About Dieter

Dieter has been active in operational technology and industrial environments since 2008, and in cybersecurity since 1997. He provides consultancy, assessments, training, and awareness sessions focused on industrial cybersecurity.

Dieter works extensively in operational technology and industrial environments and supports organizations with consultancy, assessments, training, and awareness related to industrial cybersecurity.

His work includes a wide range of maturity, risk, and technical security assessments in industrial environments. A significant part of his work focuses on helping organizations manage the security of new solutions delivered by suppliers and integrators. This includes setting up vendor security validation programs, defining and verifying security requirements, and performing security FAT and SAT testing.

He also helps industrial organizations in their efforts to achieve NIS2 and IEC 62443 compliance.

Public speaking list

Public Speaking

  • Mar 2026 - Cybersecurity Coalition - Network segmentation plan ready ... Now what
  • May 2025 - UGent - The future of IoT testing - The pitfalls of Security Testing - Ghent
  • Feb 2025 - Cybersecurity Coalition - Cybersecurity within your supply chain - Brussels
  • Oct 2024 - BE-Cyber Experience Sharing day - Security testing, NIS2 & IEC 62443 - Brussels
  • May 2024 - KraftCert - Practical FAT-SAT testing - Oslo
  • Mar 2024 - Howest AI Day - OT Cybersecurity and AI - hype or hope - Bruges
  • Mar 2024 - VOKA - OT Cybersecurity Strategy - Kortrijk
  • Jan 2022 - OT Forum - Physical security within ICS - Online
  • Aug 2021 - DefCon ICS Village - Fortifying ICS – hardening and testing - Online
  • Jun 2021 - CC4ES Poland - Fortifying ICS – hardening and testing - Poland - Online
  • Sep 2020 - CyberwayFinder - Securing the Internet of Things and Industrial Control Systems - Online
  • May 2020 - CS2AI - Operator Jail Breakout - Online
  • Feb 2019 - Indumation - Cybersecurity of industrial and IIoT in the cloud
  • Oct 2018 - Brucon - Operator Jail Breakout
  • Mar 2017 - SMI Smart Grid Cyber Security - Achieving end user awareness - London
  • Oct 2016 - Tetra project Industrial network security - Experiences from the field
  • Oct 2016 - CIO Forum - Scada security

Guest Lectures

  • Feb 2026 - Solvay Business School - Introduction to OT and its cybersecurity controls - Brussels
  • Oct 2025 - Howest - The road to a defensible architecture - Bruges
  • Mar 2025 - Solvay Business School - Introduction to OT and its cybersecurity controls - Brussels
  • Oct 2024 - Howest - Introduction to ICS Cybersecurity - Bruges
  • Mar 2024 - Solvay Business School - Introduction to OT and its cybersecurity controls - Brussels
  • May 2023 - Solvay Business School - Introduction to OT and its cybersecurity controls
  • Jan 2012 to Dec 2017 - Howest Bruges - Introduction to SCADA Security - Bruges

Teaching / Workshops

  • Nov 2025 - ISC-CPH - Workshop on Hardening for ICS environments - Copenhague
  • Jun 2022 - CC4ES Poland 2022 - Workshop on Hardening for ICS environments - Poland
  • Apr 2019 - KULaK - IIoT – from challenge to practice - Back-end infra, Security & Standards
  • Sep 2018 - LSec 3IF conference - Cybersecurity for Digital Transformation workshop
  • Mar 2017 - SMI Smart Grid Cyber Security - Workshop – How to setup defence in depth - London
  • Jan 2000 to Dec 2012 - Hacking Inside Out training

SANS

  • Oct 2025 - SANS ICS Summit Europe - Remote access for ICS - ins, outs and hidden dangers - Munich
  • Jun 2025 - SANS ICS Summit 2025 - Workshop - Resilient and Defensible Architectures - Orlando
  • Mar 2024 - SANS UK ICS Summit 2024 - Practical FAT-SAT testing - London
  • Jun 2023 - SANS ICS Summit Europe - Security testing, NIS2 & IEC 62443 – a happy marriage? - Munich
  • Mar 2021 - SANS ICS Summit 2021 - Cybersecurity FAT/SAT testing - Online
  • Nov 2020 - SANS ICS APAC 2020 - The tools dogma - Online
  • Jun 2018 - SANS ICS Summit Europe Munich - DIY Insider Threat detection - Munich
  • Oct 2015 - SANS ICS Summit Europe - Rapid digital risk assessment - Amsterdam

CS3STHLM

  • Oct 2019 - CS3STHLM - Security testing for ICS Owners 2.0 - Stockholm
  • Oct 2018 - CS3STHLM - Operator Jail Breakout - Stockholm
  • Oct 2017 - CS3STHLM - DIY Insider threat detection - Stockholm

LSEC IAS

  • May 2020 - LSEC IAS - Cybersecurity for Manufacturing from zero to hero
  • Nov 2018 - LSEC IAS - Creating a cybersecurity plan
  • Nov 2017 - LSEC IAS - Hidden dangers in Remote management - Antwerp
  • Jan 2015 - LSEC IAS - Scada Security