Defendable
Øystein Balstad is a seasoned professional in information security with extensive experience in leadership roles. Currently serving as the Chief Information Security Officer at Defendable since September 2021, Øystein also holds the position of President and Board Member at Cloud Security Alliance Norway Chapter since February 2023. Øystein has been the Daglig leder at Balstad Holding AS since July 2021 and previously worked at Sykehuspartner HF from March 2019 to September 2021, where roles included Seniorrådgiver Informasjonssikkerhet and an interim Information Security Manager at Sunnaas Sykehus HF. Earlier, Øystein contributed as a Pleieassistent at Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus from August 2012 to March 2019. Øystein's educational qualifications include a Master’s degree in Forvaltningsinformatikk and a Bachelor's degree in Demokrati og Rettigheter i Informasjonssamfunnet from the University of Oslo, along with an Årsstudium in Samfunnsvitenskap from Volda University College.
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Defendable
At Defendable we have made it our mission to help make you and your company just that: defendable. Defendable against the ever-growing onset of threats to our digital lives and businesses from cybercriminals and spies. Perfect security is not attainable — becoming defendable is. This is so fundamental to how we approach cybersecurity that we even named our company after it. Defendable’s birth and initial growth came about within the BDO network. From 2016, BDO Cybersecurity was both part of BDO Norway’s Risk Advisory Services and of BDO’s Global Cybersecurity Leadership Team (consisting of the eight most mature cybersecurity member firms). In November 2020, BDO Cybersecurity was divested from BDO Norway, whereupon new investors came onboard and the name changed to Defendable AS. Through a formal cooperative agreement, Defendable’s cybersecurity services continue to be a vital part of BDO’s operational security service line-up towards its existing and potential new clients.