Working on a story, article or investigation into cybersecurity, hacking or online safety? Our ethical hackers are available for interviews, quotes, background conversations and on-camera contributions. Fast response to deadlines, often within the same day.
We contribute regularly to Dutch and international media: from technical commentary for programmes such as Radar and Nieuwsuur to background conversations for journalists at newspapers, magazines and podcasts. Our specialists translate complex cybersecurity issues into accessible language for your audience, without losing the nuance.
Contact us with a concrete question, an interview request or to explore ideas for a story. Mention your deadline so we can prioritize accordingly.
"As an editor for the television programme Rambam I have had a lot of contact with ethical hacker Wouter van Dongen of DongIT. Working with DongIT and especially with Wouter has been very pleasant. For questions I could always turn to them and I relied on their expertise. In the future I would certainly approach DongIT again if... read more"
Topics for interviews and media stories
Cybersecurity is a field that evolves continuously. Our ethical hackers actively track developments and can contribute to your story with commentary, live demonstrations or systematic analysis. A few topics we regularly speak about:
- AI, ransomware and the modern threat landscape. What is actually happening, who is behind it and which sectors are vulnerable.
- Deepfakes, phishing and online fraud. How advanced are the attacks really, what role does AI play and what can consumers and organizations do.
- Data breaches and incidents. Independent technical commentary on news about hacks and breaches at government or industry.
- DigiD, government systems and public digital infrastructure. Security of critical online services for citizens.
- Ethical hacking and responsible disclosure. How ethical hackers work, what responsible disclosure means and how they contribute to a safer digital world.
- Cybercrime as a business. The economy behind ransomware, the zero-day market and how cybercriminals professionalize.
- Protection for SMBs and consumers. Practical advice without jargon, suitable for consumer programmes and background articles.
Other topics that align with cybersecurity can also be discussed. Contact us to align on what fits your story.
Featured: contribution to Nieuwsuur
Nieuwsuur (a Dutch public broadcaster news programme) interviewed a DongIT ethical hacker following a security research project in which he demonstrated vulnerabilities in the web applications of dozens of Dutch municipalities. The attack made it possible to take over DigiD sessions of users. DongIT reported the vulnerabilities immediately to the affected parties so they could be resolved before malicious actors could exploit them.
"Through cross-site scripting the security expert can penetrate a municipal website. It concerns not just one website and not only municipalities, but also other websites where DigiD is used."
Press inquiry or interview request?
Working on deadline? Mention your cut-off time and topic. We respond within one business day, and for urgent press inquiries often within a few hours. For background conversations and longer features we schedule an appointment by mutual arrangement.
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