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Cyber Protection Magazine works with many distinguished experts and professionals.

We are always looking for contributors to Cyber Protection Magazine. Do you work in the cybersecurity industry and have an interesting topic to discuss? Are you researching a particular topic on Cybersecurity and would like to see this topic better represented? Do you want to comment on a current topic in the area of cybersecurity?

Whatever your motives, feel free to contact us with a short abstract of your topic. If it meets the requirements, we are happy to publish your article!

We would like to recognize and thank all of the contributors to Cybersecurity Magazine. Here is a list of our contributing authors:

Gerhard Kafka is a free-lance journalist and contributor at Smart Industry.

SAP Security Specialist at 

Gert-Jan is a certified senior SAP consultant with a focus on technology, integration and security. With over 20 years of experience, he has in-depth technical knowledge and a broad understanding of SAP environments as a whole.

He has been involved in various projects with a (leading) role concerning SAP landscape architecture, installations/migrations/upgrades, interface implementation etc.

Gert-Jan has always taken a keen interest in the technical security of SAP landscapes. He has made this the main focus in his career at Protect4S and since 2023 at SecurityBridge.

Director Product Management at 

Gijsbert Janssen van Doorn is a Director Product Management at Zerto. In addition to this role, Gijsbert is responsible for exciting audiences about the potential of Zerto, acting as an advocate for the technology that will shape the future of IT resilience. Gijsbert comes from a technical engineering background – originally starting at Zerto in 2015 as a solutions engineer. Prior to Zerto, Gijsbert worked as a Sales Engineer at Nexenta Systems, and a Consultant for Datacenter Services at CSN Group. Gijsbert describes himself as a passionate technologist, whose professional motto is: “Never stop learning and never stop having fun.”

Founder at 

Giora is a two-time entrepreneur. Prior to founding Neosec, he was VP Product Management at Palo Alto Networks after his first company, LightCyber, was acquired. He served as an officer in the elite technological unit in the Israel Defense Forces, where he pioneered the development of cyber technologies.

Glenn is an experienced network architect and technology leader, specialising in networking, cloud, security and automation. He is an expert in emerging trends and the development of innovative and bespoke solutions. His knowledge and skill set have made him the lead on a wealth of complex and high-profile projects.

Graham Hosking is Data Security Solution Director at Quorum Cyber, where he helps customers to comply with industry regulations, manage data security and govern the full data life cycle. Trained as a technical architect, Graham has over 20 years of experience – including six at Microsoft – in creating business strategies and delivering projects for a diverse range of organisations from banks and insurance companies to central government, police forces and charities.

Greg Rankin is a Houston-based freelance writer with more than 20 years of experience writing about cybersecurity, technology, and the defense industrial base.

Founding Partner at 

Greg Sullivan is a former Fortune Global CIO, CTO, and CEO and a Founding Partner of CIOSO Global, where he advises boards and executive teams on cybersecurity, AI governance, and enterprise technology risk. With leadership experience spanning the private sector and national security, Greg helps organizations strengthen resilience, operationalize responsible AI adoption, and meet evolving regulatory expectations. He holds a BS in Systems Science & Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

SVP International Sales at 
VP of Product at 

Gregg Laroche is VP of Product at PreVeil and has over 20 years experience leading technology development and bringing products to market. At PreVeil, Gregg leads both product strategy and product evangelism.

Leiter Vertrieb bei SpaceNet

Guillaume Garbey serves as the Regional Sales Manager France for Netskope

Managing Director at 

Hanno Pingsmann is Managing Director of CyberDirekt, based in Berlin. The cyber expert founded CyberDirekt in May 2017 as the first digital consulting platform for the conclusion of cyber insurance policies for brokers - target group SMEs. CyberDirekt offers a comparison calculator for cyber insurance policies from 14 insurance companies. By taking out a policy via CyberDirekt, the policyholder receives the ideal cyber insurance for his company. In addition, CyberDirekt offers a comprehensive prevention package free of charge. This includes a self-developed security awareness training for the policyholder and his employees as well as further prevention services such as the web security check and the phishing simulation test.

Harshit is CEO & Co-Founder at Appknox, a completely automated vulnerability assessment platform. He has 8 years of experience in the technology and security space. He has worked with Fortune 100 companies to set up end-to-end and continuous mobile application security processes.