Kang Meng Chow
Chief Security & Privacy Advisor, Microsoft Asia Pacific

Based in Singapore, Meng-Chow is the regional Chief Security & Privacy Advisor for Microsoft Asia Pacific region. His current responsibilities include developing and implementing Microsoft’s trustworthy computing strategy in the region, and providing advice and guidance to customers and IT professionals on security best practices and solutions for implementing and managing information security in their organizations.

Meng-Chow has been a practicing information security professional for more than 18 years, with experiences spanning from technical to management in the various security and risk management roles that he has held in the Singapore government, major financial institutions, and security
technology provider. His last position prior to Microsoft was Vice President and Regional
Information Risk Officer of JPMorganChase.

Since 1998, Meng-Chow has also been concurrently chairing the Singapore’s IT Security and Privacy Standards Technical Committee (SPSTC), representing Singapore in the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Security Techniques committee. In May 2006, Meng-Chow was appointed Convenor for ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27 WG4 focusing on developing security controls and services, including Cybersecurity related standards in the Sub-committee. In 2004, Meng-Chow initiated and begun co-chairing the Regional Asia Information Security Standards (RAISS) Forum. In November 2004, Meng-Chow was also appointed
Associate Rapporteur of Study Group 17 (Security and Language), ITU-T focusing on addressing the Study Question relating to Cybersecurity. Meng-Chow is also a board member of the Asia Advisory Board for the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2).

In August 2005, Meng-Chow was presented with the accolade “IT Evangelist of the Year 2005” by the Singapore National Infocomm Competency Council (NICC) in recognition of his work and contribution to the IT security community and standards arena. Meng- Chow was also presented the “Distinguish Award” from the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING Singapore) in September 2005 for his effort and leadership in shaping the IT security standardization landscape in Singapore.

Meng-Chow received his MSc degree in Information Security from the Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. He has been a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) since 1997, and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) since 1998.