IT entrepreneur advocates cyber commissioner – Telegraaf.nl

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The Netherlands should appoint a special commissioner to monitor the digital infrastructure, finds IT entrepreneur Ronald Prins. The co-director of Fox-IT, one of the largest computerbeveiliginsbedrijven of the Netherlands, was the call Saturday in Het Financieele Dagblad

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primarily concerned with the implications of the Internet of Things, connecting numerous devices on the Internet. That makes the community vulnerable to cybercriminals. Prince also mentioned the advent of self-propelled vehicles as a reason to start thinking differently about collecting data and powers of investigative services to tackle abuse.

“I’m afraid we like the floods will only act when it is too late, ” he said in an interview in the newspaper. “We have a Delta Commissioner for the dikes. That man has a budget of one billion euros per year, with a mandate that he can control across all ministries over matters. We have a cyber commissioner necessary with the same responsibilities for securing Internet ”

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