Jan Matto Partner

Personal quote / vision

Digitalization is everywhere and a vital part of our society and economy. For organizations, digitization is not just a tool, but is part of strategy, processes, products and services. It forms the connection with the market and other stakeholders and is partly determining the job satisfaction of employees. This makes IT audit and consulting multifaceted where multiple viewpoints and disciplines always play a role.

Specialist experience

• IT auditor (RE) and Registered Informatician (RI)
• Consulting on IT issues
• IT Governance and risk management
• Third Party Assurance reports including ISAE 3402, ISAE 3000, SOC 2, DigiD assessments and ENSIA audits
• Information security, cybersecurity assessments, penetration testing

Specific customer experience

• IT sector (Technology, Media, Telecom), including: cloud service providers, indentity and authentication services
• Financial sector: fintech companies, pension funds, payment providers, banks
• Diversity of enterprises including, port companies, (online) retail, transportation and logistics
• Government agencies and various not-for-profit organizations
• International experiences

Education and work experience

• 1990 - 1992 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | IT auditing
• 1993 - 2001 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | Lecturer
• 2021 - present I Free University I Lecturer Enterprise Security IT Architecture
• 1998 - 2024 | Mazars | Partner IT Audit & Advisory | Global Leader Cyber Security & Data Protection
• 2024 - present | Forvis Mazars | Partner IT Audit & Advisory | Global Leader Cyber Security & Data Protection

Additional positions

• NOREA Commission of admission and accreditation IT Audit courses Universities
• NOREA Committee on professional regulations
• Lecturer in IT auditing and computerization at VU University Amsterdam
• Sounding board group Online Trust Coalition, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate