Frank and Iris approach their work with the belief that a successful career involves more than just work. They want their careers to contribute something to society. In their role as cyber specialists, they protect large public organizations as well as private companies. 

Iris Bosma (29) studied Law and Information Science and completed a master's degree in Business Information Systems. She came to the Cyber Strategy team after an initial period with the Privacy team and now focusses on strategic organizational challenges and change management in the public sector. 'Cyber security is a complex challenge for many organizations. Vital systems and service outages can have huge consequences for society and public safety. It gives me energy to know that our work reall

Iris Bosma (29) studied Law and Information Science and completed a master's degree in Business Information Systems. She came to the Cyber Strategy team after an initial period with the Privacy team and now focusses on strategic organizational challenges and change management in the public sector. 'Cyber security is a complex challenge for many organizations. Vital systems and service outages can have huge consequences for society and public safety. It gives me energy to know that our work reall

Multidisciplinary teams Deloitte's Cyber team helps organizations become digitally safe. 'In order to do so, we need the combined knowledge of a variety of disciplines,' says Iris. 'From data science to psychology and business administration; only a multidisciplinary team can tackle complex cyber security issues.' Frank directs the Offensive team, one of Deloitte Cyber’s technical sub-teams.  'We're the nerds who hack on demand,' Frank explains. 'The purpose of that hacking is to expose vulnerab

Frank wants to help raise awareness. ‘Companies still have no or insufficient control over their own cybersecurity. Isn't that bizarre, considering they're totally dependent on computer? It’s not uncommon for us to come to a company that has been hacked and the people there wonder how it could have happened to them. 'Well,' I then say, 'you didn't have the basics right: no two-step verification, your backups weren't properly protected and your systems weren't up to date.' That must change and th

Create your own career Iris enjoys the dynamic atmosphere, the drive, enthusiasm and the room for development at Deloitte. 'You're encouraged to discover and explore your strengths and interests. Someone might specialize in cryptography or cloud security, and others in privacy legislation or awareness.' Iris herself has chosen to take a postgraduate course in Business Administration. 'A thorough understanding of what it takes to manage a company is very relevant when you're offering advice to CI