Ronald Prins

Biography

Ronald Prins is director and co-founder of Fox-IT. He studied Applied Mathematics at the Delft University of Technology and went on to specialize in cryptography. Working as a scientific researcher at the Netherlands Forensic Institute, he broke many (cryptographic) security systems encountered by law enforcement in criminal investigations. He was also partly responsible for the use of the latest methods of obtaining digital information for criminal investigations. In 1999, he set up Fox-IT together with Menno van der Marel. He wanted to fully apply his creativity to developing innovative solutions in highly sensitive environments.

Presentation: Let's stop fighting cybercrime

We are all very determined to fight cybercrime, with increasing effort every year, with improving skills every week. Yet Cybercrime grows every day.

So let's stop fighting cybercrime - for a moment. Let's find out what is happening.

What can we learn from recent cybercrime activity such as Bredolab and Diginotar? What can we learn from the different cyber security strategies worldwide?

Do we lack the skills? Do we need to invest heavier? Or aren’t we setting our priorities right.

Let's pick our battlefields with care. And –only then- let's start fighting cybercrime.