"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.
CISO: Secure the Future
In this podcast, Dave Maasland talks to none other than Richard Marko, CEO of ESET. From the heart of Europe, he shares how ESET has been working on digital autonomy since day one – long before it became a bu
Consequences for vendors to customers affected by the new Cybersecurity act
The new Cybersecurity act (Cbw) imposes a stricter duty of care on organizations in vital industries. To many vendors of these organizations, the impact of the new legislation is unclear.
Microsoft's Charlie Bell and Joris Schoonis on data sovereignty
[Members only] Charlie Bell, EVP of Security at Microsoft, talks with Erik Beulen about data sovereignty, changes in the threat landscape, the multiplication of known threat actors, and their specialization.
The changing role of the CISO, cyber governance, cyber resilience, and data sovereignty
[Members only] Lokke Moerel, professor of global ICT law, talked about the changing role of the CISO, governance, resilience, and data sovereignty.