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Paul Pols

Paul Pols is at the forefront of cybersecurity, leading Secura's efforts against ransomware as the Domain Lead for Ransomware Resilience. He crafts strategies to shield organizations against sophisticated cyber threats by cybercriminals and state actors. He draws on his experience as an ethical hacker supervising national security operations by Dutch intelligence & security services based on strict legal and ethical criteria.

His deep dive into the legal and ethical dimensions of cybersecurity, especially in chairing an ethical committee and developing legal frameworks for intelligence operations, complements his technical expertise. Paul also imparts his knowledge at the University of Leiden, guiding future leaders in network security and leveraging his Unified Kill Chain model to dissect and defend against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).

Paul's specialties:

• Ransomware
• Cybercrime
• Intelligence & security services
• National security
• Ethical hacking,
• Threat intelligence
• Advanced persistent threats.

Luke Fletcher

Luke Fletcher is a Senior Crisis Consultant at Secura and leads the international arm of Secura’s Crisis & Resilience service offering. He has over 10+ years of international experience in crisis management and operational resilience and holds a BSc (Hons) First Class in Disaster Management & Emergency Planning.

He has operated within the Finance, Energy and Higher Education sectors, building crisis management capabilities internally and coordinating the response to major crises. He also regularly supports client with crisis and resilience projects, including the design and delivery of cyber crisis exercises.

Luke's specialties:

• Crisis Management
• Operational Resilience
• Business Continuity
• Cyber Crisis Exercises / Simulations

Ralph Moonen

Ralph Moonen is Technical Director at Secura. He is an information security specialist with 20+ yrs experience working with major (Fortune 500, governments, finance, international organisations etc.) clients in national and international settings. Teacher at postgraduate IT-auditing course at Tilburg University.

Ralph's specialties:

• Cyber resilience and vulnerabilities
• 2G/3G/4G/5G security
• Software security
• Incident response

Inge Wetzer

Inge Wetzer, PhD, is principal psychologist cybersecurity and compliance. She studied economic psychology and got a promotion in social psychology. Her main task is to combine her expertise in psychology with cybersecurity, to develop programs that address the ‘human factor’ side of cybersecurity.

With her focus on awareness and its translation into actual safe behavior, she develops programs that help organizations better protect their employees against cyber threats.

Inges's specialties:

• Awareness and behavior with regards to cybersecurity
• Scientific approach of people's role in cyber resilience.
• Safe culture development progams.
• Creating interventions for actual behavior change.

Jasper Nota

Jasper Nota is an Ethical Hacker who works at Secura, where he is part of the product manufacturers market group. Jasper is mainly involved in performing Embedded System and IoT Security evaluations, Android/ iOS application testing, Web application testing, as well as projects related to certification of different IT products based on international and local Dutch standards (such as CC, BSPA, IEC 62443, ETSI EN 303 645, etc.) as a lead evaluator.

Jasper's specialties:

• IoT | Testing & Certification of consumer products, medical devices and automotive.
• BSPA certification.

Matthijs Koot

Matthijs Koot: Cybersecurity Expert and Consultant

Matthijs Koot is a seasoned cybersecurity consultant with a rich educational background, including a PhD in data anonymity from the University of Amsterdam. With extensive experience at Secura (formerly Madison Gurkha), Matthijs has emerged as a leading authority on IT security, data protection, and privacy. His work focuses on tackling complex cybersecurity challenges, making him an invaluable resource for journalists covering this domain.

Matthijs Specialties:

• Data Anonymity & Privacy
• Network & System Security
• Emerging Technologies