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No scare stories, no jargon. Practical insights into what regulations such as NIS2, the AI Act and the GDPR mean for your organisation.

Recent articles

7 August 2026 · 5 min read · topic: NIS2

Why NIS2 still affects your business even if you’re out of scope

For many organisations, the impact of the law doesn’t arrive via government oversight – it arrives via customers and supply chain partners. What can your customer contractually require, and what happens if you can’t demonstrate you comply?

31 July 2026 · 5 min read · topic: EU AI Act

AI Act 2026: transparency obligations from 2 August

The EU AI Act is not a law that switches “on” in a single day. It comes into effect in phases. As of Sunday, it’s the turn of the transparency obligations under Article 50 – regardless of whether an organisation considers itself an “AI company”.

8 July 2026 · 5 min read · topic: NIS2

Six Persistent Myths About NIS2 in the Netherlands

The law has been passed and comes into force on 15 August 2026. Which assumptions no longer hold – or never did? A sober overview for directors, IT managers and business owners.

What’s coming up

The titles below are provisional – if current events call for it, topics may shift.

Expected · September 2026

It’s 11 September. The Cyber Resilience Act’s reporting duty is active. What now?

Which products fall under the CRA, what you must report within 24 hours of an actively exploited vulnerability, and what this means for SMEs that supply software or connected devices.

Expected · October 2026

Certified for ISO 27001 – what does NIS2 still ask of you?

A practical walkthrough of what your ISO 27001 certificate already covers, and the concrete steps that come on top of it around governance, suppliers and incident reporting.

Why I publish

The Dutch cybersecurity conversation is rich in tools, panic and opinions. It’s poorer in clarity. I write about the topics where that gap is widest – and where I believe a sober, honest voice is missing.

That means: no marketing copy disguised as an article, no lists for the sake of lists, and no pieces that go nowhere. Every article ends with something you can do this week – or an honest answer as to why that isn’t possible yet.