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.
Meldplicht Datalekken / Reporting data breaches
The Netherlands has a new obligation to report data breaches, called the meldplicht datalekken. This new a law applies to all companies that process personal data and comes with severe penalties. A lot of information is available but mostly in Dutch. We are providing this English summary. Note: this article was written in 2016, when…
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Cyber security trend analysis – network scanning data
The number of malware-treats, viruses and other cyberattacks reported in the media is on the rise, due to two factors: the media have become more aware of the important real world impact of cyber criminals, and international police officers are getting better at capturing large criminal networks. But does this mean that cyber crime is…
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How to protect your company from Friday afternoon hacks
Some of the most daring and lucrative cyber attacks are the so-called friday-afternoon scams. As the name suggests, they are often planned just before the weekend when people are most distracted and are based on social manipulation rather than technology.
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Code inflation – why expanding software is a problem
Code inflation is a major problem in software development: software in use tends to grow until it becomes unmaintainable. Read here how you can recognize and prevent software inflation.
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Pros and Cons of Backfiring function points
For estimating the size of IT systems, Backfiring is a faster, cheaper but less accurate method than traditional function point analysis. Backfiring is a useful method for estimating existing systems but less suitable for new software development.
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