Please welcome our newest member from Kuwait, Yedhu Krishna Menon from Kuwait! Yedhu Krishna Menon is a seasoned Third-Party Risk and Cybersecurity expert with over 15 years of experience, currently serving as the Head of Third-Party Risk Management at Gulf Bank. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated excellence in third-party and supply chain security, cybersecurity, […]
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Welcome new member – Fatema Fardan
Please welcome our newest CyAN member, Fatema Fardan, from Bahrain. Fatema Fardan is a passionate and experienced Cyber, Digital, and Information Security professional with over 16 years of expertise in the financial and banking industries. She has successfully managed and delivered enterprise-level projects, including Information Security Strategy Design, Security Process Framework and Policy Development aligned […]
Welcome New Member – William Rivera
Please welcome our newest CyAN member, Will Rivera, from the United States! Will Rivera is a seasoned leader with over 17 years of experience in advocacy and mission-driven organizations. As Managing Director at MyOwn Image, he drives nationwide efforts to combat technology-facilitated violence and promote intimate privacy, working at the intersection of digital safety and […]
New Podcast: China’s Cyber-Range Exercises
Mei Danowski and Eugenio Benincasa join us for an in-depth discussion about Chinese cyber-range exercises, on our Secure-in-Mind video/podcast channel
16 Days of Activism – Against Gender-Based Violence
CyAN member and VP Kim Chandler McDonald has published several articles under the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign.
CyAN APAC Event: Mentorship and Allies
Last night was a celebration of mentorship, allyship, and the power of community in shaping the future of cybersecurity and trust & safety.
Europe: Prepare for (Cyber) War…
Si Vis Pacem… A recent article published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ – soft paywall) about Germany’s “Operationsplan Deutschland” (English version of the informational brochure here), or OPLAN DEU, has drawn media attention to escalating tensions between the EU and aligned countries, and Russia, accelerated since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The operational plan […]
Faking GitHub Commits – What Could Go Wrong?
Found: a tool creating dummy GitHub source code commits to help programmers game job evaluation mechanisms. This illustrates a deeper issue with how badly designed incentives can have serious security consequences.
CyAN Supports 2025 Cyber OSPAs Awards
CyAN is proud to continue supporting the prestigious Cyber OSPAs, which recognise outstanding achievements across the global cybersecurity sector. We’re excited that our APAC Director, Kim Chandler McDonald, is once again serving as a judge this year. We strongly encourage our members and colleagues in the cyber community to participate and nominate the individuals, teams, […]
Weekly Digest Issue #92 – September 13, 2024
CyAN’s weekly digest of cybersecurity news from around the globe. Find the links to the full articles below. LinkedIn version and discussion available here. If there is a topic you would like to see more of, do not hesitate to get in touch!