Dan Cimpean
Director of Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
Dan accumulated over 20 years of experience in cyber security, strategy, policy, risk management, audit, and compliance in Brussels, Bucharest, and internationally. He led professional teams supporting European Institutions, National Cyber Competent Authorities, and large corporate businesses in defining cyber security strategies and implementing policies, governance, or operational and technical measures.
In November 2021 he was appointed as The Director of the brand-new National Cyber Security Directorate, by decision of the Romanian Prime-Minister, following an approval received from the Supreme Council of National Defence.
Dan is also Management Board member of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA); Governing Board member of the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre (ECCC), of European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) Board of Directors and ex-Chairman of the EU CEF Telecom Cybersecurity Programme Governance Board, in addition to several other roles at the level of Romanian and European cyber and policy workgroups.
Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
The Romanian Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) is the competent authority at the national level for the national civilian cyberspace, including the management of risks and cyber incidents. It is tasked with ensuring the security, confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of the national civilian cyberspace and with defining and implementing the framework of strategies, policies, and regulations that support the implementation of the national vision in the field of cyber security. (ENG)
