Cyber Security District

Reinout vander Meulen - Cyber Security ’Made in Europe’

Today we switch it up and instead of interviewing an exciting start-up or company from the Cyber Security Industry, we take a look behind the scenes with Reinout vander Meulen who is in charge of the Dutch Security TechFund for TIIN Capital on how investment decisions are made to find the next unicorn in the industry. In this episode we talked about his start-up experience, the similarities of aerospace and cyber security and his vision of scouting the next unicorn in the Cyber Security space.
 
Find out more about Reinout: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinout-vander-meulen-4b24681/
https://tiincapital.nl/en/dutch-security-techfund/
 

Rogier Fischer & Oliver Beg from Hadrian - Send help yesterday

In this week's episode, we had the honor of welcoming the founder of Hadrian - Rogier Fischer and Oliver Beg to the podcast. Hadrian is a hacker-led cybersecurity startup that offers automated security insights through its AI-driven testing SaaS platform, which recently secured €10.5M in an unsolicited seed round.
In this episode, we talked about the seed funds for Hadrian, hacking stories with Kim Kardashian and the importance of autonomous technology in the cyber security landscape.
 
Find out more about Hadrian: 
https://hadrian.io
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogierfischer/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivierbeg/
 
 

Feliks Voskoboynik - Think Team

Feliks Voskoboynik, CISO of the A.S Watson Group joined us on the Cyber Security Talks Podcast to talk about his childhood dream to become a FBI agent, the importance of teamwork in cyber security and why security specialists have to come up with a better story to get buy-in within the organization than instilling fear. A powerful and entertaining episode with fun anecdotes and practical tips for all industry experts.

Joost Boele - Fun and a challenge

This is the first Cyber Security Talks episode with a CISO on our microphone and not any CISO, but the CISO of the Dutch Cancer Institute - Joost Boele. We talked about his impressive career that started with researching cancer cells as part of his PHD program, to later on fully indulging into the cyber security space in which he left his mark in many organizations until he joined the Dutch Cancer Institute as a CISO. An impressive career with many twists and turns - but never without fun and a challenge. 

Cyber Security Talks Season 1 recap with Laurens and Kendra

In this episode we switched sides and our virtual assistant Kendra asks the questions to our host Laurens Jagt. We look back on the first season of Cyber Security Talks to highlight the main learnings, how the cyber security industry can improve and a look into the future of the cyber security labour market. We are back with season two shortly. If you haven't done it yet, please subscribe to the podcast and keep an eye out for our socials for more updates in the cyber security industry. 
 
More about the Guardianship: 
https://guardianship.nl
https://csrecruitment.nl
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurensjagt/
 
 
 

Shairesh Algoe - Protect Your Immune System

In this episode we spoke with Shairesh Algoe, the CISO at TM-Pro and advisor of the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure. The first CISO in our podcast spoke about his move to the Netherlands to become a CISO, instead of pursuing a career as a heart surgeon. Yet, he has not forgotten his passion for medicine and throughout the conversation he often compares the underlying parallels between our immune system and cyber security. With all his experience in the field he shares insights on product development with a hacker mindset, tips for other CISO's and what he means with the infinite game in cyber security. 
More about Shairesh: 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaireshalgoe/
TM-Pro: https://tm-pro.eu/
DIVD: https://www.divd.nl

Jelle Niemantsverdriet - It’s about the People, Stupid!

In our latest episode we talked with the National Security Officer of Microsoft - Jelle Niemantsverdriet. We spoke about the human factor in cyber security, his surprising hiring criteria's of young cyber professionals, how companies can prepare for security incidents and the impact of a cyber attack that goes beyond the online world.
 
More about Jelle: 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelleniemantsverdriet/
 
 

Melanie Rieback - Life is not linear

In this episode we had the pleasure of talking to Melanie Rieback, the CEO of Radically Open Security. During the episode we talked with the award-winning computer scientist, about how she started the world’s first non-profit computer security consultancy company, her involvement in the Human Genome Project at MIT, her world-renowned RFID publication "Is Your Cat Infected with a Computer Virus?" and many useful tips for all (future) founders. 
 
How to get in touch with Melanie Rieback: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrieback/
More information about Radically Open Security
https://www.radicallyopensecurity.com/
More Information on the Post Growth Incubator: 
https://nonprofit.ventures/
 

Bert Heitink - Be a little paranoid

In this episode we are joined by true authority of the cybersecurity industry - Bert Heitink. In the past 20 years, he has helped numerous multinationals to set up their security operation. Bert talked with us about how the industry has changed over the years, explaining what is it like to run your own cyber security company and how people can be more conscious about their privacy. 
 
OTHER USEFUL LINKS:
Linkedin Bert Heitink: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertheitink/
Cyber Mentor homepage: https://cybermentor.nl

Santiago Aragón - You try, you fail, you try again

In this episode we interviewed the young self-starter Santiago Aragón, who is currently working as a tech lead for XLINQ. Before that, he started up several companies, worked across different countries and cultures and wrote well-known industry publications. Join us on this exciting talk with lots of funny anecdotes and exciting war stories. 
 
Useful links: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-aragon/
https://hellomentor.nl
https://xlinq.io