Portrait of Joost Kouters Joost Kouters

Security work, a couple of side projects, and some coaching.

I lead cybersecurity at a US AI scaleup, working from the Netherlands: strategy, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits, board reporting, AI security architecture, all as a team of one. Outside of work I build a couple of small products and coach security people through the career moments that tend to matter most.

CISSP

Certified Information Systems Security Professional. A broad, widely recognized credential covering security leadership and management.

CISM

Certified Information Security Manager. Focused on governance and running a security program, rather than hands-on technical work.

CRISC

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control. Focused on identifying and managing IT risk.

CISA

Certified Information Systems Auditor. A standard credential for IT auditing and controls.

AAISM

Advanced in AI Security Management, a new ISACA certification for governing AI risk. I'm among the first people certified worldwide.

What I spend my time on

Day job

Security leadership

The only person doing security at a fast-growing AI company that serves major US utilities. Governance, audits, customer reviews, privacy, AI security architecture, it all comes through me.

Coaching

Career advice for security professionals

Advice grounded in the job as it is today, for anyone from a first security role to CISO.

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Writing · coming soon

AI security, in plain terms

Essays on securing AI agents and AI risk governance, based on practice rather than theory. This is where a fair amount of my attention has been going lately.

Things I build on my own time

Talk security, careers or products

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