This research aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the National Cyber Security Centre of The Netherlands (NCSC-NL) as a security network. In the analysis of this qualitative document analysis,...Show moreThis research aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the National Cyber Security Centre of The Netherlands (NCSC-NL) as a security network. In the analysis of this qualitative document analysis, five contingencies were applied to the NCSC-NL security network; the range of provided services, strengths of relationships, network structure, trust, and consensus in goals. Furthermore, literature on the typologies of security networks was applied to the NCSC-NL network. The main findings conclude that the NCSC-NL network aligns with both a knowledge-generating and an informational network. Furthermore, the contingency of network structure was critical to its effectiveness, reducing complexity and allowing for expansion of participants. A third conclusion is that while centralized networks generally experience low consensus on goals, the NCSC-NL network boosts its effectiveness by achieving a unanimous consensus on goals. Finally, while the range of provided services is assessed by the new services that participants add (Provan & Milward, 2001), the NCSC-NL network reinforces the quality of its existing service with each new participant.Show less
