Author Sieuwert van Otterloo
Dr. Sieuwert van Otterloo is a court-certified IT expert with interests in agile, security, software research and IT-contracts. He is a also an ISO 27001 and NEN 7510 auditor and AI researcher.
Utrecht Summerschool ‘AI for non-AI students’
Every year the AI research group of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences organises a summer school for international students that want to visit Utrecht and learn about a new research field. The course is open for students from all fields, and was attended this year by 15 students with backgrounds in law, economics, engineering,…
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A basic risk management method for information security
One of the requirements for good information security is to have a method for risk identification and assessment. This article describes one simple and practical method that can be used by any organisation. This page is part of a series on ISO 27001 controls and our free ISO27001 and GDPR templates.
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What documentation do you need for ISO 27001?
If you want an external auditor to certify your information security management system, you need to store documentation of for all elements in your policy. To make audits to go swiftly and smoothly, you should store all documented information in one easy-to-access place. In this post we provide an overview of what information needs to be stored and…
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AI Act: Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA)
The AI Act has introduced several new rules for the use of AI. One new rule is that organisations must complete a FRIA (Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment) before deploying a high risk AI system. In this article we explain what fundamental rights are, what is considered high risk, FRIA requirements and also share a FRIA…
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Our wishes for 2026: more fairness less presents
The people of ICT Institute are grateful for all the many opportunities we had this year. We had the freedom to pursue our interest and were given opportunities to work for some of the best companies. We want to thank our clients for their trust by donating some of our profits to good causes.
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