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.
Christiaan Beek
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Vice President Cyber Intelligence at Rapid7
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Overview
Personality Overview
Candid & Clear
Decisive
Risk-Taker
They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. They are very proud of what they do.
Topics They Care 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.
Public Security Education
He is passionate about raising public awareness, having created a comic book to explain the real-world dangers and human impact of ransomware.
Media Appearances
65 - The Appeal of Ransomware (Christiaan Beek, Rapid7). Featured in Apple Podcasts
PODCAST: How are cyber criminals targeting businesses? With Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek. Featured in Cyber Daily
Christiaan Beek, Rapid7's VP of Cyber Intelligence, will discuss how .... Featured in Facebook (OneRSAC)
Work History
2-2026
Vice President Cyber Intelligence at Rapid7
9-2025
Member of steering committee at Cyber Threat Alliance
3-2025
Member of Advisory Group on Internet Security EUROPOL at Europol
10-2022 - 2-2026
Senior Director Threat Intelligence & Analytics at Rapid7
1-2022 - 9-2022
Sr. Director Threat Research & Vulnerability Research at Trellix
12-2020
Member Of The Board Of Advisors at Intezer
1-2020
Speaker & trainer at Kingdom of God - intergalactic enterprise
6-2018 - 9-2022
A & I Committee lead for McAfee/Trellix at Cyber Threat Alliance
3-2018 - 1-2022
Lead Scientist and Sr. Principal Engineer @ Office of CTO at McAfee Enterprise
3-2017 - 6-2022
Lead Scientist, Principal Engineer - Strategic Intelligence @ Office of the CTO at McAfee
1-2016 - 2-2017
Advanced Threat Research - Office of the CTO at McAfee
4-2014 - 1-2016
Director of Threat Intelligence - McAfee Labs/Intel Security at McAfee
4-2013 - 4-2014
Director of Incident Response & Forensics EMEA at McAfee
3-2011 - 3-2013
Principal Architect at McAfee
3-2011 - 3-2013
Service & Team Lead IR & Forensics at McAfee Foundstone
9-2010 - 12-2010
Sr. Security Consultant PCI-DSS at CCV
7-2010 - 2-2011
Forensic researcher at Digital Investigation
2-2010 - 2-2011
Security Officer at Vitens
12-2009 - 3-2010
Technical security consultant at Getronics
4-2009 - 7-2009
Security Architect PCI DSS at Major bank in Senegal
3-2009 - 2-2010
Senior Consultant at TenICT
1-2007 - 2-2009
Digital investigator at Hoffmann Investigations
7-2005 - 12-2006
Business consultant / ethical hacker at Getronics PinkRoccade
8-2004 - 7-2005
Security Analyst-impl team member at Unisys
2002 - 2003
Security Consultant at Pinkroccade
Education
2007 - 2008
particulier onderzoeker from Minerva
2008 - 2010
Xact certified from Micro Systemation
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Location : Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Job Level : Senior
Designation : Vice President Cyber Intelligence at Rapid7
