About Me

I work at Thales as a senior cybersecurity consultant. My previous jobs included four good years at DSTA and a year at ITSEC Services Asia. Together, I have almost eight years of cybersecurity experience.

I graduated with a Physics major and Mathematics minor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and was at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) on an exchange stint. I have a variety of credentials which you can find on my Linkedin profile.

I have contributed to the open-source cybersecurity space, such as my series of deliberately vulnerable machines on Vulnhub from 2018 to 2021. I also exhibits significant technical depth through conducting talks at multiple conferences and venues regionally (Mystikcon, Vulncon, Division 0) on various topics like antivirus evasion and deserialization, and also conducts career talks to inspire younger students to consider cybersecurity as a meaningful career option.

In Thales, I have also led a team to create a fully-functional, made in Singapore cybersecurity gamification experience “Defend the Breach” in a short span of fewer than six months, which allows players to role-play as CISOs to make cybersecurity decisions such as balancing the cyber budget with cyber investment, dealing with cyber threats and deciding on the types of capabilities required for securing the business.

Recently, I have also provided thought leadership through being a member of the advisory board at VULNCON 2024, as well as moderating a panel with fellow CISO/VP-level cybersecurity executives. His views on cybersecurity have also been quoted in the book “The Pentester Blueprint” written by Phillip L. Wylie and Kim Crawley, as well as his course reviews being quoted by Offensive Security. I am also a member of the Technical Advisory Panel Workshop as part of ISC2’s Unified Body of Knowledge (UBK) project, slated to be released in late 2024.

I also possesses multiple certifications ranging from Offensive Security certifications (OSCE3, OSCP), ISC2 (CISSP), ISACA (CRISC) and is currently studying a Masters in Cybersecurity (Online) conducted by Georgia Tech.

Identity

To me, my identity goes beyond work. I take interest in different social causes, since life is not only about tech, but about human connections.

As someone who believes in an inclusive society where everyone can be useful, I support movements such as the Purple Parade.

I (2nd from left) marched alongside people with conditions that results in stereotypes and needless judgement. We want to show that there exists “ability” in each of them despite “disability”. Link: https://www.dsta.gov.sg/latest-news/spotlight/stepping-out-in-purple

Also, I also enjoy paying it forward to younger people. In 2019, I was invited to return to NUS Physics to partake in a panel discussion. I shared with students on my thoughts of the cybersecurity industry and promising jobs in the tech landscape.

I (4th from left) was part of a panel where alumni working outside education and research were invited to share their experiences and thoughts of the working world. Link: http://phyweb.physics.nus.edu.sg/~phymat/jan2019/2.html

I have also done such career talks for two secondary schools, namely Clementi Town Secondary School (my alma mater) and Nan Hua High School. If you believe I may be of value to you, hit me up!