Empowering Cyber Security Leaders at ECCU: Patricius Versteeg’s Success Story

Empowering Cyber Security Leaders at ECCU: Patricius Versteeg’s Success Story

Who is Patricius Versteeg? Patricius Versteeg, hailing from the Netherlands, has defied odds and expectations to build an impressive career in cyber security. Dropping out of high school was an early setback, but he eventually gained a foothold in the IT industry in the late 1990s. By the early 2000s, he began gravitating toward cyber […]

Navigating the Tough Terrain of Cybersecurity: My Experience with EC-Council University

Pablo Palacios Program Officer

Pablo Palacios(Program Officer, International Telecommunication Union, Santiago – Chiles) Being a focal point for cybersecurity in the Americas region, I knew it was essential to enhance my technical knowledge and broaden my understanding of the field. While my background in telecommunications engineering and an MBA equipped me with managerial skills, I needed a deeper understanding […]

From Helpdesk to Global Cybersecurity Leader: My Journey with EC-Council University

(Cyber Security Analyst at a Leading IT Services and IT Consulting company in Canada) My name is Samba Sidibe, and my journey in cybersecurity has been an exciting evolution from working in a helpdesk role to becoming a network security engineer at one of West Africa’s leading telecommunication companies to an IT Services and IT […]

From Dropout to Cybersecurity Leader and European CISO of the Year 2024!

Patricius Versteeg- European CISO

(Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Netherlands) My journey into the world of cybersecurity is one of determination and resilience. I had dropped out of Secondary Vocational Education school, yet I found my way into IT in the late 1990s. It was in the early 2000s that I began to focus on cybersecurity, a field that […]