“Become the enabler, not the blocker”
Zero Trust: how do I make it concrete?
CISO of the Year Award special with Pieter van Houten
Are you ready for NIS2?
CIOs and CISOs: managing tensions and working together effectively
Offensive cyber ops continue to increase, MIVD calls for adequate mandate, legal revisions
“Government action against ransomware necessary”
Open-source software supply chain attacks are on the rise – but they’re mainly our own fault
One third Dutch companies susceptible to data breaches due to poor compliance
Eight cybersecurity predictions for this year (and beyond)
A cyber-samurai in the digital dojo…
The Great Reset – Why we haven’t yet seen the end of the Big Tech layoffs
Two thirds of employees gamble with security
Government launches NIS2 Quick Scan
The AVG and IB
Hackers are friends, not food – how they can help you
CISO Platform Nederland board is complete
ZBO without embargo
The C in CISO stands for Compliance
Monitoring for dumbasses – the importance of logging and monitoring
Dutch government fails to meet implementation of NIS2 and CES on time
Your vote, your voice?
Learning to advise
Security vs. privacy
Airbags and aliens – performing risk analysis without stress!
Ten security myths debunked (podcast)
2024: you better take it personally!
A hacker’s wishlist for Christmas
“This is your CEO calling. Can you pay this invoice for me?”
CISO community, CISO Platform Nederland established officially
“Watch your back” or “I’ve got your back”?
Fighting cybercrime in a more targeted way with “Melissa”
The threat landscape evolves: CISOs need to advocate for better cyberresilience
Moving toward a decentralized digital identity – what’s changing?
“CISOs should have a prominent place on the board – and beyond”
‘Guy Fawkes’ and the digital rebellion
CSBN 2023: Digital threat to the Netherlands undiminished
Sharp increase in attacks on decision makers’ cloud accounts
Organizations fend off 6 out of 10 attacks
Government decides on one organization for cybersecurity
An administrative view of cybersecurity at Dutch Railways
Gunther Cleijn: “Deploy highly skilled security specialists more efficiently”
Justin Broeders (Eneco): “Zero trust is not just about technology”
“Become the enabler, not the blocker”
A great CISO is one who can embrace innovation and new business goals, but at the same time, knows how to create awareness about security risks, says Luisella ten Pierik, CISO of regional grid operator for electricity and gas Stedin and manager of their CIO Office.
Zero Trust: how do I make it concrete?
Every year, numerous research and consultancy firms come up with all kinds of overviews of strategic trends in IT and cybersecurity. Invariably, Zero Trust is part of these lists, with definitions along the lines of “don’t just trust anything, but verify”. But how exactly should you go about this as a CIO, CISO, or IT manager?
CISO of the Year Award special with Pieter van Houten
In this episode, we talk to Pieter van Houten, CISO at SHV, and nominated for the CISO of the Year Award 2024. Other guests are jury member Madelin van der Hout (Forrester) and CISODAY partners Mike Remmerswaal (Netskope) and Mark van Leeuwen (Okta). The host is Rob Beijleveld.
Are you ready for NIS2?
Although the Dutch legislation for NIS2 is running behind, the Dutch business sector should start getting their things in order, especially if they are dependent on international customers and suppliers.
CIOs and CISOs: managing tensions and working together effectively
CIOs and CISOs on the pros and cons they see in the CISO reporting to the CIO vs. working as peers, ways of effectively addressing the tension, and the governance standards needed for cybersecurity framework to align with organizational goals and industry security requirements.
Offensive cyber ops continue to increase, MIVD calls for adequate mandate, legal revisions
The Netherlands remains an important target for Russian cyberoperations, and threats are only increasing, the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) mentioned in its yearly report. The Service calls for an adequate mandate so it can effectively carry out the necessary investigations against these offensive cyber programs.
“Government action against ransomware necessary”
The government should actively support the business community in the fight against cybercrime through targeted measures such as investment deductions and reduced VAT rates for security services.
Open-source software supply chain attacks are on the rise – but they’re mainly our own fault
The recently discovered XZ Utils backdoor has highlighted the vulnerabilities in open-source software. However, although open-source software supply chain attacks have tripled since 2019, most of them are easily preventable.
One third Dutch companies susceptible to data breaches due to poor compliance
More than a third of all Dutch companies failed a compliance audit in the past 12 months. As a result, they are ten times more likely to suffer a data breach. Ten percent of Duch companies became victim of a ransomware attack. Of all those, four percent paid a ransom.
Eight cybersecurity predictions for this year (and beyond)
In March, Gartner revealed its cybersecurity predictions for 2024 and beyond. Its analysts believe generative AI (GenAI) adoption will close the cybersecurity skills gap and reduce employee-driven cybersecurity incidents. They also predict that two-thirds of global 100 organizations will extend directors and officers insurance to cybersecurity leaders due to personal legal exposure.