The message was loud and clear: with an economic damage of 10 billion due to cybercrime in the past year, cyber security is one of the most urgent issues of our time. Our digital resilience should be high on everyone's agenda, and sufficient cyber security and IT talent must be trained.
During the opening, Inge Philips, director of Cyber Security at accounting and consulting firm Deloitte, presented the first copy of the report Cyber Value at Risk to Maarten Camps, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The report shows that the total value loss due to cyber risks for the entire Dutch economy amounts to 10 billion euros, 1.3% of GDP. The loss for SMEs is estimated at 1 billion euros annually.
Wim Kuijken, chairman of HSD, then emphasized in his presentation the necessity for government, business, and knowledge institutions to collaborate, both nationally and internationally.
Following this, there was a panel discussion featuring participants Dick Schoof (National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security), Jos Nijhuis (CEO Schiphol and chairman of the Cyber Security Council), André Haspels (Director-General for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and Saskia Bruines (Alderman for Knowledge Economy, International, Youth and Education of the municipality of The Hague).
After the panel discussion, the HackLab Kids started, where a group of primary school students highlighted the Access to Talent theme of this first day of Cyber Security Week.
Alderman Saskia Bruines: 'The demand for well-trained personnel in the field of cyber security is rapidly increasing. That is why it is important to educate children from a young age in digital skills. From primary school to university, training cyber talent must be high on the agenda.'
Richard Franken, general director of HSD: 'Cyber Security Week is a great example of how we as a national security cluster can stimulate collaboration and knowledge sharing together with our partners. Nationally and internationally. So that together we contribute to a safer world and economic growth. 'Together we secure the future.'
Cyber Security Week
Cyber Security Week takes place from September 25 to 29 at 17 different locations in The Hague and consists of 80 events where hundreds of experts in internet safety and cybercrime from government, business, and science share their knowledge, discuss the latest developments, and pitch new innovative ideas. Together, they seek innovative solutions to one of the biggest challenges in our modern, digital world: how do we ensure a safe cyber future?
The event is expected to attract more than 3000 visitors to The Hague. Participating parties in Cyber Security Week include Europol, INTERPOL, NATO, representatives from various European security clusters from the UK, Belgium, Germany, and France, international City-CIOs & CISO's, and many large and small companies specializing in cyber security. Important components of Cyber Security Week include the Europol-INTERPOL cybercrime conference and the final of the EC-Council hacking competition Global CyberLympics. Cyber Security Week is an initiative of The Hague Security Delta, the municipality of The Hague, InnovationQuarter, The Conference The Hague, and accounting and consulting firm Deloitte, organized in collaboration with 80 partners.
For more information, visit the official website.
