About

Michel is a seasoned technology leader with over twenty years of experience building high-performing solutions engineering teams across EMEA and APJ. He has a strong track record of collaborating with global leaders and successful startups, working with both open-source and enterprise solutions, and serving diverse industries such as finance, oil and gas, and government. Known for his collaborative leadership style, Michel fosters innovation and continuous learning within his teams.

Currently, Michel serves as the Director of Solutions Engineering at Anomali, where he leads efforts to deliver cutting-edge solutions for enterprise customers. His expertise encompasses a broad range of security domains, including big data security analytics, security operations centers, threat intelligence, incident response, network security monitoring, identity management, and fraud and risk management. Under his leadership, Anomali’s solutions engineering team has consistently delivered strategic security solutions to enterprise clients. He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Physics and is certified in GCIH, CISM, CISSP, CISA.

Michel has lived and worked throughout Europe and the Middle East and is a Dutch citizen and a permanent resident of Singapore. He is also the creator of Cowrie, a widely-used open-source project that serves as a Python-based SSH/Telnet honeypot for gathering threat intelligence. Michel regularly speaks about Cowrie at events like the HoneyNet Conference, and the project received Google Summer of Code sponsorship in 2019. His passion for open-source collaboration and cyber defense is reflected in the widespread adoption and success of Cowrie.