Djimmer Smits

Djimmer Smits is a seasoned cybersecurity professional currently serving as the Cyber Resilience Manager and Red Team Lead at Thales since October 2019, where responsibilities include managing the Cyber Resilience group and leading daily red team operations for client penetration testing. Prior experience as an Ethical Hacker at Fox-IT from April 2016 to October 2019 involved penetration testing for internal networks and web applications, with a specialization in Windows environments. Djimmer's foundational experience includes a rowing athletic career at A.U.S.R. Orca, achieving notable accolades such as a bronze medal at the Universiade and gold at the Dutch University Championship. Academic credentials consist of a Master of Science in Computer Security from Radboud University Nijmegen and a Bachelor of Science in Informatics from Universiteit Utrecht.