Interviews

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 found her way into this challenging job in this growing domain and what her work actually entails.

Educating talent is key in securing the future. Teaching students secure programming helps them building better and more secure applications. As a teacher Application Development and Media Design at the ROC Mondriaan, Hanneke grows the talent pool for us all and keeps up-to-date with the latest technology trends.

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.

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 there and what kind of challenges he encounters in his work.

Karin never thought she would be working at a cybersecurity company when she was looking for a job after graduating. But a friend introduced her to SecureLink and since then the industry has won her heart. She tells us why she has become so enthusiast about this buzzing fast-paced sector.

Bryan is still young of age but has already gained extensive experience in various disciplines of cybersecurity. Looking at security with a curious and positive attitude helped Bryan take his future in his own hands. Read what he did and what he learned from those experiences.

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.

While he has only just graduated from his bachelor in Information Security Management, Fynn already secured himself a challenging job as a security engineer at Guardian360. We had a talk with him about why he choose for a career in cybersecurity and his work.

IT offers endless opportunities. Someone who really took advantage of that throughout his career is René. Being involved in tech since the 1980's he has gained lots of experience working in different roles. Read the interview what his experience and views on the trade are.

In the banking world security has always been a very important aspect of the business. From the traditional vaults to the secure mobile banking apps of today. As a principal consultant at Innopay Ronald combines his expertise in innovative business applications with the high security demands of the financial sector.

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 security startup.

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'.

Rickey is a familiar face in the Dutch cybersecurity industry. He is often asked for his expert opinion on national television and radio. We visited the RedSocks Security office to have a chat with Rickey and find out how he became such a well known guest.

Raymon is one of the founders of EclecticIQ and responsible for the product development within the company. Read the interview to find out how Raymon got into the IT security and what he likes so much about it.

That you don't necessarily need a background in IT to be drawn to cybersecurity is demonstrated by Anneloes. We had a chat with her to hear how she became a cybersecurity consultant after obtaining a Master degree in criminology.

We sat down with Mary-Jo to talk about her job and what she's up to at the moment. As an Associate partner at Revnext, Vice-president of Women in Cybersecurity and President of the Platform Internet of Toys, there's never a dull moment for Mary-Jo.

We sat down with Reinier to have a chat about his job and background. As a software developer at Business Forensics, Reinier is involved in making the software for a digital forensics product. Find out what he does on a daily basis to discover the diversity in the field of (cyber)security.

That the security domain is so diverse becomes aptly clear when we interview Jan Wouter. He works for Aerialtronics, a company that builds drones for a variety of applications. One of them being security. We sat down with Jan Wouter to find out what he does on a daily basis.