48Eugene Teo

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“The company I work for has a ‘people-first’ culture with the belief that if you take care of your people, they will take care of you, you will see results, and you will have a successful team. I believe in this philosophy too.”

Twitter: @eugeneteo • Websites: www.linkedin.com/in/eugeneteo and www.temasek.org

Eugene Teo is a seasoned information security leader with extensive experience in building information security programs and leading global security teams. Possessing both entrepreneurship spirit and drive, Eugene works with technology companies to develop their security capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. He is a senior director at a U.S.-based software-as-a-service company. They brought him in to build and mature their global threat detection and incident response capabilities. Eugene is best known for his past contributions to the security of the Linux kernel. Eugene has been interviewed in the media, has spoken at security conferences, has mentored security professionals, and has advised technology startups.

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