Introduction
Risk has become a central characteristic of today’s modern, technology driven, globalized and interconnected society, sometimes referred to as ‘the risk society’.
Due to our dependency on technology, digital risks are on the rise. Originally, controlling risk was a key responsibility of the government. Nowadays many public and private actors have become involved in managing these risks. Every organization has to make difficult decisions about how much time and money is spent protecting its customers, technology and services. Risk management makes it possible to enhance these decisions, based on the best possible information.
About the research group
The main questions of the Lectoraat (research group) Risk Management & Cyber security are: what does effective cyber risk management look like and what people, processes and technology are needed to make cyber risk management work? This includes themes like the working and effectiveness of (a) cyber risk management governance and models, (b) cyber risk assessment methodologies, (c) cyber security control frameworks and (d) cyber controls such as vulnerability management (prevention), security monitoring (detection), cyber crisis management (response) and business continuity management (recovery).
In addition, the lectoraat also investigates the impact of cyber incidents and crises on the reputation, operation and financial stability of public and private organizations. Finally, the lectoraat also examines the role and significance of public / private partnerships in the field of cyber security and the role that governments and regulators (can) play in increasing the cyber resilience of organizations.
About the professor
dr. Pei-Hui Lin
Lector Risk Management & Cyber Security at the Centre of Expertise Cyber Security, The Hague University of Applied Sciences per May 2022. Pei-Hui obtained her PhD at Delft University of Technology with a research in safety management and risk modelling in aviation. Later she became an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology. Her research focused on analysing and quantifying potential risks for complex organizations/critical infrastructure, where human factors, technical errors and organizational aspects are taken into consideration. Pei-Hui has received numerous research grants from several (EU) projects by applying her research in various safety and security domains, such as process safety, transport safety, and civil security.
Starting from 2016, Pei-Hui furthered her career in cyber security industry. She worked at European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), where she was responsible for improving cyber security for the European smart grid operators. After that, Pei-Hui worked as a lead evaluator at SGS Brightsight. She led a team to perform cyber security evaluations in hardware and software on various types of IT devices. Pei-Hui has more than 15 years of experience in conducting practice-oriented research into safety and security problems.
