EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2014/2015
Willie Lui
Willie Lui joined Temasek Polytechnic as a Senior Lecturer in the Cyber & Digital Security diploma in
September 2013 after working in the IT Security & Audit industry for more than 12 years. He has been a CISSP
since 2002 and has maintained good status with ISC2 ever since. Willie has deep experience in the areas of
IT security management and audit, IT risk management, IT networking (Cisco) and Windows, Linux and Solaris
administration. He is currently the subject leader for subjects such as IT Security Management and Audit and
Server Administration and Security.
James Tey
James is an assistant manager with the School of Information Technology, Nanyang Polytechnic. He holds a
Master degree in Masters in Technology - major in Software Engineering and is certified with GIAC Reverse
Engineering Malware (GREM), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Offensive Security Wireless
Professional (OSWP) and CCNA security instructor. He brings with him more than 15 years of IT industry
experience both in academia and software development. His experience varies from specialized security
consultancy services and solutions, enterprise end-point document security solution, PKI-based products and
software quality control & assurance.
Tin Aung Win
Tin Aung Win is Information Security Manager with School of Information Technology, Nanyang Polytechnic. He
has more than 25 years of IT industry experience and worked in many countries with various portfolios – from
systems programmer to principal architect -before joining NYP. He specializes in software quality control &
assurance and information security. He is a programme manager of the Specialist Diploma in IT Security
course offered by NYP since 2003.
Vincent Tay
Mr. Vincent Tay is the founder and managing director of Balanced Consultancy, an organization that deals
with customized business solutions, mobile applications and IT security. Under his leadership, the company
has emerged as one of the star players in the field and has recently just expanded its operations outside
Singapore into Hong Kong. Being a specialist in IT security, Vincent has vast experience performing web
penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and security audits. He holds an MSc in Information Systems
from Nanyang Technological University, CISSP, CISA and ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS Lead Auditor.
Jimmy Sng
Jimmy is a Technology Consulting partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd. He has
more than 14 years of experience in IT security, information risk management and IT governance.
Philip Kwa
Philip Kwa was appointed Account Executive, Public Sector Lead, in Feb 2013. He brings more than 20 years of
proven experience and track record of direct and channel sales as well as managing large complex regional
project. He has extensive experience working in China, ASEAN, Japan, and Korea and with different industries
such as High Tech, Automotive, Consumer Products, Logistics and Retail.
Dr. Steven Wong
Steven is as an Associate Professor and Programme Director at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) where
he spearheaded the first Information Security degree programme offered by an autonomous university in Singapore.
Steven has nearly two decades of academic, research and industry experience, and was involved in projects funded
over 250 million dollars. Other than AISP, Steven also actively volunteers in leadership positions for multiple
ICT related organisations and associations both in Singapore as well as in the APAC region. Positions he has held
include the co-Chairman of CREST Singapore, the Deputy Chairman of the Coordinating Committee for Cybersecurity,
the co-Chairman of the Cloud Security Alliance APAC Education Council, the Co-Chairman of IDA WG3 Telecommunications
Standards Advisory Committee, the Chairman of the IEEE Consumer Electronics (Singapore) chapter, etc.
Alex Lim
Alex has over 25 years of diverse experience ranging from infrastructure and application support, information security management and consulting on regional presales and transition projects in outsourcing services, and technology risk management in Finance Services Industry (FSI). He specializes in Information security and technology risk management, and had held leadership roles at both local and regional levels. He is currently working as a VP, Group Technology Risk Management, DBS Bank. He holds the CISSP, CISA, CISM, ITIL Foundation and ISO27001 Qualified Auditor certifications.
Andre Shori
Andre Shori hails from Canada and has over 20 year’s international experience as a Project Manager in
Information Technology. He holds a variety of certifications in the Cyber Security arena and has been a full
member of AiSP since 2009.
Andre holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in International Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Technology. He is also a current World Record holder in the Guinness Book of World Records. Presently, Andre is enrolled in the Master of Science in Information Security Management program from the prestigious SANS Institute.
Andre holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in International Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Technology. He is also a current World Record holder in the Guinness Book of World Records. Presently, Andre is enrolled in the Master of Science in Information Security Management program from the prestigious SANS Institute.
Ryan Baxendale
Ryan Baxendale is an information security consultant and penetration tester who is well versed in a variety
of security assurance services helping clients go beyond compliance, government regulations, and corporate
initiatives resulting in better protection of their critical information assets. Ryan’s main area of
expertise is focused on penetration testing and he has profound experience with web and mobile applications,
enterprise networks, wireless security testing, vulnerability assessments, architecture reviews, and system
hardening.
Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree in Network Security and maintains active CREST, OSCP, and CISSP certifications.
Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree in Network Security and maintains active CREST, OSCP, and CISSP certifications.
Cecil Su
Cecil leads the Cyber Security & DFIR unit for BDO Advisory. He currently leads various engagement teams on
diversified advisory, security testing and incident response projects across vertical industries. His
current area of focus is in IT Security research and security testing. Prior to this, he was the Practice
Lead for Trustwave SpiderLabs SEA, which is the advanced security services and research team that
specialises in penetration testing, incident response/forensics, education services, and security research.
Yew Hock Meng
Hock Meng has more than 20 years of experience in managed services including Managed Security Service
Provider (MSSP). He holds a MSc in Management of Technology (NUS).
Freddy Tan
Freddy holds a MSc in Information Systems Security from the London School of Economics & Political Science
and CISSP. He is a member of the (ISC)2 Asia Advisory Board and was awarded the (ISC)2 President's Award in
2003 in recognition of his volunteer work with (ISC)2.
Huynh Thien Tam
Tam is a cyber-security advisor with over 12 years of experience on advising organisations across industries
in Singapore and APAC region on cyber-security matters. Tam is currently a Senior Director of Kroll's Cyber
Security and Investigations practice helping organisations to prevent, detect and response to cyber-attacks.
Prior to Kroll, Tam was with MWR InfoSecurity specialising on security assurance services and researching on
smart technologies. Before that, Tam was an Associate Director in KPMG Singapore leading security assessment
services. Tam holds Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), CREST Registered Penetration Tester
and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE) and
GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA). He gathered several hacking competition awards, reported zero-day
vulnerabilities and spoke at various security events in the region.
Tok Yee Ching
Yee Ching is currently a PhD Student in Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) under the
Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD) Pillar. His research interests cover a wide spectrum of
information security areas including and not limited to penetration testing, mobile applications, attack
detection, malware, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Before pursuing his
PhD, he was a Threat Hunter in Countercept, an advanced attack detection service for highly targeted
organisations created by MWR InfoSecurity where he helped to detect, respond and reduce the impact caused by
malicious attackers to the clients’ critical assets by actively seeking out for any nefarious activities. He
currently holds a variety of professional information security certifications, and is both a SANS Lethal
Forensicator and CREST Registered Penetration Tester. Yee Ching is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Singapore
Polytechnic, teaching the Specialist Diploma in Cyber Security Management and a SANS Mentor for SANS
Institute.
Johnny Kho
Johnny Kho is currently an Associate Director in Singtel Cyber Security handling Managed Security Services.
Prior to Singtel, he is a Regional Business Development Manager with Systex Corporation, as part of the team guiding the solution strategy for the Asia Region. He constantly engages with Vendors, Partners and Customers in a business and advisory role; covering key areas in Web Application Security, Compliance and Risk Management as well as IT Operations Optimization.
He has previously taken on Product Management and Solution Consultant roles with NetIQ (Attachmate), BT Frontline and Internet Security Solutions (IBM) mainly in enterprise security especially in areas of intrusion prevention, vulnerability management and security incident and event management from solution and operations perspective.
He is a CISA and CISSP. He has been active in the local IT Security area through various interest groups and as a member of the ISMS Working Group under SPSTC, ITSC Singapore (www.itsc.org.sg), SPRING. He has done public speaking at regional seminars and conferences such as Microsoft TechEd and HP BTO Conference.
Prior to Singtel, he is a Regional Business Development Manager with Systex Corporation, as part of the team guiding the solution strategy for the Asia Region. He constantly engages with Vendors, Partners and Customers in a business and advisory role; covering key areas in Web Application Security, Compliance and Risk Management as well as IT Operations Optimization.
He has previously taken on Product Management and Solution Consultant roles with NetIQ (Attachmate), BT Frontline and Internet Security Solutions (IBM) mainly in enterprise security especially in areas of intrusion prevention, vulnerability management and security incident and event management from solution and operations perspective.
He is a CISA and CISSP. He has been active in the local IT Security area through various interest groups and as a member of the ISMS Working Group under SPSTC, ITSC Singapore (www.itsc.org.sg), SPRING. He has done public speaking at regional seminars and conferences such as Microsoft TechEd and HP BTO Conference.
Chai Chin Loon
Chin Loon has spent the past 21 years in the IT industry after retiring from 12 years of active service in
the Singapore Navy, where he held key appointments, including that as the Commanding Officer of a naval
ship. He is currently the Senior Director, Cyber Security Group in GovTech where he oversees the cyber
security of the government.
The group provides cyber security governance supported by a consulting practise and technology explorations in addition to the monitoring of security events with robust incident response capabilities. He also oversees the Ministries Chief Information Officers deployed to all ministries.
The group provides cyber security governance supported by a consulting practise and technology explorations in addition to the monitoring of security events with robust incident response capabilities. He also oversees the Ministries Chief Information Officers deployed to all ministries.
Martin Khoo
Martin has over 13 years of experience in the IT industry specializing in IT security. He is currently the
Deputy Director of infocomm security with the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) of
Singapore. He leads a team of security consultants charged with providing security monitoring, vulnerability
assessment, penetration testing, incident response and forensic investigation to the government agencies and
organizations. He is the founder and Head of the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCERT) which
is the national security incident response center under the purview of IMDA, charged with the prevention,
detection and resolution of computer security incident. Martin is a founding member and Deputy Chairman of
the steering committee of the Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT).
Huang Shao Fei
As Director for Cybersecurity at Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA), Shao Fei leads the
cybersecurity programme covering a wide spectrum of InfoComm Technology (ICT) and Operational Technology
(OT) systems across land transport. He is also Director for Data Science and IT Governance at LTA, working
with data scientists and engineers to harness the potential of advanced data analytics and technology
experimentation for land transport innovation.
Shao Fei received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tokyo under the support of the Singapore Public Service Commission (PSC) and Japan Monbusho scholarships. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Leicester, in addition to multiple IT security certifications including CISSP-ISSMP, CISSP, CISM and CRISC. He currently serves as the President of the Information Security Chapter of the Singapore Computer Society, and co-chairs the UITP Cybersecurity Working Group.
Shao Fei received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tokyo under the support of the Singapore Public Service Commission (PSC) and Japan Monbusho scholarships. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Leicester, in addition to multiple IT security certifications including CISSP-ISSMP, CISSP, CISM and CRISC. He currently serves as the President of the Information Security Chapter of the Singapore Computer Society, and co-chairs the UITP Cybersecurity Working Group.
Wally Lee
Wally Lee is a Technology Evangelist and Trusted Security Advisor. He developed strategic relationships,
providing technical/industry expertise and solutions for major financial institutions, telecommunication
companies, government and defense agencies and multinationals in the region. Wally is an industry recognized
security expert with over 14 years of hands-on experience. He is a Certified Information Systems Security
Professional (CISSP) and BS7799 Lead Auditor.
Alina Tan
Alina Tan is a cybersecurity consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton's Singapore office. Her expertise lies in
securing Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control System (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) systems — specifically on the offensive security of these systems. Alina is also
experienced in conducting cyber-wargames and enhancing the security of technology operations. Her interest
lies in pentesting OT and automotive systems.
Alina has a BEng. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and also holds professional certifications such as GSEC and GICSP.
Alina has a BEng. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and also holds professional certifications such as GSEC and GICSP.
Benjamin Harris
Originally from the United Kingdom, Benjamin is an established security consultant assisting enterprise
clients enhance their organisational resilience. Over the last 4 years, Benjamin has been leading and
driving technical capability for MWR within Asia Pacific, with a focus on offensive security.
Chris Rees
A principal security consultant and veteran penetration tester, with significant experience selling and
delivering security assurance services to multiple enterprise clients (both private and public sectors)
within UK, Singapore and wider Asia Pacific region.
James Tan
James Tan is an infosec consultant at JT Consultancy & Management Pte Ltd and an adjunct lecturer at the
Polytechnic. He holds a B.Sc. (Psychology), CISSP, CRT, CISSP, CIPP/A, among others.
Kelvin Chin
Married with 2 children, Kelvin Chin is a Regional Director with leading IoT cybersecurity firm Forescout
Technologies. He is also currently serving as Venture Partner with Pre-Series A VC firm Rekanext and has
served as Regional Country Head for cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks. His past experiences includes
CSO, CTO Regional Business Lead, Head of Consulting from companies such as IBM, Dimension Data Asia Pacific
& Japan, Aurelius AG with over 20 years of experience in sales & marketing, general P/L business management,
consulting & solutions within start-up incubation business units.
He had served as Entrepreneur Mentor in Residence at a Fintech Accelerator Startupbootcamp and has served as panel member of Media Development Authority for Singapore – Board of Films Consultative Panel from 2014-2016. In his spare time, Kelvin loves meditation and trekking & has scaled some interesting Peaks in Asia.
Kelvin has done his studies with Nanyang Business School for General Management & double bachelor’s degrees in Business IT & Computer Science. He is also a Certified Fitness Instructor from the Singapore Sports Council and American College of Sports Medicine with various technical credentials in Google Advertising, AWS, BS7799, CITPM, Microsoft, Cisco, CISSP, ITIL, Citrix, Checkpoint, Lotus.
He had served as Entrepreneur Mentor in Residence at a Fintech Accelerator Startupbootcamp and has served as panel member of Media Development Authority for Singapore – Board of Films Consultative Panel from 2014-2016. In his spare time, Kelvin loves meditation and trekking & has scaled some interesting Peaks in Asia.
Kelvin has done his studies with Nanyang Business School for General Management & double bachelor’s degrees in Business IT & Computer Science. He is also a Certified Fitness Instructor from the Singapore Sports Council and American College of Sports Medicine with various technical credentials in Google Advertising, AWS, BS7799, CITPM, Microsoft, Cisco, CISSP, ITIL, Citrix, Checkpoint, Lotus.
Mithun Bagdai
Mithun Bagdai is a principal information security consultant and red team lead for APAC at NCC Group. Mithun
has been delivery information assurance for a large variety of industries for over seven years, across EMEA
and APAC. He holds a Bachelor’s Hons degree in Computer Studies, maintains CREST and CISSP certifications.
Saint Widjaja
Saint is a Cyber Security Product Manager for Singtel. In her current role, she initiates and drives
activities focusing on security offerings for Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SME) market. She also
manages partnerships and alliances with security partners and vendors.
Prior to this role, Saint has worked with partners and vendors to develop regional ICT coverage deployment and maintenance enablement for network and security products. She also managed partner relationship with key network and security partners across the world in order to ensure continuous process improvements to achieve excellence in logistics management and also price competitiveness.
Saint holds degree in Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Prior to this role, Saint has worked with partners and vendors to develop regional ICT coverage deployment and maintenance enablement for network and security products. She also managed partner relationship with key network and security partners across the world in order to ensure continuous process improvements to achieve excellence in logistics management and also price competitiveness.
Saint holds degree in Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Samson Yeow
Samson is a Course Chair/Senior Lecturer with Singapore Polytechnic (SP). He has more than twenty years of
experience in projects involving technology architecture, as well as computer networking and security for
local and foreign banks, MNCs and quasi-governmental departments. Currently, he is leading a team in
managing both academic and technical training courses related to cyber security. He is also overseeing the
running of the SP’s Cyber Security Academy (CSA) and Cyber Wargame Centre (CWC). Samson holds a Bachelor of
Science (Honours) degree from the University of Central Lancashire (UK) and a Masters degree (Communications
Software Management) from the University of Essex (UK). He also holds a number of professional
certifications such as CFE, CISSP, CISA and CISM.
Sherin Y Lee
Sherin is the Head of Marketing, Brand & Communications for Ensign InfoSecurity (a newly formed joint
venture company from the merger of Starhub’s Centre of Excellence and Certis’ Quann). She is passionate
about bringing new cyber technologies to solve market problems.
She currently spearheads technology brand marketing initiatives aimed at capturing the audiences' imagination, and achieving impressive, measurable results for Cyber Security services.
With over 15 years’ experience in marketing multi-million dollar brands, Sherin knows what truly drives conversions, effective launches and media interviews that build long-term customer relationships.
Her previous role in Singtel demonstrated her expertise in developing 360º campaigns proven to drive significant increase in Singtel’s brand appeal, as well as Y-o-Y penetration growth in ICT services such as Cyber Security, Software-as-a-Service and Hosting Services.
She currently spearheads technology brand marketing initiatives aimed at capturing the audiences' imagination, and achieving impressive, measurable results for Cyber Security services.
With over 15 years’ experience in marketing multi-million dollar brands, Sherin knows what truly drives conversions, effective launches and media interviews that build long-term customer relationships.
Her previous role in Singtel demonstrated her expertise in developing 360º campaigns proven to drive significant increase in Singtel’s brand appeal, as well as Y-o-Y penetration growth in ICT services such as Cyber Security, Software-as-a-Service and Hosting Services.
Soffenny Yap
Soffenny Yap is an IT professional, specialized in Cybersecurity who manages and promotes security solutions
to Singapore’s public sector at Trend Micro Pte Ltd. Soffenny has achieved success in driving business and
spreading brand awareness efficiently with well-established companies and government agencies in her 8
years’ career in IT industry.
She also participants actively in committees like Association of Information Security (AiSP) and Singapore Computer Society (SCS) to generate more IT awareness to female professionals like herself.
Soffenny holds a Degree in Management from London School of Economics.
She also participants actively in committees like Association of Information Security (AiSP) and Singapore Computer Society (SCS) to generate more IT awareness to female professionals like herself.
Soffenny holds a Degree in Management from London School of Economics.
Sugar Chan
Sugar is a cyber security senior consultant who leads red teaming for ASEAN in Booz Allen Hamilton. She
received her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with full
scholarship from the university.
Sugar has profound experience in providing strategic and technical consulting for organizations in various industries, where her main area of expertise is around penetration testing. She is passionate about Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions and has received multiple awards from local and global Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Internet of Things (IoT) CTF competitions, such as DEFCON.
Sugar has profound experience in providing strategic and technical consulting for organizations in various industries, where her main area of expertise is around penetration testing. She is passionate about Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions and has received multiple awards from local and global Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Internet of Things (IoT) CTF competitions, such as DEFCON.
Sunny Neo
Sunny Neo is a Senior Consultant at Centurion Information Security and an Adjunct Lecturer teaching ethical
hacking at Temasek Polytechnic and Singapore Polytechnic. He has obtained certifications including CREST
Certified Simulated Attack Specialist (CC SAS) and CREST Certified Web Application Tester (CCT APP).
Teo Kia Meng
Kia Meng is a Threat Hunter at Countercept, a Managed Threat Hunting service by MWR InfoSecurity. Kia Meng
specialises in attack detection and response, safeguarding client estates from adversaries. He is primarily
a blue teamer, participates in CTFs whenever possible, and is a crew member for conferences such as Infosec
in the City & Hack In The Box.
Koh Chia Ling
Chia Ling is a digital business lawyer trained in AI (MTech KE) and Cyber Security (CISSP). He practices IP,
IT, Data & Disputes.
Chia Ling is also the Managing Director of OC Queen Street, a ranked Singapore law practice and a member of Osborne Clarke’s international legal practice. He leads a team of digital business lawyers supporting businesses in AI, FinTech, Blockchain, ICO, ePayments, Cyber Security and e-commerce.
OC Queen Street’s core practice areas include IT, Telco, Media, Data Protection, IP, Patent & Copyright Disputes, Investment Funds, M&A, PE, VC, Competition, Banking and Finance and Regulatory.
Chia Ling’s practice has been recognised in Chambers as well as the inaugural FinTech chapter of Who’s Who legal: Banking 2018.
Chia Ling is also the Managing Director of OC Queen Street, a ranked Singapore law practice and a member of Osborne Clarke’s international legal practice. He leads a team of digital business lawyers supporting businesses in AI, FinTech, Blockchain, ICO, ePayments, Cyber Security and e-commerce.
OC Queen Street’s core practice areas include IT, Telco, Media, Data Protection, IP, Patent & Copyright Disputes, Investment Funds, M&A, PE, VC, Competition, Banking and Finance and Regulatory.
Chia Ling’s practice has been recognised in Chambers as well as the inaugural FinTech chapter of Who’s Who legal: Banking 2018.
Lim Ren Jun
Lim Ren Jun is a Principal at Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow. He represents local and international intellectual
property-intensive clients in contentious and non-contentious matters. These matters include civil and
criminal litigation for all forms of intellectual property infringement, local and international filing and
prosecution strategies, cybersecurity breaches, domain name disputes, trade mark opposition and revocation,
general litigation and anti-corruption issues.
In addition, Ren Jun plans and executes anti-counterfeiting operations for various clients in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. Ren Jun also advises on various intellectual property-related and non-intellectual property-related commercial issues arising from mergers and acquisitions, data protection, licensing, franchising, due diligence and valuation. He also assists clients on a wide spectrum of regulatory issues affecting the consumer goods industry such as licensing, advertising, trade libel, harassment and product liability/recall.
In addition, Ren Jun plans and executes anti-counterfeiting operations for various clients in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. Ren Jun also advises on various intellectual property-related and non-intellectual property-related commercial issues arising from mergers and acquisitions, data protection, licensing, franchising, due diligence and valuation. He also assists clients on a wide spectrum of regulatory issues affecting the consumer goods industry such as licensing, advertising, trade libel, harassment and product liability/recall.