CYBER RISKERS
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Shamane Tan
Founder & Chapter Lead for
Sydney, Melbourne & Singapore
I love our industry! Securing businesses and people is such a noble cause. Although I'm known for my thousand coffees with our different industry leaders, I always have high regard for the extraordinary talent and brilliant minds that we have contributing to this ecosystem. I believe it takes a community to grow a community and Cyber Riskers came about because of a need for the next generation to tap into the knowledge of the previous generation.
Over the years, at our different gatherings, friendships have been forged and when I see how the community has grown in terms of their knowledge, skills and career paths, it gives me so much satisfaction to know that Cyber Riskers is a thriving platform for everyone to benefit from and grow together.
Read more about Shamane at the Founder Page.
Farrell Tirtadinata
Perth Chapter Lead
I believe in showcasing the amazing talents that we have in cybersecurity and related fields. Having been an early supporter of Cyber Riskers, I am honoured to be able to lead this great initiative in my local home state of Western Australia. My overall goal are in line with the current organisation that I currently work for, to help cybersecurity teams and leaders to be able to elevate their game and be the heroes in the story.
My cybersecurity journey starts in the early days of the Internet, having self-learned a bit of coding and crafty social-engineering experiments during high school, and finishing a Network Engineering degree at Curtin University - it was cybersecurity before it was even called cybersecurity!
From then, my career has taken me through the trenches of tech support/NetOps through to business development of SaaS solutions around innovations, intellectual property, brand protection, and threat intelligence. Managing the solutions with Fortune 500 and ASX 200 companies, as well as local and federal governments.
Currently I'm the Business Solutions Director at a venture-backed cybersecurity software company in Australia, focusing on ensuring the platform continues to lead the way in solving the problems we set out to address, and elevating the cyber discussions within organisations globally.
Pooja Shimpi
Global Mentorship Affairs Lead
I believe that every complex problem has a simple solution. With this approach, I have managed to break through numerous prejudices and hurdles, in both my personal and professional life. Sometimes I did this on my own, but mostly I have been lucky enough to have the right mentors guide me along the way.
Starting my career in a tier-2 city of India more than a decade ago, to working as a BISO (Business Information Security Officer) at one of the world’s largest asset management firms in Singapore, my journey has been a roller coaster ride. With no formal specialized education in cybersecurity, I made the switch to this challenging and exciting career successfully with self study, switching roles and certifications. Back then the Cybersecurity word was not popular among regular people . And I believe - if I can do it, anyone can.
With this simple vision, I am now leading the Global Mentorship Program for Cyber Riskers community where everyone is welcome. More so, if you are new to cybersecurity and desire to get into this exciting & emerging space. The mentorship program is designed to ensure we do the best we can, to address a complex problem of huge skills shortage that the cybersecurity world faces.
Through this mentorship program, my vision is to provide support to those who need it the most - as I believe it’s not who you are or where you come from, but what you can & will do - that defines you!
Steven Li
Tokyo Chapter Lead
I believe there is power in community of people with a common goal. The greatest technological advancements in society originated from sharing information with each other. I believe that each of us has something special to give and to learn from others.
I was very fortunate to start my career at one of the biggest banks in Australia with a special group of 100 new graduates. I believe being part of this group of super smart and cool people helped me accelerate my career development. I specialized in Financial Markets Risk, quickly being promoted to Risk Manager.
Everything we do at the Cyber Riskers community is about bringing people and ideas together. We host meetup events, virtual webinars and mentoring programs.
Since moving to Japan I have become Tokyo's most trusted Cyber Security Recruiter.
Thomas Uehara
(CISSP, CISM)
Tokyo Co-Lead
I believe every individual has a unique story to share. When we expose ourselves to new technologies and points of views in Cyber Security we become more effective as Cyber Security professionals. I joined Cyber Riskers Tokyo to help build a community with the goal of sharing our unique perspectives and to learn new & interesting things related to Cyber Security.
At the age of 12, I remember telling my mother that I wanted to be a "hacker" and not knowing what it meant, she encouraged me to follow my dreams. When she did find out however, she was quick to change her mind.
I started my career on the sales floor, selling personal computers but quickly realized that I wanted to improve my technical skills. I worked my way through various IT engineering and architecture positions. However I wanted the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge. Reflecting on my 12 year old self. I thought If I can't be a "hacker", I can be someone that protects organization from "hackers".
Currently, I support organizations with advisory on their digital transformation strategies by leveraging Cyber Security as a business enabler. My mission is to improve the level of Cyber Security maturity in Japan. Will you join me?
Vivienne Mutembwa
Cyber Riskers Communications Director
Career success is the tip of the iceberg, and what lies beneath the surface describes the journey which is both ‘because of’ and 'despite of’. The community that knows what lies underneath the surface, celebrates one's success even more.
Community in the context of a career journey for me, is about building relationships to share knowledge and experiences thus empowering individuals to excel to their fullest potential. I have experienced the power of community first hand in my early career in technology and cybersecurity consulting and research. This has enabled me to continuously improve on how I help public organisations in achieving their business or service delivery and technical security objectives.
I have the opportunity to contribute to shaping the current and future state of the cybersecurity industry by participating in initiatives, such as the Cyber Riskers Meetup, that support the community in striving to realise amazing accomplishments in the industry.
Neha Malhotra
Women Leadership Empowerment Lead
Hello everyone - I am Neha, and I strongly believe that Leadership is a mindset and sooner or later, one can achieve what one truly believes in! Though there might be challenges outside, but with the right approach and being well prepared for the next big opportunity, can make a huge difference.
A strong believer in collaboration, I am sure that by coming together, sharing our journeys, focusing to address the root cause, building confidence, courage and conviction and empowering each other, we can change the status quo and unleash the potential and power within!
Innovating, collaborating, being authentic, humble & empathetic and lifting others up are the most important leadership traits I stand by.
Kellie Arbuckle
Adelaide Chapter Lead
One of the best things about cybersecurity is how it draws people together for a positive cause. In a world full of uncertainly, it makes sense to band together to share and learn from each other’s different experiences, perspectives and ideas. This is exactly what drew me to Cyber Riskers.
I started my career as a journalist in Adelaide before moving to Sydney where I pivoted my career towards tech marketing, starting with IT distribution and then cybersecurity. I’ve always been curious about people and human behaviour, and with so much ground to cover, cybersecurity is no different.
I’m a big believer in the power of communication in translating technical concepts into meaningful outcomes. Having recently returned to Adelaide, I am excited to contribute locally to this incredible industry. I currently work as the Digital and Content Marketing Manager for DTEX Systems.
Frida Tan
Philippines Chapter Lead
A lot of us finds the field of cybersecurity to be cool and exciting; it 's because of the importance of this work, there's always constant dynamics and a fast pace changes in the technology, the challenge of solving problems, and the wide range of career opportunities that are available to them.
I have spent more than 10 years of my career as an analyst supporting finance, banking and customer service industries before becoming the PMO of a cybersecurity and digital solutions provider and this taught me a lot in being creative, decisive and resilient. I’m very excited to take part of this community that offers a great opportunity to network with professionals in our field who can share their best practices and/or experiences the same challenges on a day-to-day basis, contacts, anything Cyber and Risk related while we enjoy making connections and friends too!
Chris Cubbage
Media Partner & Engagement Director
Chris is Director and Executive Editor for MySecurity Media and principal security consultant with Amlec House. With over 30 years experience, Chris is a multi-certified security professional with a formative 15 years policing background, including as a Homicide Detective and Australian Crime Commission Senior Investigator. Chris is author of Corporate Security in the Asia Pacific Region, Security Risk Management in Corporate Governance and publisher of Cyber Risk Leaders by Shamane Tan. Chris is host of MySec.TV, Cyber Security Weekly Podcast and editor of the Australian Cyber Security Magazine, Cyber Risk Leaders Magazine and Australia in Space Magazine.
Olivia Monteiro
Communications Lead
A dream is a goal without a deadline. That in mind, I’d describe my cybersecurity journey as part of a dream of mine that began with Cyber Risk Meetup. This dream has always been an area of interest to me, but is one I didn’t explore prior because I didn’t know how or where to start. As a marketing and data science student, I had not dabbled much in the industry, but everyone starts somewhere, and I am so grateful to have this community of cyber geniuses to learn from and forge meaningful friendships with.
I am currently in the process of completing a double degree in Advanced Computing (Computational Data Science) and Commerce (Marketing) at the University of Sydney, and previously held the role of Marketing Specialist at a Cyber company in Singapore. I later went on dabble in a couple of startups, through which I witnessed and experienced circumstances that further deepened my appreciation for and hunger to learn more about cyber.
I cannot wait to see where this dream takes me, both personally and professionally, and I’m so excited to do this with Cyber Risk Meetup, as well as do the same for others in the community.
Jessica Nguyen
Social Communications
My career has shown me that there’s limitless potential and that defying norms can help grow and discover new opportunities. I joined the Global Mentorship Program for Cyber Riskers community as I entered the industry pivoting from HR, and was looking to grow my network and meet likeminded people. My interests aligned with everything Cyber Risker’s was all about: Cyber and Risk! It was from building my confidence and expanding my network in the program that I was successfully offered a position in the Cyber Security Team at The University of New South Wales which is where I still am today. Because of this mentorship program and the Cyber Riskers group, I wish to give back and do the best I can to support those who have the same passion and help them navigate their career journey in this exciting industry!
Jalpa Bhavsar
Passport to a Cyber Security Career Podcast Series Host
Jalpa is a Cybersecurity professional, mentor, speaker, mother and a diversity & inclusion advocate. Jalpa is a technology leader with 14+ years of experience in Information Technology, including more than 8 years in cyber security. Jalpa has contributed in building security operations in large scale enterprises. Jalpa brings years of experience in incident response planning and exercises across diverse sets of industries such as retail, aviation and banking. Prior to working in cyber security, Jalpa held multiple client-facing positions in network engineering and team leading with telecom and managed services providers. Jalpa holds a Masters’ degree in Computer Science from Swinburne University Technology and Bachelors’ degree in Electronics Engineering from India.
Jalpa believes in building people up and paying it forward for future generations and the industry more broadly. Driven by this purpose, Jalpa helps developing communities by contributing positively to cybersecurity professionals of Australia to increase diversity & inclusion in the workplaces. Jalpa is also an excellent presenter; she has delivered impactful presentations at popular cyber security conferences and events; including an international conference.