Koos van der Spek

Koos is an Associate at Highberg. He is a driven, pragmatic, and results-oriented professional and team player with over 30 years of experience in a broad spectrum of cybersecurity, risk management, business continuity management, information security management, and project management. Koos provides advice on cybersecurity, cyber resilience, risk management, information security, and business continuity issues. He aims for pragmatic solutions that are action-oriented and quickly lead to results. In recent years, he has focused on cybersecurity in ICS SCADA environments. With the increasing IT-OT integration, the need for security is growing rapidly. His extensive knowledge of standards and best practices in both environments helps him advise on the right choices. Koos finds it both fascinating and concerning to see the dynamic nature of cybersecurity threats evolving at an ever-increasing pace across various domains. This poses growing demands on organizations and businesses. Koos helps organizations anticipate these challenges in a proper and pragmatic manner, leveraging his broad knowledge and experience. He addresses cybersecurity response and awareness, and ensures that risk management is well-structured with the appropriate measures implemented, keeping cost considerations in mind. His approach prioritizes business continuity, privacy, and security. Koos is highly experienced in both administratively and technically complex projects and environments with many stakeholders. He likes to take the initiative, is pragmatic and results-focused, can motivate people with his enthusiasm, and effectively creates support.

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