Elly van den Heuvel

General Manager, GOVCERT.NL

http://www.govcert.nl

Biography

Elly van den Heuvel is an experienced manager, who has had a long career within Dutch government. Van den Heuvel has held various positions at the Ministry of Security and Justice. As Head of IT of the Ministry of Security and Justice, she was responsible for the development of long-term policy within the field of IT.

In 2008, she was appointed General Manager of GOVCERT.NL, the Cyber Security & Incident Response Team for the Dutch Government. At GOVCERT.NL she focuses on strengthening existing (inter)national joint ventures with the members of the Cert-community, partners, stakeholders and other interested parties. She attaches considerable value to the further professionalisation of cyber security.
GOVCERT.NL will form the basis for the National Cyber Security Centre to be opened on 1 January 2012. This centre will be formed as a public-private partnership. Drawing up an accurate threat assessment in cooperation with other organisations so that interested parties can respond proactively has her special attention.