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.
Algorithmic bias and how to avoid it in software projects
Many software projects use Artificial Intelligence algorithms to make important decisions. if these decisions are incorrect, this can have important consequences: people will be refused service or have to wait or take extra steps. Recent research has found that several AI algorithms used for face detection are biased. This ‘algorithmic bias’ or lack of ‘algorithmic…
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Free GDPR and information security templates
We appreciate it when organisations try to take steps towards GDPR compliance and information security. Therefore we share the templates that we have made for common documents. Each template comes with instructions so that you can fill them in yourself.
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The new OWASP top 10 of security vulnerabilities
The Open Web Application Security Project is a very successful free initiative to make Internet Applications more secure. The best known OWASP project is the OWASP top 10, a list of the most common application security vulnerabilities. This top 10 is updated every four years, and the latest 2017 op 10 was published on November 20th.
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The promise of agile coaching: measuring team performance
Many companies use agile coaching to help teams to become effective at doing agile and scrum. Even though the idea of agile coaching is often described as beneficial, there is surprising little evidence for this effect. Evelien Krooshof has therefore measured the effect of coaching by the agile coach / scrummaster in her recently published master…
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Interview with ISO 27001 audit expert Philip Ku
Philip Ku is an international information security and audit expert. He is a certified lead auditor for ISO 27001 information security and also for related standards and trains auditors worldwide, including in The Netherlands. We interviewed Philip to understand how he became an expert and what he sees as new trends in information security.
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