Summary
Erik Vanderhasselt is a seasoned cyber security consultant with a decade of hands-on experience helping organizations across Belgium strengthen their security posture through architecture, prevention, detection, response, audit and training. As Managing Director of Xiobe and a consultant in the SOC of a major Belgian financial institution, he blends incident response and risk consultancy with operational threat detection for high-stakes environments. He also co-founded The Shell Company to aggregate specialized security expertise into pragmatic, high-value solutions rather than checkbox tooling. Known for focusing on measurable improvements and tailored step-up plans, Erik emphasizes security as an ongoing process and prioritizes solutions aligned with real business needs. Based in the Brussels metro area, he pairs consultancy leadership with day-to-day SOC work, giving him both strategic and operational perspectives that reduce risk and accelerate remediation.
10 years of coding experience
English, French, Dutch, Spanish