About

The importance of digital security has become indispensable for the world we live in. The mission of the Centre of Expertise Cyber Security is to strengthen the cyber resilience of public and private organisations that are themselves less equipped to deal with cyber threats. 

Cyber resilience represents the ability of organisations to recognise cyber threats and respond to them appropriately. The focus on cyber resilience stems from the observation that organisations will all have to deal with cyber incidents sooner or later and therefore need to focus not only on preventive measures, but also, for example, on detection and response.

In order to gain a better understanding of how to realise cyber resilience, our research focuses on three sub-areas:

  1. People: which behavioural and attitudinal aspects influence cyber resilience and how can organisations improve these aspects for cyber resilience?
  2. Organisation: which organisational aspects influence cyber resilience and how can organisations improve these aspects for cyber resilience?
  3. Technology: which technical aspects influence cyber resilience and how can organisations improve these aspects for cyber resilience?

Since its establishment in 2015, the Centre of Expertise Cyber Security has grown rapidly, and a great deal of practice-oriented research has been completed. We remain committed to sustaining previous successes and creating synergies between practice-oriented research, education and professional practice.

News

29 March 2023

Municipalities suffer from digital cold feet

Research

Municipalities should do more to tackle cybercrime. After all, it claims many victims and the impact on victims is…
Read more
9 February 2023

Cybercrime in the north of the Netherlands

Research

Ransomware, online fraud and hacking; fighting cybercrime has long been the exclusive domain of specialized cyber…
Read more
31 January 2023

Toolkit for industry associations

Research

One of the biggest cybersecurity vulnerabilities in #SME is staff member behaviour: one wrong mouse click can open de…
Read more

Team

dr. Rutger Leukfeldt

dr. Rutger Leukfeldt

Professor Cybercrime & Cybersecurity

dr. Rutger Leukfeldt
Professor Cybercrime & Cybersecurity

Rutger is the lector Cybercrime & Cybersecurity at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and senior researcher of cybercrime and coordinator.

e.r.leukfeldt@hhs.nl

Go to dr. Rutger Leukfeldt
dr. Marcel Spruit

dr. Marcel Spruit

Professor Cyber Security and Safety

dr. Marcel Spruit
Professor Cyber Security and Safety

Marcel Spruit boasts many years of experience in information and cyber security. He is responsible for research into cyber security and the development of education.

m.e.m.spruit@hhs.nl

Go to dr. Marcel Spruit
Pei-Hui Lin

dr. Pei-Hui Lin

Professor Risk Management & Cyber Security

dr. Pei-Hui Lin
Professor Risk Management & Cyber Security

Lector Risk Management & Cyber Security at the Centre of Expertise Cyber Security, The Hague University of Applied Sciences per May 2022. 

p.h.lin@hhs.nl

Go to dr. Pei-Hui Lin
Gerard Hoekstra

dr.ir. Gerard Hoekstra

Professor Network and Systems Engineering Cyber Security

dr.ir. Gerard Hoekstra
Professor Network and Systems Engineering Cyber Security
Emiel Kerpershoek

Emiel Kerpershoek

dr. ir. Pieter Burghouwt

dr. ir. Pieter Burghouwt

dr. ir. Pieter Burghouwt

Pieter Burghouwt is the senior lecturer of the HBO-ICT programme of The Hague University of Applied Sciences. 

Go to dr. ir. Pieter Burghouwt
dr. Susanne van ‘t Hoff – de Goede

dr. Susanne van 't Hoff - de Goede

dr. Susanne van 't Hoff - de Goede

Susanne van 't Hoff-de Goede is a criminologist and researcher in the Cybersecurity in SMEs research group. 

Go to dr. Susanne van 't Hoff - de Goede
dr. ir. Marinus Maris

dr. ir. Marinus Maris

dr. ir. Marinus Maris

Marinus Maris is a senior lecturer in the HBO-ICT programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. 

Go to dr. ir. Marinus Maris
Asier Moneva Pardo

Asier Moneva Pardo

Asier Moneva Pardo

He is a postdoctoral researcher in the field of the Human Factor in Cybercrime.

a.monevapardo@hhs.nl

Go to Asier Moneva Pardo
Marco Romagna

Marco Romagna LLM MA

Marco Romagna LLM MA

Marco Romagna is lecturer in ‘Legal and criminological aspects of cyber security’ and researcher for the Centre of Expertise Cyber Security within the Faculty of IT & Design.

m.romagna@hhs.nl

Go to Marco Romagna LLM MA
Raoul José Notté

Raoul José Notté MA MSc

Raoul José Notté MA MSc

Raoul Notté has a background in administrative and organisational science. He is a lecturer-researcher associated with the Cybersecurity in SMEs research group. 

r.j.notte@hhs.nl

Go to Raoul José Notté MA MSc
Luuk Bekkers

Luuk Bekkers

Luuk Bekkers

Luuk Bekkers has a master’s degree in forensic psychology and criminology. 

Go to Luuk Bekkers
drs. Michelle Ancher

drs. Michelle Ancher

Sifra Matthijsse

Sifra Matthijsse

Joeri Loggen

Joeri Loggen

Céline Kreffer

Céline Kreffer

Maaike Vergeer

Maaike Vergeer

Saman Barjas

Saman Tamo

Michael Gilhespy

Michael Gilhepsy MSc.

Michael Gilhepsy MSc.

Mike joined the Haagse Hogeschool as a member of the HBO-ICT teaching staff in 2020. 

Merel van Leuken

Merel van Leuken

Merel van Leuken

Merel van Leuken studied Criminology and Applied Psychology. She obtained a master's degree in Investigative Criminology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.

m.a.g.vanleuken@hhs.nl

Go to Merel van Leuken
Maaike van der Wal

Maaike van der Wal

Maaike van der Wal
Jasmijn Boeken

Jasmijn Boeken

Bernard van der Helm

Bernard van der Helm

Taisiia Garkava

Taisiia Garkava MSc

Taisiia Garkava MSc

Taisiia is a Junior Researcher at the Centre of Expertise Cyber Security (CoECS) at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) and a Junior Security Analyst at Darktrace.
t.a.garkava@hhs.nl

Go to Taisiia Garkava MSc
Matej Dolinsek

Matej Dolinsek

Matej Dolinsek

Matej Dolinsek is a Junior Researcher at the Lectoraat Risk Management & Cybersecurity.  He has practical experience in information security and a background in security studies.

m.dolinsek@hhs.nl

Go to Matej Dolinsek
Milou Andriessen

Milou Andriessen

Milou Andriessen

Milou Andriessen works as a junior researcher at the Metropolitan Development and Cybercrime & Cybersecurity professorships and has a background in Criminology. 

m.r.p.andriessen@hhs.nl

Go to Milou Andriessen
Assia

Assia Kraan

Assia Kraan

Assia Kraan is programma coördinator bij het SPRONG Expertisenetwerk Cyberweerbaarheid Nederland.
A.kraan@hhs.nl

Publications

Article

Information security education based on job profiles and the e-CF

The information security field requires standardised education. This could be based on generic job profiles and a standard competence framework. The question is whether this is possible and feasible.

Article

Cyber crises require anticipation and improvisation

The ransomware attack on Maastricht University (2019) and the wiperware attack on Maersk (2017) painfully demonstrated that major incidents cannot be prevented and can even turn into cyber crises.

Article

Leading a cyber incident response team

Jelle Groenendaal and Ira Helsloot present a model of cyber incident command that aims to support leaders by providing practical and applicable insights into decision-making under challenging conditions.
Download PDF

Thesis

Secure Naming for Distributing Computing using the Condensed Graph Model

Implementing a distributed computation architecture has several basis functional requirements, such as load balancing, fault tolerance and security. The challenge is in how you manage these requirements as a...

Article

Cloud-Based Intelligence Aquisition and Processing for Crisis Management

Contemporary crisis management has to deal with complex socio-technical environments involving many interdependent elements. Many dependencies in such settings result in complex cascading processes that can...

Publication

Understanding cybercrime involvement: a quasi-experiment on engagement with money mule recruitment ads on Instagram

Some young Instagram users seem prone to making money through their bank cards and risk becoming involved in cybercrime online.