(ISC)² Announces 2017 Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) Honorees

(ISC)² ("ISC-squared") announced the honorees for its 11th annual Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) Program.

(ISC)² will recognize 24 honorees and announce six showcased workforce initiatives, as well as a community service star at a gala dinner and ceremony on July 3, 2017 at Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong. Concurrently, (ISC)2 Security Congress APAC, will be held July 3-4 at the same venue.

The guest of honor, Allen Yeung, JP, Government Chief Information Officer, Office of Government Chief Information Officer, HKSAR , together with (ISC)2 executives, will celebrate the workforce achievements of top information security professionals from the Asia-Pacific region.

"Across the globe, our cybersecurity challenges are evolving and growing more complex every day," said Clayton Jones, MD - Asia-Pacific of (ISC)². "The ISLA recognitions remind us of the commitment and leadership displayed by so many deserving cybersecurity professionals as they combat today's threats and pave the way to a safe and secure cyber world. Alongside our distinguished guests, I look forward to celebrating the achievements of this year's honorees."  

The 2017 honorees are:

Information Security Educator
* Dr. Do Young Kim, CCFP-KR, Professor, KwangWoon University (Korea)
* Prof. Pauline C. Reich, Founder/Director, Asia-Pacific Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Internet Security Research Institute, Waseda University School of Law (Japan)  
* Dr. Hidehiko Tanaka, Life Fellow of IEEE, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo (Japan)

Managerial Professional for Information Security Project(s)
* Yoshiyuki Kuwahara, CISSP, Chief of Information Strategy, Hiroshima Prefectural Government (Japan)    

Information Security Practitioner
* Jae-hwan Baek, ENCE, CCFP,) Information Security Specialist, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea (Information Security team) (Korea)
* Hoi Kit Martin Chan, Program Director, (ISC)2 Hong Kong Chapter (Hong Kong)
* SangMyung Simon Choi, Director, Hauri, Inc. (Korea)
* Wei Gu, CISSP, CCSP, CISM, AsiaPacific Information Security Team Leader, Astrazeneca (China)
* Po Lun Ho, OSCP, SANS GWAPT, SANS DFIR, Researcher, VXRL (Hong Kong)
* Dr. Chih-Hung Hsieh, R&D Manager, CyberTrust Technology Institute, Institute for Information Industry (Taiwan)
* Thanongsak Kijronee, Assistant Manager, Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) (Thailand)
* Lan-Fen Lin, MBA, ISO27001 LAC, Head, Information Security Department, 104 Corp.  (Job Bank) (Taiwan)
* Chia-Yi Wang, Section Head, National Center for Cyber Security Technology (Taiwan National Computer Emergency Response, TWNCERT) (Taiwan)

Senior Information Security Professional
* Dr. Joongsup Choi, CISO/Head of Information Security Department, NEOWIZ (Korea)
* Dr. Ricci S. C. Ieong, CISSP, CCFP-US, CCSP, Principal Consultant, eWalker Consulting (HK) Ltd. (Hong Kong)        
* Kwok Wai Kin Ip, CISSP, CISM, CISA, Manager, Risk Advisory, Deloitte China (Hong Kong)
* Dr. Xiapu Luo, Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong),
* Dr. Jungchan Na, Managing Director, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Korea)    
* Katsuhiko Nakanishi, CISSP, Manager of Public Safety Business Promotion Office, Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Promotion Division, NEC Corporation (Japan)
* Sarah Taylor, Strategic Management & Quality Manager, CyberSecurity Malaysia (Malaysia)
* Sen Ueno, President, Tricorder Co. Ltd. (Japan)
* Dr. Yu-Chih Wei, CISSP, CISM, CISA, Researcher, Telecom Laboratories, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
* Xin Xu, CEO/President, Beijing secPoint Technology Co., Ltd. ( (China)
* Daisuke Yogi, CISSP, Senior Manager Business Promotion Department, NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd. (Japan)