Commencing his career as a security analyst, Andy Ho spent more than 10 years of his time dedicated to the security profession and has worked throughout the Asia Pacific countries. As a security professional, he has been responsible for performing and managing a wide range of security consulting, investigative tasks including risk and threat assessments, security surveys, security briefings, crisis management and emergency response planning program.

Andy is currently the Asia Pacific Regional Security Manager of IBM Global Services. In this capacity, Andy has the regional responsibility to oversee security of the 15 Asia Pacific locations where the company has business operations.

Andy is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Andy holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Computer Studies from the City University of Hong Kong and a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Andy is now serving in the Program Committee of the Professional Information Security Association and can be reached at Andy.Ho@pisa.org.hk