Celebrates ISLA fifth anniversary with honorees at Gala Dinner
on July 26 in Jakarta, Indonesia
PRNewswire-Asia/ -- (ISC)2(R) ("ISC-squared"), the world's
largest not-for-profit information security professional body and
administrators of the CISSP(R), today announced the honorees for
its fifth annual Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership
Achievements (ISLA) Program. (ISC)2 will announce four
distinguished workforce initiatives led by the most outstanding
honorees and a Community Service Star recipient at the Gala Dinner
on July 26 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Guest of Honor, Dr. Ir. Ashwin Sasongko, M.Sc., director general
for Informatics Applications, Ministry of Communication and
Information Technology, Republic of Indonesia, together with (ISC)2
executives, will celebrate with the accomplishments of the talented
information security leaders in Asia-Pacific.
Through ISLA, (ISC)2 publicly recognizes the ongoing commitment
by information security leaders throughout Asia-Pacific to build a
highly qualified and ethical workforce. Part of (ISC)2's Global
Awards Program, ISLA aims to recognize the achievements of
outstanding information security professionals who have
significantly contributed to the enhancement of the workforce by
demonstrating a leadership role in an information security
workforce improvement initiative, program or project. Professionals
were nominated in three distinct categories: Managerial
Professional for Information Security Project(s), Senior
Information Security Professional, and Information Security
Practitioner. Professional certification was not a requirement for
nomination. The 2011 ISLA Honorees are as follows:
In the category of Information Security Practitioner:
1. Mr. Ameen Sharif, CEH, CISA, CISSP, head of information
security,
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited, PAKISTAN
2. Mr. Kin Chong Chan, CISSP, CISA, vice president, Information
Risk
Management, Asia, JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA., SINGAPORE
3. Mr. Surachai Chatchalermpun, CSSLP, SSCP, IRCA ISMS:ISO
27001,
compliance, process & risk management officer, PTT ICT
Solutions,
THAILAND
4. Mr. Man Keung, Roland Cheung, CISSP, MCSE, consultant, Hong
Kong
Productivity Council, HONG KONG
5. Mr. Jong-Oh Hur, CISSP, CISA, APEC Engineer/EMF-IRPE, project
manager
for IT security systems, AhnLab Inc., SOUTH KOREA
6. Ms. Noor Aida Idris, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, senior analyst,
Security
Management Best Practices Dept., CyberSecurity Malaysia,
MALAYSIA
7. Prof. Richardus Eko Indrajit, Ph.D, chair, ID-SIRTII
(Indonesia
Security Incident Response Team On Internet Infrastructure),
INDONESIA
8. Mr. Kitisak Jirawannakool, Security+, senior engineer,
National
Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), THAILAND
9. Mr. Mohamad Nizam Kassim, GAWN, GPEN, GWAPT, senior analyst
cyber
safety, Outreach Dept., CyberSecurity Malaysia, MALAYSIA
10. Mr. Muhammad Zubair Khan, CISA, CISM, chief executive
officer,
Tranchulas Ltd., PAKISTAN
11. Ms. Ming-Hui Liu, section manager, Institute for Information
Industry
(III), TAIWAN
12. Ms. Nor'Azuwa Muhamad Pahri, head, Security Assurance
Dept,
CyberSecurity Malaysia, MALAYSIA
13. Mr. Ashvin Parankusha, M.B.A., CEH, ISO 27001 LA, senior
security
consultant, Genapt Technology Labs Private Limited, INDIA
14. Mr. Philip Ki Lun Sy, M.Sc., CISA, BCMP, principal
consultant,
Professo Consulting Pte Ltd, SINGAPORE
15. Prof. Tzong-Chen Wu, Ph.D, professor, Department of
Information
Management, National Taiwan University of Science and
Technology
(NTUST), TAIWAN
In the category of Managerial Professional for Information
Security Project(s):
1. Mr. Mahmud Ab Rahman, CCNA,CCNP,GPEN(Gold),
Manager(specialist),
Malware Research Center, MyCERT Dept., CyberSecurity Malaysia,
MALAYSIA
2. Mr. Cahyana Ahmadjayadi, senior expert to The Minister for
Politics and
Security, Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology,
INDONESIA
3. Ms. Soyoung Choi, vice president, Media Group Infothe, SOUTH
KOREA
4. Mr. Aizirman Djusan, M.Sc., head of ICT research and human
resources
development, Ministry of Communication and Information
Technology,
INDONESIA
5. Lt. Cdr. Chia Won Chee (Retired), M.Sc., CBCP, CEH, head,
InfoSecurity
Professsional Development Dept., CyberSecurity Malaysia,
MALAYSIA
6. Mr. Raj Kumar Kunhiraman, ISO/IEC27001 Lead Auditor, ABCP,
Manager,
Training and Skills Development, International Multilateral
Partnership
Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), MALAYSIA
7. Mr. Mohd Zabri Adil Talib, EnCE, GCFA, head, Digital Forensics
Dept.,
CyberSecurity Malaysia, MALAYSIA
8. Mr. Henry Ping-Shuo Ting, CIO, Eastern Home Shopping &
Leisure Co.,
Ltd., TAIWAN
9. Mr. Chii-Wen Wu, director, Government Information and
Communication
Security Working Group, National Information and Communication
Security
Taskforce (NICST), Executive Yuan, TAIWAN
In the category of Senior Information Security Professional:
1. Mr. Thomas Kurian Ambattu, CRISC, information security
officer,
Docustream India Technologies Pvt. Ltd., INDIA
2. Prof. Koichiro Hayashi, Ph.D., president & professor,
Institute of
Information Security, JAPAN
3. Mr. Chi Keung (Alan) Ho, CISSP, CISA, MCSE, program committee
member,
Professional Information Security Association, HONG KONG
4. Mr. Chiung-ying (CY) Huang, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, senior
technical
manager of Acer e-Enabling Data Center, Acer Inc., TAIWAN
5. Mr. Aseem Jakhar, founder, Null Open Security Community,
INDIA
6. Mr. Anish Kumar Srivastava, CISSP, CRISC, CISA, service area
leader,
Information Security & Privacy Services (GBS Global Delivery),
IBM
India Pvt. Ltd., INDIA
7. Mr. Hogan Kusnadi Lim, CISSP-ISSAP, SSCP, director, PT. UniPro
Nuansa
Indonesia, INDONESIA
8. Mr. Kyong-Soo Oh, CEO, Lotte Data Communication Company, SOUTH
KOREA
9. Mr. Leonard Ong, CISSP, CISM, CPP, Manager, Security Services,
Nokia
Siemens Networks, SINGAPORE
10. Mr. Toshiyuki Rakuman, CISSP, manager, NEC Learning, Ltd.,
JAPAN
11. Mr. Pravin Sharma, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CISO, Union Bank of
India,
INDIA
12. Prof. Muhammad Sher, Ph.D, chair for the Department of
Computer
Science, International Islamic University, PAKISTAN
13. Mr. Anuj Singh, director, Global Response Centre,
International
Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT),
MALAYSIA
14. Mr. Cecil Su Chee Meng, CISSP, CISA, CISM, director,
Technology
Advisory, Grant Thornton Technology Advisory Pte. Ltd.,
SINGAPORE
15. Dr. Eng. Sarwono Sutikno, CISSP, CISA, CISM, associate
professor,
School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Institut
Teknologi
Bandung (ITB), INDONESIA
16. Ms. Ying Yin, CISSP, CISA, assistant professor, vice director
of LISS
(Lab of Information Security Service), Shanghai JiaoTong
University,
CHINA
For details about the ISLA 2011 Nomination Review Committee,
please visit https://www.isc2.org/InnerPage.aspx?id=6120.
"ISLA has come a long way to gain such prestigious recognition
from the regional industry since its inception five years ago. We
are determined to continue to honor professionals who dedicate
their time to protecting the vital components of information
security infrastructure, and who strive for improvement and
innovation every day. The growth of this program is evident in the
continuously increasing number of nominations each year, and the
caliber of the professionals nominated. (ISC)2 is grateful for the
support from the Indonesian government as well as our Guest of
Honor, Dr. Ir. Ashwin Sasongko. We look forward to celebrating with
honorees and other distinguished guests in Jakarta," said W. Hord
Tipton, CISSP-ISSEP, CAP, CISA, executive director of (ISC)2.
(ISC)2 officials will recognize the ISLA honorees, showcased
honorees, and Community Service Star at the ISLA Gala Dinner on
July 26, 2011 at the Shangri-la Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Concurrently, the (ISC)2 Security Leadership Event - [email protected]
Exhibition and Conference - will be held July 26-27 at the
Shangri-la Hotel in Jakarta.
For more information and to register for [email protected], please visit
www.informationsecurityasia.com.
For further inquiries, please contact Charmaine Lam, asst. market
development manager at [email protected] or +852 2850 6957. Members
of the press wishing to attend should contact Kitty Chung, PR
representative for (ISC)2 Asia-Pacific at [email protected].