Joel Cheong

Joel Cheong has a diverse work experience in the field of security analysis and engineering. Joel started their career at NCS Group in 2011 as a Security Analyst and worked there until 2014. Joel then joined IBM in 2014 as a Security Analyst, before moving on to Proficio in 2015. At Proficio, they initially served as a Security Analyst and later transitioned to the role of Security Engineer. Eventually, Joel became the Lead Security Engineer II at Proficio in October 2018.

Joel Cheong obtained their Bachelor's degree in Bachelor of Science in Cyber Forensics, Information Security and Management & Business IS (Dble Mjr) from Murdoch University. Joel attended Murdoch University from 2013 to 2016. Prior to that, they completed their Diploma in Information Security Management from Singapore Polytechnic from 2006 to 2009.

In addition to their formal education, Joel Cheong has obtained several certifications. Joel became a Qualys Certified Specialist in Cloud Agent in February 2020 and in Vulnerability Management in June 2017. Joel also earned the Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner certification in June 2022. Furthermore, they are a Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) since February 2020 and a Fortinet NSE 4 Network Security Professional since September 2017. Lastly, they hold the HP0-A116: ArcSight ESM 6.5 Security Analyst and Administrator certification. The institution from which they obtained this certification is not provided, and the exact month and year of obtaining this certification are also not mentioned.