Dr. Prakash Christiansen is a distinguished cybersecurity expert, educator, and visionary business leader in Southeast Asia. With a Ph.D. in Cybersecurity and an MBA in Information Systems, he combines academic excellence with decades of practical experience. He is the founder and CEO of Vulsan X Corporation, an innovative cybersecurity company... Read more
Dr. Prakash Christiansen is a distinguished cybersecurity expert, educator, and visionary business leader in Southeast Asia. With a Ph.D. in Cybersecurity and an MBA in Information Systems, he combines academic excellence with decades of practical experience. He is the founder and CEO of Vulsan X Corporation, an innovative cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting organizations from evolving digital threats. Under his leadership, Vulsan X has become a trusted partner for clients across Malaysia and globally, providing cutting-edge services such as breach assessments, Security Operations Center (SOC) and Managed Security Services (MSSP), Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), penetration testing, and digital forensics.
He was named Cyber Security Professional of the Year by Cyber Security Malaysia in 2023 and serves as a panel expert for the National Scam Prevention Taskforce with the Royal Malaysian Police. He provides strategic consulting to multinational corporations, SMEs, government agencies, and financial institutions in Malaysia, UK, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Oman, and India.
As a thought leader and sought-after speaker, Dr. Prakash has delivered impactful keynotes and participated in panels at major international events, including the InfoSecurity Summit in Hong Kong, ASEAN Digital Risk Conference in Singapore, INTERPOL World in Singapore, IFSEC, Security India Summit, and MDEC Cyber Expo. He also serves as Secretariat of the Asian Chapter of CIITNET and is a member of the Chartered International Institute of Security & Crisis Management (CIISCM).
Through his visionary leadership and tireless advocacy for cyber resilience, Dr. Prakash continues to shape the global cybersecurity landscape, empowering organizations and individuals to thrive in an increasingly digital world.
Understanding and leveraging risk intelligence to proactively identify, assess, and respond to emerging business threats enabling organizations to make informed decisions, minimize vulnerabilities, anticipate disruptions, and maintain resilience in an increasingly complex and fast-changing digital environment.
Practical strategies and insights on how businesses can cultivate a strong culture of cybersecurity awareness across all levels of the organization empowering employees to recognize and respond to threats, fostering accountability, building customer trust, ensuring regulatory compliance, and ultimately safeguarding their critical digital assets from evolving cyber risks.
Exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries by automating processes, unlocking new business models, and driving innovation while also addressing critical challenges such as adoption hurdles, workforce readiness, ethical considerations, data privacy, and security risks.