Erik Slingerland serves as Senior Information Security Officer at Netherlands Railways. He brings extensive experience in information security, cyber threat intelligence (CTI), compliance, and privacy. For example, he has spent years securing infrastructure for financial clients and developing business continuity plans for various organizations. After completing his university education, he served several years in the Royal Netherlands Army as a non-commissioned officer in the medical service, gaining his first exposure to ICT. He later earned key certifications, including CISSP, MBCI, GCTI, CISA, and CIPP/E