In 1987 I started at the PTT, the predecessor of KPN. After two years I then switched to APT, a joint venture between AT&T and Philips telecommunication, working on corporate telecom centers. After a couple of years, in 1992, I was invited for a small three-week assignment in...

As an incident handler she is the knight in shining armour when a crisis emerge.This time we interviewed Mandy, to find out what her tasks are in the KPN-CERT department and how she got to where she sits now. Read the interview to find out all about her role.

Life-long learning and climbing the education ánd professional ranks is the name of the game for Joeri. We were curious to find out which educational pathway and what attitude has gotten him to his current position. So we sat down and asked him about his perspective.

During her first years as a student, Laura never thought she would be working in cyber security right now. We had a talk with her to hear how she became a cyber security advisor after obtaining a master’s degree in Business Administration. Read the interview to find out how she...

As an Information Security Consultant, Mike helps organisations identify potential risks and threats to their core business and how to deal with this. Read the interview to find out what he does exactly to protect the 'crown jewels'.

When you complete the infamous Kerckhoffs master, a well renowned name in the security scene it's obvious that you will need a good challenge when you start your career. Erwin found this challenge at TNO where he started as a researcher and security consultant. Read how he got...

Bas works as a Security Analyst in the Security Operations Center (SOC) at DearBytes. We were curious to find out what kind of challenges and incidents a Security Analyst has to deal with and what life is like at DearBytes.

Stein is a perfect example of someone who does not have a typical security study but found his way into the security domain through experience and a curiosity for the business. Read his interview to find out how he got to be the Chief Technology Architect at a succesful...