We had the privilege of speaking with Steven Sim, Chair of the OT-ISAC Executive Committee, during the recent summit in Singapore. As a seasoned expert in operational technology (OT) cybersecurity, Sim shared valuable insights into the importance of information sharing, the growing threat of ransomware, and the transformative role of AI in cybersecurity.
Mr Yeong Zee Kin holds a Master of Laws from Queen Mary University of London and completed his undergraduate law degree at the National University of Singapore.
Brendan is a cyber security expert with more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector and U.S. intelligence community, including leadership roles as the founder and CEO of a successful startup and an executive at the National Security Agency.
In this interview, both John and Thian introduce the history of ISACs (formed in 1999, subsequent to the 1998 signing of U.S. Presidential Decision Directive-63), and in particular, the creation of OT-ISAC (Operational Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Centre) as one of the key trusts of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore’s “OT Cybersecurity Masterplan 2019 to facilitate the sharing of information.
We speak with Asjad Athick, Cyber Security Lead, APAC for Elastic who gave a presentation at CISO Melbourne earlier this week. Asjad’s presentation encompassed the concepts around ‘unleashing the full potential of AI in security operations’.
