We are the safe-keepers of the digital world

Five years ago, a few enthusiastic ethical hackers founded the Dutch Institute of Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) to make the digital world safer. Today, our team has grown to over 130 dedicated and skilled individuals, all working together towards the same mission.

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History

This wonderful adventure started with the work of hacker Victor Gevers, who was already scanning and notifying the whole world for 20 years. Together with Parliamentarian cybermum Astrid Oosenbrug, writer/researcher and talk show host Chris van ‘t Hof, he registered Dutch Institute of Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) as a foundation on 26 September 2019. After the launch CISO/hacker Frank Breedijk and Security Analyst Lennaert Oudshoorn joined and started the first case in January 2020: Citrix, notifying 546 potential victims in the Netherlands.

 

After the launch CISO/hacker Frank Breedijk and Security Analyst Lennaert Oudshoorn joined and started the first case in January 2020: Citrix, notifying 546 potential victims in the Netherlands. After this first media exposure many hackers and partners joined. Together they drew up a Code of Conduct to comply with the rules of vulnerability disclosure. In that year, 13 more cases followed, notifying 58K potential victims worldwide.

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Max van der Horst

Researcher CSIRT

Cybersecurity is an endless race between attackers and defenders. This endlessness can work tiring for a lot of people in the industry. What makes DIVD amazing is the fact that we are in between these attackers and defenders. We attempt to take away attackers' weapons as quickly as possible by making people aware of these weapons. That has a lot of impact! I came to participate in the perpetual defender's puzzle and stayed for the way we assist organizations by spreading puzzle pieces across the entire globe.

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The DIVD Family

DIVD is more than just a research institute. More organisations carry our brand and share our mission in their own way. We call this the DIVD.family.

DIVD Academy

DIVD Academy empowers ethical hackers and cybersecurity enthusiasts, fostering skills and ethical awareness among young talent while guiding at-risk youth toward positive impact in cybersecurity and IT education, shaping a safer digital future.

CSIRT Global

CSIRT.global, a global volunteer-led nonprofit, enhances global security by addressing overlooked vulnerabilities. It's affiliated with the DIVD, consolidating international CSIRT efforts to establish a network of like-minded individuals.

DIVD Fund

The core values of DIVD.fund are integrity, connectivity and empowerment, where DIVD.fund is a dependable, independent and respected partner.

DIVD Charity

DIVD Charity supports public welfare projects and initiatives, fostering programs aligned with its vision. Our goal is to empower individuals to make positive social impacts through talent development.

DIVD Club

DIVD Club is a place where, in collaboration with cyber security professionals, young people learn more about cyber security, hacking, improving the safety of the (online) world and a lot more.

DIVD

DIVD is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers and a network of likeminded organisations.

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Want to become part of the family?

We are a organisation that consists of volunteers, we are always looking for new talent that wants to join our cause or potential partners and donations. Check out our contribute page to learn more about what you can do for us.

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CSIRT: Computer Security Incident Response Team

The CSIRT handles the scanning for and disclosing of vulnerabilities, either discovered by DIVD researchers or third parties and warning people for leaked credentials and operates our CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) capability.

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