“Security should contribute to the value proposition of your organization”
Cybersecurity is often framed in terms of reducing risk. Corence Klop, CISO at Rabobank, believes that is only part of the job.
“Organisations should take an ecosystem approach to cyber resilience”
“CISOs shouldn’t be sitting opposite one another. They should be sitting side by side," says Marijn van Schoote, Director at Ferm Zeehavens.
CISODAY2026, an impression
After three years, CISODAY2026 has become a fixture on the Dutch cybersecurity calendar.
Kay Behnke is CISO of the Year 2026
Kay Behnke, CISO at Genmab, won the CISO of the Year Award last night. He earned the award for his efforts to integrate Genmab’s security team into existing business processes successfully.
"Not all new developments are revolutionary"
Wim Sonnemans has been CISO at Philips for just under three years. He was recently nominated for the CISO of the Year Award.
"I have a great team of smart people who help take the pressure off"
Kay Behnke joined the international biopharmaceutical company Genmab six years ago. Recently, he has been nominated for the 2026 CISO of the Year Award.
“It’s cool to help the organization mature further and ensure we don’t get hacked”
Walter van Oostrum has been CISO at the CAK, an agency under the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), for nearly five years. He was recently nominated for the CISO of the Year Award.
"The CISO Award helped us pursue our goal and our objectives internally"
Zalando’s Florence Mottay, who won the CISO of the Year Award last year, looks back and tells us what she and her team have been working on lately.
Growing attacks, genAI lead to heightened anxiety among CISOs, report
[Members only] The surge in cyberattacks is fueling heightened anxiety among CISOs. The rapid rise of generative AI is forcing security leaders to strike a balance between innovation and risk, according to
From firefighting to foresight: Mahdi Abdulrazak’s vision for cybersecurity
CISOs are living under constant pressure. Overloaded with responsibilities, they spend their days fighting fires, managing endless alerts, and justifying security as a cost rather than a value driver.
