Matthijs Veenendaal

Matthijs Veenendaal (scientist, deep state operative?)
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	University of Leiden, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas
Interests	• Cyber Security • Estonia • Foreign Policy
Party	Democrats 66
The principle Dutch author of the first Defence Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (2012). Played an important role in the development of the two National Cyber Security Strategies of the Netherlands  Senior scientist integrator In office May 2018 - Present Employer Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research This organisation was present at the event where the Dutch Cluster of the II was set-up  Senior advisor Defence Cyber Command In office August 2017 - May 2018 Employer Dutch Ministry of Defence This organisation was also present at the Dutch Cluster formation  Strategy Branch Chief In office August 2016 - August 2017 Employer NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence In Tallinn, Estonia  Researcher Strategy Branch In office August 2014 - August 2017 Employer NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence  Senior Advisor Cyber Security In office November 2012 - May 2014 Employer Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice Located in The Hague  Senior Policy Advisor In office July 2006 - November 2012 Employer Dutch Ministry of Defence  Policy Advisor In office 2003 - 2005 Employer Economische Voorlichtingsdienst An state-funded organisation focused on supporting and educating businesses how to develop their companies in foreign countries.  ICTU In office 2000 - 2003 Employer ICTU Dutch state-operated IT project developer. Set-up the main infrastructure of many Dutch governmental sites.

Matthijs Veenendaal is a scientist based in The Hague working for the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research known as TNO in Dutch. The TNO was present and sponsored the summer conference set-up by HCSS members Sijbren de Jong, Rianne Siebenga and Katharine Klacansky where the Dutch Integrity Initiative Cluster was formed in 2017.

Connections

Stratcom and Three Dutch Ministries

Veenendaal and leader Maria de Goeij met at the Riga, Latvia STRATCOM dialogue in 2018. Veenendaal is noted as a vital scientist in the Dutch IT-world having set-up many government websites and more importantly "the development of cyber defence policy at the Dutch Ministry of Defence and was the principle author of the first Defence Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (2012). He also played an important role in the development of the two National Cyber Security Strategies of the Netherlands."

Deepfakes

At the Riga STRATCOM Dialogue, Veenendaal, in 2018 was a speaker for a session named “Did this Order Really Come from the President?” with the following guide;

““Trust is a key foundation of a well-functioning society. Without reliable communication, organizations cannot operate effciently, be they corporations or government institutions. Malicious actors are aiming to exploit vulnerabilities in communication flows. With the advent

of new technology, it is possible for adversaries to impersonate leaders and create false impressions among population.

The Tallinn based NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence will organize a session focusing on questions including: What is at stake? What can nations do to enhance and protect trust in democratic institutions? Or is it already too late?”
Matthijs Veenendaal

Seemingly implying deepfake-technology and their use in statecraft was not a far-fetched idea.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
2018 Riga Stratcom Dialogue	11 June 2018	13 June 2018	Latvia Riga	Spooky/MICC conference attended by Maria de Goeij whose trip report on it for the Integrity Initiative was leaked.

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