Erno Dorenspleet

We train everything – why not cyber security?

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Although I think everybody agrees with this famous quote by Benjamin Franklin, when it comes to cyber security, my own experience still differs. While the importance of lifelong learning, of company-wide fire drills and disaster recovery schemes is evident to all, I have the impression that […]

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A New Era of Data Protection

A new IBM Z14 Mainframe has been announced. You can say, what has this to do with Cyber security. Well it has a lot to do with Cyber Security. When you listen, and look around you in the news we see that there are a lot of data breaches. To put this in a bit […]

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Ransomware attacks levels up, again!

Remember WannaCry? When a group of unknown threat actors carried out one of the largest ransomware attacks of its kind, hundreds of thousands of computers in 150 countries got infected. Wannacry hit the news barely a month ago! Fast forward 1 month…Yesterday, newsmedia around the world reported on a similar attack with ransomware called Petya. […]

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Security and Business Redefined – Watson Amsterdam Summit Security recap

On June 14 more than 350 delegates joined the Watson Amsterdam Summit to learn how cognitive technology is transforming sectors, companies and professions. So, what about security? A CISO should help facilitate innovation; watching and waiting are not an option. Cyber threats, however, are increasing, and let’s not forget about regulations – anyone ready yet […]

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Watson and Cybersecurity: The big data challenge

Security is increasingly seen as a big data issue. The challenge these days is less about noticing that something isn’t right. The security landscape in 2016 was rocked with over 4 billion compromised records exposed. X-Force observed that tried and true methods like SQL injection, brute force attacks, malware toolkits and ransomware continue to be […]

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Redefining Business and Security. Come see us at the Watson Amsterdam Summit on June 14

Cognitive technology is transforming sectors, companies and professions – and it’s happening right now! On June 14, at the Watson Amsterdam Summit, we’ll be taking a very close look at what this means for security. As a CISO you need to help facilitate innovation, right? You cannot watch and wait, while your competitors press ahead […]

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Watson and Cybersecurity: The big data challenge

Security is increasingly seen as a big data issue. The challenge these days is less about noticing that something isn’t right. The security landscape in 2016 was rocked with over 4 billion compromised records exposed. X-Force observed that tried and true methods like SQL injection, brute force attacks, malware toolkits and ransomware continue to be […]

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Vermijd de perfecte storm met Security Intelligence in de cloud

In 2016 werden we met onze neus op de feiten gedrukt: in een steeds verder gedigitaliseerde wereld is geen enkel bedrijf nog veilig van cyberaanvallen. Tegelijkertijd wordt het steeds moeilijker om je tegen dergelijke aanvallen te beschermen. Een aanpak in de cloud kan een deel van de lasten van het in-house securitypersoneel verlichten. Sta me […]

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Privacy, From No to Know

(dit artikel verscheen eerst op de weblog van iBestuur) Aandacht voor privacy is begrijpelijk en nodig. Het is een tijdperk van meer regels en meer dreigingen. En ook van meer potentiële kosten, in reputatieschade en op te leggen sancties. Gelijktijdig neemt het privacy- bewustzijn bij burger en consument toe. Hoe kunnen we de privacy beschermen […]

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