Joost Kouters
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.
Certified Information Systems Security Professional. A broad, widely recognized credential covering security leadership and management.
Certified Information Security Manager. Focused on governance and running a security program, rather than hands-on technical work.
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control. Focused on identifying and managing IT risk.
Certified Information Systems Auditor. A standard credential for IT auditing and controls.
Advanced in AI Security Management, a new ISACA certification for governing AI risk. I'm among the first people certified worldwide.
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.
Advice grounded in the job as it is today, for anyone from a first security role to CISO.
Read more →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.
A habit tracking app built around consistency over streaks. Named after a small, persistent songbird.
A personal finance dashboard for the Dutch market: one clear view of everything you own, built around how Box 3 actually works.
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