Congratulations to the Top 30 Finalists & Category Award Winners 2023

#topwomeninsecurityASEAN

Nominations will open again on 8 March 2024
Self-nominations accepted and no charges apply

TOP 30 FINALISTS & CATEGORY AWARD WINERS 2023

Maria Francesca Del Rosario

Undersecretary of the Information and Communications Technology Group (ICTG) under Department of Budget and Management
Philippines

Vesta Matveeva

APAC Head of Cyber Crime Investigation
Singapore

Marie Elaine Ibanez

Company Commander, Incident Response and Active Defense Company
Philippines

 

Priyanka Jayakumar

Products & Trainings Manager
Malaysia

Mei Leng THAM

Ministry CISO
Singapore 

Anastasia Tikhonova

Head of Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) Research
Thailand

 

Parichart Jiravachara

Partner
Thailand

May Oo Khaing

CISO
Myanmar

 

MouyNgim THEAT

Head of Offensive Application Security
Cambodia

Jasmine Wong

Senior Manager, Legal and Enforcement, AITI
Brunei

Shakthi Priya Kathirvelu

VP and Head of Information Security and IT
Singapore 

Nicole Ban

Chief Operation Officer
Malaysia

Pratima Kushwaha

Cyber Security Officer / Lead
Singapore

Stephanie Liew

CISO APMEA
Malaysia

Neha Agarwal

Vice-President, Technology Audit
Singapore

LIM Ee Lin

Deputy Director (CISO Office & Governance)
Singapore

Stephanie Boo

Senior Vice President, International Sales (APAC & EMEA)
Singapore

Alexandra Mercz

Information Security Chief of Staff
Singapore

Sheila Ponnosamy

Operations Director
Singapore

Lisa Sim

Head of Marketing, Asia Pacific & Japan
Australia

Jennifer Soh

Senior Cyber Investigation Specialist
Singapore

Joanne Wong

Vice President, International Marketing (APJ & EMEA)
Singapore

RoselinA BT Mahmood

Chief Executive Officer
Malaysia

Genie Gan

Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, APJ & META
Singapore

Tongco Jennifer

Founder and CEO
Philippines

Charmelyn Tolentino

Director – Sales & Marketing
Philippines

Le Xin Chea, ANDREA

Team Leader (Technology Compliance)
Singapore

Shuchen Hu

Solution Architect – Incident Response Program APJ
Singapore 

CLEMENT ARUL

CEO
Malaysia

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 JUDGES

Jenny Tan

President ISACA Chapter
Singapore

Mel Migrino

Chair and President, Women in Security Alliance
Philippines

Dr Magda Chelly

Co-Founder of Responsible Cyber, Women on Cyber Singapore
Singapore

Nan Maguire

Head of Security, Privacy & Resilience APAC, abrdn
Singapore

Melissa Jardine

PhD, Policing & Security Advisor, Global Law Enforcement & Public Health Association
Thailand

Sherin Lee

VP & Founder, AISP’s Ladies in Cyber Charter, Association of Information Security Professionals
Singapore

PrinCe Lazar

Regional Director Global Security APAC, Honeywell
Malaysia

About the awards

The Top Women in Security ASEAN Region Awards form part of a global campaign by the Women in Security & Resilience Alliance (WISECRA). This initiative is open to all ASEAN member countries and follows successful awards in 2022, 2021 and was launched with the Top Women in Security Awards held during 2020 in Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines.

As an ‘Industry Community’ orientated awards the feedback has been deep and meaningful. The awards ceremonies and the acceptance speeches from the Finalists is a testament to what the awards mean to participants and the value given for professional recognition and development.

Year to year we have gathered unique industry partnership arrangements, bringing together key chapters of premier, global security industry associations and professional women in security groups in Singapore. Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia and including the ASEAN Region Women in Security Network.

Nominations generally include women holding senior security roles including CISO, Global Head of Cyber Threat Prevention, Operation Director, Senior Business Director, Executive Director – Information & Cyber Security Risk, Security Lead – Cybersecurity GRC and Threat Exposure Management lead.

Nominees (other than for Open Category Awards) must be women with more than three years of experience in the security industry, be that in cybersecurity, electronics, physical, protective and risk management roles. Self-nominations are welcome. Open Category Awards are open to all.

ONE IN TECH, an ISACA FOUNDATION

One In Tech, an ISACA Foundation, is supporting the Top Women in Security ASEAN Region Awards.
SheLeadsTech is the banner program of One In Tech, dedicated to building a gender diverse and inclusive global community of cyber professionals. Initiated in 2017, SheLeadsTech empowers women to enhance their professional skills and advocate for their career advancement. SheLeadsTech also brings global awareness to the lack of gender diversity in all levels, particularly chief and executive positions, within tech fields.

One in Tech, through the Top Women in Security ASEAN Region Awards is kindly offering a Professional Development Bundle to the Top 30 Finalists for 2023. 

This will include:

  • Free one-year ISACA professional membership, giving access to career advancement events and webinars;
  • One free ISACA course from CRISC or CISM;
  • Connection to ISACA’s mentoring program and access to certified digital trust professionals as mentors or mentees; and
  • Access to additional ISACA and OIT resources.

AWARD Categories

ASEAN Country Award
– Singapore

Recognises Singapore specific security industry contributions, leadership, influence or mentoring. May not be limited to a single winner.

ASEAN Country Award
– Malaysia

Recognises Malaysia specific security industry contributions, leadership, influence or mentoring. May not be limited to a single winner.

ASEAN Country Award
– Indonesia

Recognises Indonesia specific security industry contributions, leadership, influence or mentoring. May not be limited to a single winner.

ASEAN Country Award
– Thailand

Recognises Thailand specific security industry contributions, leadership, influence or mentoring. May not be limited to a single winner.

ASEAN Country Award
– Vietnam

Recognises Vietnam specific security industry contributions, leadership, influence or mentoring. May not be limited to a single winner.

ASEAN Country Award
– Philippines

Recognises Philippines specific security industry contributions, leadership, influence or mentoring. May not be limited to a single winner.

ASEAN Country Award
– Cambodia, Brunei, Myanmar, Laos

Recognises Cambodia, Brunei, Myanmar and Laos specific security industry contributions, leadership, influence or mentoring. May not be limited to a single winner.

Cybersecurity

Recognises leadership, innovation or mentoring within the information and computer security (cybersecurity) domain.

ASEAN Regional Award

Recognises the Top Woman in Security for the Southeast Asia Region.

Electronic Security

Recognises leadership, innovation or mentoring within the electronics and technical security domain, such as video surveillance, detection and access control systems.

Security Trainer
or Educator

Recognises leadership, innovation or mentoring within the training or education domain relating to the security discipline.

Risk & Resilience Professional

Recognises leadership, innovation or mentoring within the risk management and resilience discipline.

Security Researcher

Recognises leadership, innovation or mentoring within the security research domain.

SECURITY Professional Ambassador (Open CATEGORY)

An open category to recognise a security professional who demonstrates advocacy and mentoring for generating positive and beneficial perceptions within the security discipline.

CYBER RISK LEADER (OPEN CATEGORY)

An open category for professionals demonstrating industry leadership across the ASEAN Region in the fields of cybersecurity, risk and resilience.

2023 EVENTS & HOSTING PARTNERS

Inaugural ‘official’ Women in Security Dinner

HOST PARTNER - #CSA2023 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

19 June 2023

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