Additional Info

Job title of nominated professional (or team name)Chief Executive Officer
Company (where nominated professional or team is working)Kaapagam Education Services Sdn. Bhd.
Websitehttps://www.kaapagamtech.com/education
Company size (employees)10 to 49
CountryMalaysia
Headquarters RegionAsia

Overview

A Principal Technology Architect & Security Professional with Twenty Two (22) years of IT experience in Security, Ethical Hacking, Cyber Security Framework, Security Risk & Governance, Systems Analysis, Design, Development, Secure Coding, Implementation, Digital Forensics and Project Management.

Founder, CEO of Kaapagam Education Services and Director, Kaapagam Technologies. A Security Consultant for many Multi-National and leading IT companies in APAC region. A Frequent Speaker in Security Event in APAC.

Recipient of following National Individual Awards :

1. Cyber Security Professional of the Year 2014 & 2017, awarded in Cyber Security Awards, Govt of Malaysia

Recipient of following Global Individual Awards :
1. IFSEC Top 20 Global Cybersecurity Professional 2020 Global Influencers
2. Cyber Security Professional of the Year 2020 APAC, awarded by Cyber Security Excellence Awards
3. Cyber Security Educator of the Year 2020 APAC, awarded by Cyber Security Excellence Awards

Recipient of following National and APAC Company Awards:
1. KALAM – Cybersecurity Innovation of the Year 2019 – Education, awarded in Cyber Security Awards 2019 by Govt of Malaysia
2.Cyber Security Company of the Year 2019, awarded in Cyber Security Awards 2019 by Govt of Malaysia

Clement Arul has been an active Cybersecurity Evangelist and outreach personnel with following notable contributions :

– Chief Architect : KALAM – IT Security Collaboration Platform : A Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)Award Winning Platform

– Chief Architect : VALARI : Common Criteria Certified (the only) Malaysian Web Application Firewall

– Chief Architect : SOC 2.0 – A Regional Managed Detection and Response Platform for SME

– Issued 150+ Web Vulnerability Disclosure Documents in last 2 years on Vulnerabilities discovered in Government, Corporate, Banks, Online Payment Gateways and e-Shopping websites in ASEAN.

– Presented in more than 600+ conferences and talks in last 5 Years across ASEAN

– Created a Security Awareness Certification under KALAM and have trained and certified 8500 people

Accomplishments

Clement Arul has been an active Cybersecurity Evangelist, Educator and outreach personnel with following notable contributions :


- Created Certification courses in Big Data Security, IoT Security, Penetration testing, Digital Forensics, Secure Coding, Network Security and Mobile security. These courses are taken by students across ASEAN through training partners like Trainocate (Global Knowledge), New Horizons, DataCom, Portcullis Technologies, and many more.


- Created KALAM, A Cybersecurity Collaboration platform and launched it in Taylors University, KDU University, and MSU University students creating a vibrant platform for students to learn and innovate in cybersecurity.


Presented in more than 600 public conferences and Talks in last 5 Years across ASEAN


- Created a Security Awareness Certification under KALAM and have trained and certified 8500 people across ASEAN including Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia in the last year.


- THR Raaga Malaysia FM Radio Security Awareness Talk on Social Media & Cyber Attacks & Defences for public : For the entire Nation


- ASTRO Malaysia Vanavil TV : Vizhuthugal 15 mins slot for 13 capsules (days) on various cyber security awareness topics and DO's and Dont's for general public : Nationwide Indian Audience