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Christiaan Beek

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Vice President Cyber Intelligence at Rapid7
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Christiaan Beek is the Vice President of Cyber Intelligence at Rapid7, with over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity research, threat analytics, and data science. He contributes to MITRE ATT&CK and the "Hacking Exposed" book. Colleagues describe him as "brilliant, " "talented, " and a "consummate professional. "

He is passionate about making complex security topics accessible to a wider audience. He extends his expertise beyond corporate research through advisory roles with Europol and the Cyber Threat Alliance, demonstrating a commitment to collaborative, international security efforts.

He authored a comic book based on real ransomware investigations to educate young people about the dangers of cybercrime.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Vice President Cyber Intelligence
Job Level
Senior
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Topics Christiaan cares about

Advanced Threat Research
He leads strategic intelligence at Rapid7, recently publishing in-depth research on sustained espionage campaigns and stealthy malware like BPFdoor targeting global telecom networks.
AI in Cybersecurity
He shares nuanced views on AI's role in security, noting that AI finding vulnerabilities faster does not automatically make organizations more secure.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Vice President Cyber Intelligence
Rapid7
9-2025
Member of steering committee
Cyber Threat Alliance
3-2025
Member of Advisory Group on Internet Security EUROPOL
Europol
10-2022 - 2-2026
Senior Director Threat Intelligence & Analytics
Rapid7
1-2022 - 9-2022
Sr. Director Threat Research & Vulnerability Research
Trellix
In the press

Media appearances

65 - The Appeal of Ransomware (Christiaan Beek, Rapid7). Featured in Apple Podcasts
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PODCAST: How are cyber criminals targeting businesses? With Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek. Featured in Cyber Daily
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Education
2007 - 2008
particulier onderzoeker
Minerva
2008 - 2010
Xact certified
Micro Systemation
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