Michael Boelen
Blogger at CISOfy
's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Top SchoolMichael Boelen is a security-focused founder and engineer with 12 years of experience building and operating niche tooling for Linux, macOS, and UNIX environments. As founder of CISOfy, he leads product, engineering, and go-to-market efforts for Lynis, a well-regarded open-source security auditing and compliance tool used for hardening and standards like ISO27001 and PCI DSS. He combines hands-on DevOps skills—automating builds, packaging Debian/RPM artifacts, and CI integration—with strategic leadership across marketing and sales. Based in the Netherlands, he also blogs and shares technical perspectives publicly, and his background in formal business and marketing courses complements his technical pedigree. A less obvious strength is his blend of deep platform-focused engineering with practical compliance knowledge, making him effective at turning security requirements into auditable, deployable solutions.
12 years of coding experience
MBO Information Technology, MBO Information Technology at Koning Willem I CollegeTraining: Problem Solving and Decision Making, Training: Problem Solving and Decision Making at Kepner-TregoeLean Six Sigma - Orange Belt, Lean Six Sigma - Orange Belt at Tri ICTAn Introduction to Marketing, An Introduction to Marketing at The Wharton SchoolFoundations of Business Strategy, Foundations of Business Strategy at University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessUnderstanding Media by Understanding Google, Understanding Media by Understanding Google at Northwestern UniversityHAVO, HAVO at d'OultremontcollegeTraining: CISSP (5 days), Training: CISSP (5 days) at Lancelot Institute
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Github Skills (14)
automation10
automations10
shell10
automation-testing10
rpm10
cicd10
debian10
devops9
git9
audit8
auditing8
devtools7
centos6
iptables6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
CISOfy/lynis
Dec 2013 - Oct 2022
Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:56 releases, 7 reviews, 2810 commits in 9 years
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on automating and improving the build and deployment processes for the Lynis security auditing tool. Their contributions include creating and refining build scripts, integrating tools like `git-buildpackage`, and configuring the build process to generate Debian and RPM packages. The user also added Travis CI integration to automate testing and enhance the overall software delivery workflow. The work reflects a strong emphasis on automating builds and packaging for different Linux distributions.
unixlynishipaainstallationsecurity-vulnerability
CISOfy/cisofy-security-policy
Feb 2016 - Feb 2019
This is the public security policy of CISOfy, with extra resources like security tools.
Contributions:69 commits, 57 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
policysecurity-toolssecurity-automationsecurity-policysecurity
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