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CSO Executive Sessions: ASEAN

Foundry 27 Episodes Jul 3, 2026

CSO Executive Sessions: ASEAN is a weekly podcast series in which the editors of Foundry interview chief information security officers across the ASEAN region. Each episode covers current security threats, notable IT projects, the development of security skills, and career insights for security professionals. The show aims to provide regional perspectives on cybersecurity leadership.

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CISO of Zscaler on AI, Zero Trust and the SecOps Reckoning Jul 3, 2026 1872

CSO Executive Sessions ASEAN: From Compliance to Cyber Resilience - Securing Patient Trust in Southeast Asia’s Hospitals Feb 24, 2026 1382

CSO Executive Sessions ASEAN: The Human Firewall-Retention, AI Readiness, and Women in Cybersecurity Jan 12, 2026 1662

CSO Executive Sessions ASEAN: Leading the Charge on Cyber Agility for Southeast Asia’s Digital Future Nov 20, 2025 1239 As Editorial Director of CSO ASEAN, I had the pleasure of interviewing Andrew Bennett, Regional CTO of BT International, whose vast experience offers timely and pragmatic insights for our audience across Southeast Asia’s cybersecurity community. Andrew shared with me the lessons learned from his career journey, highlighting the importance of self-leadership, adaptability, and looking beyond one’s

CSO Executive Sessions: Navigating the Cyber Battleground, Strengthening Southeast Asia’s Digital Defense Sep 30, 2025 2474 In this CSO ASEAN Executive Session, Editorial Director Estelle Quek speaks with Michael Montoya, Chief Operating Officer at BlueVoyant, to unpack the evolving cybersecurity landscape in Southeast Asia. With over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity leadership. Montoya offers a grounded perspective on how organizations in the region can build resilience amid rising threat sophistication, regula

CSO Executive Sessions: Navigating sophisticated cyberthreats in Southeast Asia region Sep 30, 2025 2890 In an era where cyber threats are evolving faster than ever, resilience is no longer a technical aspiration, it’s a strategic imperative. Today, CSO ASEAN is joined by Kavitha Mariappan, Chief Transformation Officer at Rubrik, who brings a unique lens to cybersecurity, one that fuses business strategy, customer impact, and cross-functional transformation. In this conversation, we explored how So

Navigating sophisticated ransomware attacks while proactively managing cyber risks Jun 20, 2025 1017 Jason Merrick, Senior Vice President of Product at Tenable joins CSO ASEAN's new Editorial Director, Estelle Quek to discuss how organizations can better navigate ransomware attacks which employs sophisticated extortion tactics, secure today's hyper-interconnected, API-rich, OT- IT, multipartite fragmented environments and critical infrastructure, while proactively managing cyber risks and supplie

CSO Executive Sessions: How AI and LLMs are affecting security in the financial services industry Mar 20, 2025 789 Mandy Andress - CISO at Elastic - joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about how large language models are offering a countermeasure against AI risks, how banks can integrate them with existing SIEM systems, and more.

CSO Executive Sessions: How cybersecurity impacts company ratings - A fey factor for investors and consumers Feb 13, 2025 1632 Martin Whitworth - Lead Cyber Risk Expert at S&P Global Ratings - joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about why the world's largest credit rating firm is now factoring in cyber preparedness when assessing companies, how cyber risk affects a company's financial health, and the role CISOs play in it.

CSO Executive Sessions: Guardians of the Games - How to keep the Olympics and other major events cyber safe Aug 7, 2024 1000 Bryan Woodworth – Director of Solution Strategy at Aviatrix – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about safeguarding the Olympics from cyber threats, operational technology and IoT considerations for critical infrastructure, and more.

CSO Executive Sessions: Data protection in Malaysia Jul 2, 2024 909 Toh Shang Yee – Head of Information Security at MCIS Life – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about data governance and regulations in Malaysia, strategies to ensure resilience, and more.

CSO Executive Sessions: The new realities of the CISO role - whistleblowing and legal liabilities May 28, 2024 990 Mark Bowling – Chief Information Security and Risk Officer at ExtraHop – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about the repercussions of more stringent reporting regulations, penalties CISOs may have to face, and more.

CSO Executive Sessions: The personality of cybersecurity leaders Apr 29, 2024 1111 Paul McCarthy – CEO and Co-Founder of the League of Scholars – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about the personality traits of cybersecurity leaders, how they differ from CIOs, and more.

Elina Noor – Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Apr 2, 2024 938 Elina Noor – Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about what's driving geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea, the possibility of another cyber-attack of NotPetya proportions, and more.

CSO Executive Sessions: 2024 International Women's Day special Mar 13, 2024 609 Kristel Dykimching (Information Security Governance Manager at GoTyme Bank) and Justine Co (Assistant Vice President of IT Audit at Converge ICT Solutions) join Xiou Ann Lim for this International Women's Day special on CSO Executive Sessions.

Hieu Minh Ngo – Cybersecurity Specialist at the National Cyber Security Center of Vietnam Feb 20, 2024 1239 Hieu Minh Ngo – Cybersecurity Specialist at the National Cyber Security Center of Vietnam – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about lessons in data protection, progress in governance, and more.

Anthony Grieco – Chief Information Security Officer at Cisco Oct 10, 2023 947 Anthony Grieco – Chief Information Security Officer at Cisco – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about opportunities in Southeast Asia's cybersecurity landscape, future trends, and more.

Francis Yeow – Country Information Security Officer of Singapore at IHH Healthcare Sep 6, 2023 603 Francis Yeow – Country Information Security Officer of Singapore at IHH Healthcare – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about aligning business objectives, lessons from 2022, and more.

Huang Shao Fei – Group Chief Information Security Officer at SMRT Corporation Aug 29, 2023 991 Huang Shao Fei – Group Chief Information Security Officer at SMRT Corporation – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about the challenges of protecting critical infrastructure, key lessons from cyber-attacks, and more.

Christian Fam – Regional Research and Consulting Manager, Security Practice at IDC Asia Pacific Aug 23, 2023 1251 Christian Fam – Regional Research and Consulting Manager for IDC Asia Pacific's Security Practice – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about digital trust in the Asia-Pacific region, underlying trends, and more.

Eddie Hau – Chief Information Security Officer of Sunway Group Aug 16, 2023 1001 Eddie Hau, Chief Information Security Officer of Sunway Group, joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about the group’s risk culture, what Sunway is doing to plug the talent gap in the field, and more.

Frankie Shuai - Former Director of Cyber & Technology Risk at UBS Aug 7, 2023 762 Frankie Shuai – Former Director of Cyber & Technology Risk at UBS – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about deepfake technology, the ethics of generative AI, and more.

Rubaiyyaat Aakbar on security and privacy by design Jul 26, 2023 1075 Rubaiyyaat Aakbar – Head of IT and Cybersecurity at DocDoc – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about cybersecurity in the healthcare industry, security considerations, and more.

Hieu Minh Ngo on top cybersecurity vulnerabilities to watch out for Jul 10, 2023 989 Hieu Minh Ngo – Cybersecurity Specialist at the National Cyber Security Center of Vietnam – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview.

SMRT Corporation’s Huang Shao Fei on AI and other technologies Jul 10, 2023 1039 Huang Shao Fei – Group Chief Information Security Officer of SMRT Corporation – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview.

Hong Kong Baptist University’s Allan Wong on his award-winning implementation of zero trust security Apr 13, 2023 538 Allan Wong – Director of Information Technology at Hong Kong Baptist University – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about the stumbling blocks in the adoption of zero trust, how to create security policies without hampering employee productivity, and more.

IHH Healthcare’s Francis Yeow on talent Apr 11, 2023 1032 Francis Yeow – Country Information Security Officer of Singapore at IHH Healthcare – joins Xiou Ann Lim for this CSO Executive Sessions interview. They talk about talent, risk culture in organisations, and more.

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