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04/09/2026

Dutch small business owners: you could get up to €1,250 towards improving your cybersecurity.

From 7 September 2026, the Dutch government is opening applications for the “Mijn Cyberweerbare Zaak” subsidy.

It covers 50% of eligible costs, up to €1,250.

You can use it for things like a password manager, antivirus software, backups, MFA or cybersecurity awareness training for your employees.

The scheme is aimed at ZZP’ers and small businesses with up to 50 employees and a maximum annual turnover of €10 million.

There’s €1 million available in total, and applications are handled on a first-come, first-served basis. So once the budget is gone, it’s gone.

If you run a small business and cybersecurity has been on your “we should really sort this out” list, this could be a good opportunity to finally do it — and get part of the cost covered.

Applications open on 7 September 2026.

If you have any questions about the subsidy or would like to make use of it, feel free to get in touch with us. We’ll be happy to help.

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30/08/2026

From proud parents sharing school results, to holiday snaps and now the obligatory back-to-school photo…

We share so many moments from our children’s lives without always stopping to think about what else a photo might reveal.

So before you hit “post”, take a second look.

How much information could that one innocent photo reveal?

Not every memory needs to be shared online.

02/08/2026

Sharenting — it seems harmless, doesn’t it?

29/07/2026

Why did I become interested in cybersecurity?

Because I learned the hard way how easy it is to become a victim of a cyber attack.

One morning, from 7 am, my phone started ringing. My inbox was full of new emails, and I had no idea what was going on.

I checked my sent emails and my heart sank.

Thousands of messages had been sent from our company email account to different businesses, asking them to pay an invoice.

But we didn’t send them.

Someone had gained access to our account.

At that time, I was running my own small business in the Netherlands. After having a baby, I was dealing with “baby brain” (which, honestly, was very easy to blame for everything 😉). I was tired, had a lot on my mind and sometimes struggled to remember things.

And I made a mistake.

I chose a password that today I would never use.

Simple. Short. Easy to remember.

At the same time, I had opened an office in Almere and was sharing this news publicly. Looking back, it is easy to see how someone could connect a few simple pieces of information and try to access my data.

The stress I felt that day was something I had never experienced before. It was one of the worst days of my life.

Seeing your business, your data and your reputation at risk is a horrible feeling.

At that time, I thought:

“We are a small business. Who would want to attack us?”

And that is exactly where many businesses make a mistake.

Cyber attacks do not only happen to large companies. They can happen to anyone: individuals, small businesses and organisations of any size.

Is your password your date of birth? Your child’s name? Your company name and the year it was founded?

Think about how easy it is to find this information online.

After my email account was hacked, I discovered the world of cybersecurity and started learning more about it.

Since then, I've realised how low cyber awareness still is and how many people believe cyber attacks only happen to others.

In today's digital world, cyber awareness is something we all need.
That's why I believe sharing cybersecurity knowledge is so important.

23/07/2026

My favourite thing about cyber security is that it’s rarely just about technology.
Behind every cyber attack is a person. And behind every person is a motive.
Some hackers want money.
Some want to steal information they can sell.
Others want revenge, power, attention, or a way to put pressure on their victims.
But no matter the motive, they are often all looking for the same thing:

Data.

Our personal details.
Financial information.
Medical records.
Private emails.
Business documents.
Conversations that were never meant to be seen by anyone else.

We often think, "Why would anyone be interested in my data?"

The reality is that a single piece of information may not seem valuable on its own. But when thousands or millions of records are collected together, they become incredibly valuable to cyber criminals.

This is one of the reasons why law firms are such attractive targets.
Law firms hold some of the most sensitive information imaginable.
Client details, financial records, property transactions, litigation documents, business agreements and confidential discussions.

For a cyber criminal, that information can be worth far more than money sitting in a bank account.

It can be sold.
It can be used for fraud.
It can be used for identity theft.
In some cases, it can even be used to blackmail individuals or organisations.

And sometimes the target is not the law firm itself.Sometimes the real target is its clients.

That is why cyber security is not just an IT problem.
It is a business problem.
A client protection problem.
And increasingly, a human problem.

The more I learn about cyber security, the more I realise that understanding why attackers do what they do is just as important as understanding how they do it.

Because when we understand the motivation, we are often one step closer to stopping the attack before it happens.

Data has value.
Trust has value.
Protecting both has never been more important.

The strongest defence is not only good technology. It is people who understand what is worth protecting and why someone might want to take it.

07/07/2026

New WhatsApp feature — reserve your before someone else does! 😎

Why did WhatsApp introduce it?
The main purpose is to keep your phone number private from people you do not know. Instead of sharing your number, you can share your username.

My cybersecurity tip if you use this feature:
- Don’t use your full name as your username
- Don’t use the same username on every social media platform
- Turn on a Username Key
- Never share your username and key publicly on social media

I didn’t link my WhatsApp account to Instagram because of security. I don’t see the point of linking personal accounts. For business accounts, it’s up to you.

I think usernames are very useful for my colleagues at the law firm. We don’t use WhatsApp much, but some clients contact us there, so I’d avoid usernames that are too easy to guess or find. And I’d definitely recommend using a username key.

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