Flemish cybersecurity expert Spotit wants a U.S. department with 120 employees in three years

‘We have clients in Belgium with branches of many international Belgian companies or foreign companies,’ says CEO Jர்கrgen Vernist. ‘These customers are often active on the East Coast. We start in the United States at their request, but also at the request of our partners and staff. We want to get new American customers dealt with quickly. ‘

US Expansion is led by Sander Waspinder of Belgium, who has been working at Spot since 2016. ‘We want to bring the same mindset and corporate culture that brought us up in Belgium, but we want to do it with local talent to respond as much as possible to local needs and customs. Raleigh in North Carolina is the most attractive place for us. We are close to our customers and we can easily operate from Florida to New York. In addition, it is an advantage for the best universities in the region to recruit new local talents. The good local ecosystem of technology companies already exists, and Citrix may be one of the best examples. Apple will soon open its own campus with 3000 engineers. ‘

“In addition, Raleigh has a good airport and more international connections, which means we can easily fly to customers in South America,” says Vernist. “Time difference with our Kent headquarters is not a problem. On the contrary: it makes it easier to serve our clients 24 hours a day in cyber incidents. We now have 175 customers across five continents. Staying consistent at our Security Operations Center is an important strength. So we are already active internationally. , But US expansion is a priority.We expect the United States to grow faster than we have done in Belgium over the past eight years (from the beginning, ed.dWe have a healthy ambition to set up an equally large sector in the United States in three years as we do in Belgium now. In Belgium, naturally we want to continue to grow fast, we are targeting companies with approximately 2000 employees. In the United States, it’s actually an SME, and there are many more. So there are a lot more possibilities. The Corona crisis has increased the need for expertise and services in cyber security.

‘We have clients in Belgium with branches of many international Belgian companies or foreign companies,’ says CEO Jர்கrgen Vernist. ‘These customers are often active on the East Coast. We start in the United States at their request, but also at the request of our partners and staff. We look forward to signing new U.S. clients soon. ‘US Expansion is led by Sander Waspinder of Belgium, who has been with Spot since 2016. ‘We want to bring the same mindset and corporate culture that brought us up in Belgium, but we want to do it with local talent to respond as much as possible to local needs and customs. Raleigh in North Carolina is the most attractive place for us. We are close to our customers and we can easily operate from Florida to New York. In addition, it is an advantage for the best universities in the region to recruit new local talents. The good local ecosystem of technology companies already exists, and Citrix may be one of the best examples. Apple will soon open its own campus with 3000 engineers. “Also, Raleigh has a good airport and many international connections, which means we can easily fly to customers in South America,” says Vernist. Our Kent headquarters is no problem. Conversely: it makes it easier to provide a 24-hour service to assist our customers in Internet events. We now have 175 customers across five continents. Continuity at our Security Operations Center is an important strength. So we are already active internationally, but US expansion is a priority. We expect the United States to grow faster than it has been in Belgium for the past eight years (from the beginning, ed.). We have a healthy ambition to set up an equally large sector in the United States in three years as we do in Belgium now. In Belgium, naturally we want to continue to grow fast, we are targeting companies with approximately 2000 employees. In the United States, it’s actually an SME, and there are many more. So there are a lot more possibilities. The Corona crisis has increased the need for expertise and services in cyber security.