Blog - Cyber Cognizanz

What Brings Joy at Work?

What brings you joy? What brings you joy at work? Something literally life-changing that I have learnt from working with Monique Blokzyl and her HeartPoweredBusiness is the beauty and significance of working with joy and ease. This is something I have been working on the past

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Reuniting With My NUS CNM Family

A decade on from my PhD graduation, I finally had a heartwarming reunion with many Communications and New Media (CNM)–National University of Singapore (NUS) colleagues at Prof Sun Sun Lim’s book launch. The book shines a light on the ethical conundrums, growing pains, and promises of

Singapore Restricts Smartphones in Secondary Schools

Delighted to see these new guidelines about restricting smart phones and smart watches use in secondary schools in Singapore. This is a positive step to reduce the amount of tech that our young people interact with on a daily basis. My thoughts: ✅The revised guidelines are

Cybersecurity Awareness: It’s Everyone’s Business

📶 We can’t be secure in an insecure region or environment 📶 Cybersecurity is everyone’s business, it’s not a technical issue 📶 Talking to your family regularly about cybersecurity is good for organisational cyber resilience 📶 3 simple steps to keep yourself, your family, and your

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Women in Cybersecurity: Inclusion, Wellbeing, Leadership

❓How can we bring in, retain, and help more women to thrive in cybersecurity? ❓What lessons can we un/learn to make cyber a more inclusive domain? ❓And why is it so important for overall cybersecurity outcomes? These were the central themes of the Women In Cyber

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Happy Deepavali

Happy Deepavali/Diwali – wishing everyone a blessed festival of lights, joy, and the victory of good over evil. 🪔✨🎇 This year, I celebrated Diwali in India with my parents after 20 years! The splendour of the festive season in India is something to be experienced to

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Empowering Women in Cybersecurity at SICW 2025

Amidst a continued upsurge in global cybersecurity threats, the cybersecurity industry continues to face talent shortages and a low female participation rate. Now, more than ever, we need more women and girls to consider cybersecurity as a career – and make the world (literally) a safer

Cyber-Parenting

Helping Parents Guide Kids Safely in the Digital Age

𝟲𝟯 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀. If, like me, you work on online child safety, then the figures from the recent Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) survey (link in

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Celebrating Inclusion and Impact in Cybersecurity 2025

There is so much good in the cybersecurity community – a spirit of resilience, giving back, and making cyber accessible to all. Honoured to have been part of the ISC2 Global Achievement Awards Review Committee for the second year in a row. Reviewing nominations for

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Partnering for Safer Digital Spaces for Kids & Families

It’s official! Excited to join hands with Jemma Renshaw and Cyber Compass Consulting to keep digital spaces safer for children and young people! Together, we’re combining our cybersecurity expertise with psychology, behavioural change, and research-based approaches to power up cyber safety and wellbeing solutions for schools,