Fred Horbeek

Fred Horbeek was Head of Security Co-ordination at Rabobank Group until 2003. This function was effectively responsible for the management of operational risks, including all aspects of information security; all aspects of combating fraud, errors and mistakes and other incidents; and all aspects of combating money laundering. His functional responsibilities included risk analysis and assessment, prevention, (awareness) training, investigation, recovery and continuity planning, privacy, crisis management, the application of and compliance with related laws and regulations and the evaluation and reporting.

Mr. Horbeek was a member of the Information Security Forum (ISF) and the International Integrity Information Institute (I-4) as well. Co-chair of the (ISC)² European Advisory Board, visiting professor at Groningen University, former member of the Executive Board and active member of other industry organizations, including the Dutch Society for Information Security. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Comsec Consulting B.V., the European subsidiary of Comsec Information Security Ltd. Prior to joining Rabobank, he served in the Dutch armed forces and in the National Security Service.

Offices and Memberships:

- Co-founder and chair of the board of the Risk Management Institute (RMI)
- Co-founder and first chair (now Member) of the Society for Risk Management
(GvRM)
- Former Chair of the General Committee for Security of the Association of Dutch
Banks
- Former Chair of Transparency International The Netherlands (TIN)
- Former Member of the Council and the Executive of the Information Security Forum (ISF) Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2, the international organisation for certification of information systems security professionals
- Former Member of the Member Advisory Committee (MAC) of the International Information Integrity Institute (I-4)
- Member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
- Member of the Netherlands Society for Information Processing (NGI)
- Member of the Netherlands Society for Information Security (GvIB)