THE ORGANISERS
THE JUDGES
Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Bin Abdul Wahab FASc
Bonnie Butlin
Dr Magda Chelly
Dr. Ching Eng Leong, PJK
Ser Yoong Goh
WORD OF RECOGNITION
Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Bin Abdul Wahab FASc CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | CYBERSECURITY MALAYSIA
THE JUDGES Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab (“Dato’ Dr. Amir”) is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CyberSecurity Malaysia, the agency that monitors e-sovereignty of the country. He has approximately 30 years of ICT working experience in the telecom and IT sector in the Government as well as in the semi-government and private sectors.
Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Bin Abdul Wahab FASc CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CYBERSECURITY MALAYSIA
During Dato’ Ts. Dr. Amir’s leadership as CEO, Cybersecurity Malaysia (CSM) managed to contribute to Malaysia’s achievement in attaining top 10 ranking in the world, at International Telecom Union (ITU) Global Cyber Security Index studies and became first Malaysian to chair World Trustmark Alliance (2014-2015). Besides that, during his leadership, CSM was awarded as Best Cyber Security Innovation Award 2015 recipient by FireEye Global and won Champion Prizes at the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) for 2 consecutive years (2016 & 2017) and also most recently in year 2020 as a winner of WSIS Prizes 2020 Category 5 at World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) 2020: “Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs. He was also selected to receive an ASEAN Award as the Outstanding Chief Information/Security Officer in conjunction with the 10th ASEAN CIO| CSO Summit and Awards 2014 held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 2 December 2014. On 2nd May 2018, he has been registered in Malaysia Board of Technologist as Professional Technologist which has allowed him to use abbreviation “Ts” before his name.
THE JUDGES Dr. EL Ching have conducted research on “The study of cargo crime during road transportation in Malaysia: Application of Routine Activities Theory in relation to cargo crime within the supply chain in Malaysia� and awarded with Phd in Criminology from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2019. Worked with Royal Malaysia Police Force for 10 years in Crime Investigation Department. Left the Police force and joined National Semiconductor in Penang. Worked at TNT Express and Logistics as Asia Regional Security and Safety Manager, Finisar Malaysia as Safety and Security Manager, Sunpower Solar Cell Manufacturing and Honeywell Global Security. Last position as Asia Pacific Security Director before retired in early 2020.
Dr. Ching Eng Leong, PJK
Currently the Secretary of Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) Penang since 2017, District Chairman of MCPF Seberang Perai Tengah since 2018, Vice-Chairman of OSAC (United States Oversea Security and Advisory Council US Embassy) Malaysia from 2011 and become Chairman in 2019. Also the Vice-Chairman of ASIS (America Society of Industrial Security) Malaysia Chapter for 4 years and Chairman since 2019.
THE JUDGES Magda Chelly is currently leading Cyber Risk Consulting for Marsh Asia. Magda is very involved in diversity initiatives and is leading the Women of Security Chapter (WoSEC) in Singapore. Magda previously co-founded Responsible Cyber and is a former Chief Information Security Officer. She has a Ph.D. in Telecommunication Engineering, is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and is a Certified Information Security Officer (S-CISO). Magda has been supporting companies across the world as a CISO during her career, building cyber security strategies, and technical roadmaps for continuously changing technological landscapes. She has been a keynote speaker for international conferences, and is recognized as an international influencer, globally.
Founder of Women of Security (WoSEC) Singapore Chapter
THE JUDGES Currently serves on the Board of Directors for ISACA Malaysia Chapter. a non-profit organization for IT Security, Governance, Risk and Audit professionals as the Chapter President. He is the CIO of Jewel Paymentech, a financial risk technology company providing intelligent risk solutions through artificial intelligence and machine learning. He has also held positions in Standard Chartered and British American Tobacco being a SME in the area of risk and compliance. Prior to that, he was with PwC where he served clients primarily from financial services and manufacturing industries in various security consulting and audit engagements. Ser Yoong holds a MBA from Putra University Malaysia (UPM) and a BSc. Information Systems & Management (1st Class Honors) from University of London (LSE). He is certified as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT).
Ser Yoong Goh
THE JUDGES Bonnie Butlin, also known around the world as “Canada’s First Lady of Security” is the co-founder and executive director of the Security Partners’ Forum (SPF), a first-of-its-kind agile international network of security professionals, bridging all domains and disciplines of security. Under the SPF banner, she created the Women in Security and Resilience Alliance (WISECRA), which engages a growing network of women in security and resilience associations and groups globally. Since 2013, Bonnie Butlin has received some 22 international and national-level awards, accolades, and recognitions related to security, resilience, and leadership. In 2017, she was appointed to the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network in Cybersecurity, and in 2018 was appointed to the Global Advisory Council of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM).
Bonnie Butlin Co-Organiser Co-founder and executive director of the Security Partners’ Forum (SPF), Founder of Women in Security and Resilience Alliance (WISECRA)
TOP 10 WINNERS Alphabetical Order
Asou Aminnezhad
Cybersecurity Lead, Schneider Electric
THE WINNERS Asou is a CISM, CISO, CISSP, CEH, CHFI certified professional, and hold Master of Computer Science (Security in Computing). She has authored and co-authored several scientific papers and books and has conducted a wide range of training courses in computer forensics and cybersecurity in the region. She is currently working as cybersecurity Lead at Schneider Electric (APAC), managing multiple cybersecurity streams like vulnerability management, security standards and regulations, SIEM and SOC implementation, cloud security, executive training, project management, and cybersecurity R&D strategic plan. In addition, Asou has an excellent reputation for cybersecurity strategy and implementation, resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements in both IT and OT domains and for different industries globally.
Asou Aminnezhad Cybersecurity Lead | Schneider Electric
Raihan Ismail
Information Security GRC Manager Celcom Axiata Berhad
THE WINNERS Raihan Ismail has been in the IT industry for more than 15 years, focusing on Information Security audit, governance, risk and compliance. She has contributed her knowledge and expertise in various industries throughout her career path; namely, telco, investment holding company, audit firm, IT solutions provider, retail, and port services. She has driven initiatives that have proven significant improvement in an organization's cybersecurity maturity posture. Raihan holds a degree in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Information Management from local universities. She has published several academic articles and papers for local and international conferences. She is a Certified Data Center Risk Professional, Certified Disaster Recovery Professional, she is also certified in several security product range from Microsoft, Symantec, TrendMicro and Websense. She is currently pursuing for more certifications in the areas of security and cyber risk. Raihan is a person with full enthusiasm, dedicated to her work with high integrity, and always gives her best to create a good impact and positive changes to the organization that she works for.
Raihan Ismail
Information Security GRC Manager Celcom Axiata Berhad
Raihan is a cat lover and she appreciates music. During her pastimes, she enjoys playing her guitar and ukulele, even offers free classes to share the same interest in music with people around her.
Reshvin Kaur
Head of IT Audit Zurich Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad
THE WINNERS Close to 16 years of experience within internal and external audit focusing on Insurance, Banking and Manufacturing companies. Reshvin started her audit career in IT Advisory, KPMG Malaysia as an Associate. Subsequently, she joined ING Insurance Berhad and Danajamin Nasional Berhad before joining Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad in 2013 as an IT Audit Manager. Reshvin has been engaged mostly in IT related audit works, including IT Controls such as IT security, business recovery processes, IT general controls and others. Knowledge and experiences from IT Audit were also applied for non-IT audits to support more in-depth review.
Reshvin Kaur Head of IT Audit Zurich Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad
Currently, she is holding the position as Head of IT Audit for Zurich Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad covering General and Takaful business. She provides support to IT audits in Malaysia and Globally. This working platform with a wide network has enabled Reshvin to further enrich her local and international knowledge and experience. In 2020, Reshvin was also being admitted as one of the directors for ISACA Malaysia. She holds a CISA certification from ISACA.
Devika Rani Krishnan
Director CRC COO TDR Risk & Control Governance Management Standard Chartered Bank
THE WINNERS With more than 20 years working experience in Banking, Oil & Gas and Consulting Services, Devika Rani Krishnan is a thought leader with a vast background in governance and delivery management under Transformation and Change comprising of Organisational Changes, Service Transformation/ Programme Management as well as overseeing the governance in Risk and Control. She is currently spearheading the Risk and Control governance within the SCB COO of Trust, Data and Resilience (TDR) portfolio. Her main priority in this role is to ensure compliance to Cyber Security Controls and Standards are met throughout the TDR COO functions.
Devika Rani Krishnan
Director CRC COO TDR Risk & Control Governance Management Standard Chartered Bank
Her key achievements in this role is setting up a monitoring and tracking capability for elevated residual risk treatment plans and enriching the various risk governance forum packs for obtaining better outcomes. Prior to that, as the Head of the Centre of Excellence, she was managing the Impact Assesments & Technology Application Risk & Compliance function, which essentially ensures Cybersecurity risk assessments and control design effectiveness are managed and enforced across all technology applications within SCB. In her extensive experience, she has always aimed to drive for excellence and continuous improvement as well as supporting the people she works with to further achieve success and deliver effective change. Her motto throughout her career is “How can I help make this better” and with a growth mindset, she’s constantly striving for perfection without being deterred by setbacks while being self aware enough to work with limitations that sometimes present limitless opportunities.
Stephanie Liew
Head Information Security Risk Officers Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking Standard Chartered Bank
THE WINNERS Stephanie is the Head Information Security Risk Officers (ISRO) for Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking (CCIB), Standard Chartered Bank. She is very approachable, highly motivated agile leader who is passionate about developing mindset and behaviour in building high performance team and bringing energy into any environment she enters. She is an action-oriented Strategic Director with more than 20 years of experience focused in driving vison and purpose that deliver client values. Stephanie leads success stories by following through on strategic initiatives, questioning the status quo that shore up strategic weaknesses, improving Information & Cyber Security (ICS) controls and enable the Business to provide secure services to their clients. Stephanie is a CISA, CGEIT, CRISC and CDPSE. She is also a Licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLPÂŽ) and Practitioner in Human-Centred Design (HCD). She is currently pursuing to be an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Stephanie Liew Head Information Security Risk Officers Standard Chartered Bank
When not engaging with ICS risk governance, Stephanie enjoys promoting Diversity & Inclusion agendas with a focus in Gender Diversity. She is also co-chairing a Lean-in circle in the Bank that promotes growth mindsets.
Dr. Kavitha Muthy
Chief Strategy Officer Intellize Tech Services
THE WINNERS Integrity and wisdom are the two pillars on which to build and keep commitment - your journey to success. “Dr Kavitha Muthy� Regionally known as the Cyber Safe Ambassador and Business Continuity Professional Dr. Kavitha Muthy message is to connect the modern economy through people transformation and resilient. Today, the name Dr Kavitha Muthy is synonymous with being one of the most Recognized, Renowned, Respected, Relevant and Ravishing speakers of time from Malaysia. With an intense and extensive experience in the field of Business Continuity Management System, Dr Kavitha became the first Woman in Malaysia to achieve the Master of Business Continuity Professional (MBCP). As the Chief Strategy Officer of Intellize Tech Services, Dr Kavitha provides premium consulting services and has eloquence in the way she imparts her message and instant ability to connect with the all stakeholders and fit into any organization culture. Authentic, Compelling, Dynamic, Engaging and Impactful are amongst many words shared by clients who rave about her for her substantial knowledge and in-depth expertise. Dr Kavitha distil complex thoughts and ideas into simple language that was published in Malaysia;
Dr. Kavitha Muthy Chief Strategy Officer Intellize Tech Services
Upbringing National Cyber Security Workforce, UP MAGAZINE (2017) | Crucial Crisis Communication, INSPIRE (2013) | Who is watching your cyber front, COMPUTER WORLD (2009) A firm believer that continuous learning is the key to a more well-rounded and successful life, Dr Kavitha prioritizes the creation of time in her busy lives each day to educate herself on new concepts and ideas. That leads her to many opportunities as a media darling who is always requested and sought after as a regular guest and expert on TV and Radio programmes to share her tips, strategies to help individuals and organization to stay resilient and cyber safe.
Manimegalai Rajenderan
Founder and CEO Technohills Academy
THE WINNERS Manimegalai @ Manie is the founder and CEO of Technohills Academy, who is an experienced Cybersecurity Analyst, Engineer, Consultant, and Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the various Telecommunications industry, highly skilled in Cybersecurity and ISO 27001 domain. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Network Computing from Sunway College (Napier University, Edinburg) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Federation University of Australia, hence a Ph.D. graduating student from Putra Business School, (UPM) of Management studies. She has earned an excellent reputation for her work in a variety of endeavors related to Cybersecurity and ISO 27001 domains last twelve years.
Manimegalai Rajenderan
Along with that, she is also a qualified trainer who has completed EC-Council Certified Security Specialist E|CSS, Certified Network Defender C|ND, and Certified Ethical Hacking C|EH from EC-Council. As Manimegalai’s forte is in designing cybersecurity training programs, she carefully crafts and customizes her programs to the organizational needs and carries out the training sessions effectively. The exposure and experiences of Manimegalai enhance the quality and delivery of every training conducted making each one of them unique. She is versatile that she is able to conduct her training programs in both English and Bahasa Malaysia. Her company’s mission is to inspire, influence, empower and advocate female talent’s entry and sustainability in the tech industry through various training and coaching programs.
Founder and CEO Technohills Academy
She has conducted Ph.D. research on female talents’ retention management in ICT careers, through that she wants to advocate female talent’s career choices and career resiliency in the tech career pipeline for the long run.
Dr. Manmeet Kaur Mahinderjit Singh
Senior Lecturer, Information Security & Cybersecurity Educator & Researcher University Sains Malaysia, Penang
THE WINNERS Manmeet Kaur Mahinderjit Singh is a Cybersecurity Senior Lecturer in University Sains Malaysia (USM) Penang, Malaysia with more than 8 years of experiences. She graduated from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia with a PhD Degree specializing in Data Security. Her area of expertise is in Information and Cyber Security, Internet of Things Security, Smart devices Security and Mobile Security. She has extensively worked on research projects revolving Mobile devices, Smart cities applications and Smart homes. Her zeal in these areas is well demonstrated in her research projects and grants, lecturing, student’s supervision, and training/consultancy courses. Manmeet holds several grants involving APT-groups and Privacy Risk. She has designed a range of cybersecurity training courses and delivered trainings on Emerging technology security, Bid Data Security, Mobile Security and Cybersecurity for Managers. She has also authored and co-authored many scientific journals, articles, and even book reviews. She won several innovation awards on Mobile security and Internet of Things solutions from reputed exhibition avenues such as ITEX 2020, Penang Sciences Cluster and Korea Academy Innovation.
Dr. Manmeet Kaur Mahinderjit Singh Senior Lecturer, Information Security & Cybersecurity Educator & Researcher University Sains Malaysia, Penang
Manmeet believe it’s essential to share her knowledge and continually molding her young talents to further elevate more inspiring research ideas to tackle real-security issues faced by the nation, industry, and government. Besides to her strong collaboration research efforts with both International cybersecurity researchers and governmental agency such as Cybersecurity Malaysia, she is also active as Executive Committee member in Australia Information Security Association (AISA) and has been appointed as mentor for Women in Cybersecurity ( WiCyS) community organisations.
Shamini Sugananthan
Regional Head of Cybersecurity SEEK (JobStreet.com and JobsDB)
THE WINNERS Shamini is the Head of Cybersecurity for SEEK’s Asia businesses (JobStreet.com and JobsDB), where she is responsible for all aspects of cyber security across SEA and Hong Kong. With a career in security that spans over a decade, Shamini has developed a wealth of diverse expertise in strategic program development, security operations, cloud security, fraud mitigation, data privacy, risk mitigation, compliance and security evangelism taking on the role of building leading edge security programs across the region. Prior to her current role with SEEK, Shamini worked across a variety of industries including BPO financial services, records management and most recently in the aviation industry with AirAsia where she built the Group IT Security and Compliance team from the ground up. Under her leadership, the team successfully managed risk & security in six countries where AirAsia operates fully (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India and Japan).
Shamini Sugananthan Regional Head of Cybersecurity SEEK (JobStreet.com and JobsDB)
Shamini holds a degree in Information Engineering and has focused her professional development over the years on obtaining industry certifications and expertise in various disciplines, for instance Certified Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Auditor (DRI), Lean Six Sigma, Project Management in IT (PMIT), ITIL and ISO 27001 (ISMS) Lead Auditor. This continued pursuit for personal growth and professional development is what drives her passion for increased collaboration across the wider security community. She strives to make a positive impact on today’s digital world, through mentoring individuals looking to break into cybersecurity field.
Dr Carrine Teoh Chooi Shi
Chief Strategy Officer Bond Holdings Sdn Bhd
THE WINNERS Dr Carrine Teoh Chooi Shi is currently Chief Strategy Officer at Bond Holdings Sdn Bhd. She started off her career in Integrated Circuit (IC) Design field where she was involved heavily in R&D and IC consultancy. With over 10 years of experience in cyber security, she specialises in Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) policies and framework, ISO 27001, technology strategy and business continuity. An avid technologist, she is passionate about synergy of business and technology. Dr Carrine is also part of Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Malaysia Association of Information System (AIS) and Malaysian Institute of Management. She was part of the team which spearheaded Malaysian Women in Security (MYWiS). She champions women in cyber security and cyber safety for all. She is also the Vice President for Nanyang Technological University Alumni (Malaysia). Dr Carrine Teoh holds PhD in Information Technology (Cybersecurity) from Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia, Master of Business Administration from University of South Australia, Australia and Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP).
Dr Carrine Teoh Chooi Shi Chief Strategy Officer Bond Holdings Sdn Bhd
THE MODERATOR With 30 years security sector experience, Chris Cubbage is Director of MySecurity Media and Director and Principal of Amlec House. A certified security professional and former police officer, Chris is author of Security Risk Management in Corporate Governance, co-author of Corporate Security in the Asia Pacific Region and publisher of Shamane Tan’s book, Cyber Risk Leaders: Global C-Suite Insights – Leadership and Influence in the Cyber Age. Chris is the Executive Editor and Producer for MySec.TV, Cyber Security Weekly Podcast, Cyber Risk Leaders Magazine, and website channels Asia Pacific Security Magazine, ASEANtechsec.com, amongst others, including the MySecurity Marketplace.
Chris Cubbage
Chris holds membership and certifications with ASIS International (CPP) and ISACA (CISA)
Congratulations to our Top 10 finalists!
Special thanks to all nominators!