbln.com/events/2026/europe)

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*Source: [RBLN (Rebellion) Cybersecurity Conference – Technical Security Event for Hackers, AI Builders & Operators](https://www.rbln.com/speakers/eddy-willems)*