CISO of the Year Award special with Martin de Vries
In this episode, we talk to 2025 CISO of the Year Nominee Martin de Vries, CISO at Eindhoven Technical University (TU/e).
Martin de Vries: "No competition on security"
Martin de Vries has been the CISO at Eindhoven University of Technology since spring 2021. He was recently nominated for the 2025 CISO of the Year Award.
APT29 malware targets EU diplomats
Russian state-sponsored cyber-espionage group APT29, also known as Midnight Blizzard or Cozy Bear, has been linked to a new and sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Western diplomats.
The cyber samurai – forging a black belt in the digital dojo
In this chaotic and dynamic digital world, where threats evolve at the speed of light, the modern CISO must embody the principles of the cyber samurai—disciplined, vigilant, and ever-prepared.
2025’s observability predictions
Observability is transforming from a reactive to a proactive practice. What’s next in 2025? These are the five observability predictions according to Splunk.
Fighting cybercrime with open-source SOAR tools
To combat the challenges around the existing SOAR tools and help organizations improve their cybersecurity posture, TNO has launched an open-source SOAR tool.
Select Cybersecurity Week in The Hague kicks off
What's happening? The international city of peace and justice is a global hub for cybersecurity. Acknowledging the threats and opportunities of the digitizing world, the city prioritizes sharing knowledge,...
The stakes are high in OpenAI’s shift to for-profit
The OpenAI changes OpenAI seems to be pushing ahead with plans to become a for-profit company, Reuters reported after the unexpected departure of Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati. The ChatGPT developer...
CISO Platform Nederland, ECSO form partnership
Opening opportunities for both organizations, the partnership is expected to strengthen personal relationships and knowledge and help fortify defenses against cybercrime. It will also give CISO Platform...
Chinese botnet contains thousands of Dutch devices
Cyber actors linked to China have compromised over 260,000 devices with the goal of creating a botnet, the FBI reported this week. Of those devices, thousands are located in the Netherlands.