Information Security
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Information Security
With digital technology now penetrating into the core of our businesses, production processes and public institutions, it becomes increasingly important that the technology is secure and trustworthy and complies with legal and ethical standards. More security is necessary, especially since the technology is highly complex, changes quickly and its risks are at the expense of the user. That is why confidence in technological expertise, compliance with agreements, standards and laws, and the focus on your interest of the supplier or implementation partner, is good but not always sufficient.
It is time for a next step towards:
- Ensuring compliance of digital technology with laws and regulation (i.a. GDPR) and providing assurance that products/services/processes do what they are suppose to (and nothing more). We will aim for more standardisation and certification, both in the Netherlands via initiatives at he Centre for Crime Prevention and Safety and the Online Trust Coalition, and in Europe via the European Commission.
- Sharing information about cyber vulnerabilities and incidents between government and businesses, and among businesses. Some important steps have been taken towards a ‘National covered system’, but there is more to be done. Securely sharing information between NCSC, DTC and other certs, and with cybersecurity partnerships, has to improve soon. Information that can help businesses guard themselves against concrete forms of ill intentions and damage cannot only reside at the government. Additionally, business should have the possibility to share information about incidents and threats that they experience themselves with others, so that they can be better prepared.
- Besides secure products and services, and information about current threats and vulnerabilities, it is also vital to practice how to act during an incident, including a situation in which some employees are working from home and others from the office. Therefore, we will once again draw attention to our exercise scenario and update it where necessary.
The new digital world offers many opportunities. This also increases dependence and vulnerability. By working together and sharing information and knowledge, we are all getting better and safer and we are creating new opportunities for these threats. We are working on this, both within the CIO Platform Nederland, and with the government and other parties outside.
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October 21, 2024
What do you mean ‘the customer doesn’t want it’? Say ‘yes’ to secure-by-default!
As business users of digital technologies, CIOs and their colleagues have a pretty good understanding of the possibilities and benefits of Cloud services. As a result also of some of the possible improvements.
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September 5, 2024
Friesland Campina | Transforming Dairy with Data, a Tech-Driven Revolution
Members in the news! In an exclusive conversation, Burce Gültekin, Global Chief Information Officer of FrieslandCampina, discusses how the company harnesses technology to deliver on its promise of sustainable nutrition. Learn how the newly launched technology innovation centre in Malaysia is at the heart of this transformation, driving both global impact and local innovation.
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September 5, 2024
Handy tool to check your own (safety) standards
Internet developments are progressing rapidly. To remain accessible and as safe as possible, it is useful to regularly check whether your own environment is still up-to-date in terms of the usage of standards. Internet.nl offers a simple tool to check this.
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June 10, 2024
Important work by Claudia de Andrade-de Wit in the Cyber Security Council
Entrepreneurs have a lot on their minds. Digital security is 1 part of this. On the fifth of June, Theo Henrar, co-chair of the Cyber Security Council together with council member Claudia de Andrade-de Wit, offered the advice to strengthen the cyber resilience of SMEs to Micky Andriaansens, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.
Information Security events
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CEG Information Security | OnlineCEG Information Security shares knowledge and experiences on topics like: cyber crime, privacy, creating awareness and what to do with dataleaks.
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CxO/CISO Theme session: 'So you thought you were already there with cybersecurity?' | Vitens Soestduinen SoestEvery year, the CIO Committee Information Security organises a valuable signature event for CIO/CDOs, CISOs and members of boards of directors/supervisory boards around the topic of cybersecurity.
25 Mar