Xavier Mertens

With a passion for information security, Xavier had the opportunity to steer his career and gained several years of expertise in this field. “I quickly switched to the security field because I like the fact that it’s always changing. New techniques, new threats… we can learn daily. And “security” implies a deep knowledge in IT, from technical stuff to interacting with management.” That is why he focuses mainly on the defensive side of cybersecurity and sometimes on the offensive side.

On the defensive side, he has a strong background in incident management, investigations, malware analysis and threat hunting. On the offensive side, Xavier conducts audits and penetration tests (ethical hacking). His moto is “to better defend yourself, know your enemy”