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Christopher Van Der Made

Product Management Leader

Cisco XDR

Christopher is from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and of both Dutch and American nationality. Christopher received a bachelors in Neuroscience and Computer Science, and a masters in Information Science at the University of Amsterdam. He joined Cisco through the Graduate program in 2015. Since June 2022, he is an Engineering Product Manager in Cisco XDR, with focus on response and automation. Before that, he was a Consulting Systems Engineer for 4 years in the Northern European security team and a Developer Advocate with focus on Security in Cisco DevNet for 2.5 years.  At Cisco, Christopher focusses on the security portfolio, and also on general cybersecurity topics. His main areas of expertise are Cisco XDR, Cisco SecureX, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Threat Hunting, SOC's and DevSecOps. Christopher loves programming and automation. He learned coding in C, but currently his favorite language is Python. He also very much likes to make use of low-to-no-code platforms (e.g. Cisco XDR Automation, Pipedream, Zapier, etc.). He is always working on a new project.

Articles

October 29, 2021

DEVELOPER

Finding Cisco DevNet Elite Secure Code Warriors

3 min read

Hear about the Secure Code Warrior Challenge at Cisco DevNet Create: how it went, the winners, and of course what happens next!

September 28, 2021

DEVELOPER

So, You Can Code… But Can You Write Secure Code?

4 min read

DevNet Create 2021 offers you multiple ways to improve your security coding skills. Register for DevNet Create now, and choose the learning path that's right for you.

September 27, 2021

DEVELOPER

Security Champions & Coaches: Knock Out Common Vulnerabilities

4 min read

Tune in to Matias Madou’s session at DevNet Create 2021 - “Why your development team needs security champions & coaches in the fight against common vulnerabilities.”

August 23, 2021

DEVELOPER

How Do I Know When I Block Something, That It’s Actually Blocked?

3 min read

New DevNet Learning Track teaches you about ThousandEyes, Umbrella, and other components of the Cisco Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform.

June 30, 2021

DEVELOPER

Cisco ISE 3.1 is all about APIs, Ansible, and Automation

2 min read

New sandbox gives you a real-life experience, without the chance of breaking anything in production. Use it for development and testing, or to learn alongside of the DevNet ISE Learning Labs.

June 8, 2021

DEVELOPER

Control Cisco Secure Workload Using APIs, Ansible, and Terraform

4 min read

Learn how to provide policy lifecycle services, micro-segmentation, and cloud workload protection using open APIs, Ansible, and Terraform

April 30, 2021

DEVELOPER

Developing Integrations and SecureX Orchestration Workflows… Together!

3 min read

Now there's a place where these subject matter experts and other developers can connect around Cisco security APIs and SecureX Orchestration. Learn more about the new DevNet Developer Security Community.

April 7, 2021

DEVELOPER

See Why Developers and Security Can Now See Eye-to-Eye

4 min read

Learn how AppDynamics with Cisco Secure Application detects and blocks attacks in real-time, simplifies the lifecycle of security incidents, and creates a shared context for application and security teams to launch and run applications quickly and securely.

March 31, 2021

DEVELOPER

Integrating Third-party Solutions into SecureX with Serverless Relay Modules

3 min read

Learn how serverless relay modules give incident responders a single tool from which to observe, deliberate, refer, and respond to observables from third-party solutions. Register now for the April 13th webinar.

March 8, 2021

DEVELOPER

Outsourcing Security Operations with Cisco Secure Endpoint

3 min read

More organizations are outsourcing security operations to Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP). Hear a real-world use case on how one company is helping handle the security incidents of multiple customers. Tune in to the free webinar/demo.

January 15, 2021

DEVELOPER

Get Ready To Try the Umbrella Cloud Security Sandbox

2 min read

Learn how to use the Cisco Umbrella APIs and start automating more in your environment.

December 7, 2020

DEVELOPER

Protecting Workloads Across Any Cloud and Application…Anywhere!

2 min read

See how to automate and implement a secure, zero-trust model for micro-segmentation based on application behavior and telemetry using Cisco Secure Workload (formerly known as Tetration).

November 19, 2020

DEVELOPER

Learn How to Secure Your Cloud-native Applications and Infrastructure – Part 3, Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud

2 min read

Learn how Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud can give you visibility into your public cloud resources, and detect threats in your application environment.

November 11, 2020

DEVELOPER

Get to Know Cisco SecureX

2 min read

Learn how SecureX uses APIs to give security operations teams unprecedented simplicity, visibility, and efficiency. Live webinar, November 17th.

November 5, 2020

DEVELOPER

Learn How to Secure Your Cloud-native Applications and Infrastructure – Part 2, Cisco Duo

3 min read

See how adding Duo MFA to the login process reduces the risk of a data breach and ensures trusted access to sensitive data in your applications.

October 8, 2020

DEVELOPER

Learn How to Secure Your Cloud-native Applications and Infrastructure – Part 1 of 5

3 min read

Learn how to stage the infrastructure, modify and deploy the application, and instrument the security products into the environment. Register for the October 27 webinar on Cisco Application First Security.

October 1, 2020

DEVELOPER

Know Who Is on Your Network and What They Are Doing

2 min read

Cisco Stealthwatch has new updates, and learning labs to help you get started with comprehensive network traffic security, visibility, and analytics.

September 14, 2020

DEVELOPER

Firepower API’s Allow an Integrated Security Architecture

3 min read

Join the Security Webinar Series: Discover the great advantage of using Firepower APIs to automate device deployments, policy updates, and security incident remediation without human intervention.