Founder & CEO at @AvertroSecurity | Former CTO at @McAfee APAC
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Joined March 2007
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Do yourself a favour and read this article by @fr0gger_
The guy on the left had no clue. No idea what being a #startup #founder is really like.
The one on the right has battle scars, but is still smiling.
2025 was a year of "reforging" for @AvertroSecurity.
Here are 5 lessons on the price (and privilege) of independence. 🧵👇
5. Comfort is the enemy of growth.
The "reforging" process is uncomfortable by design.
To truly scale, you must have the courage to evolve your own mindset before you can evolve the business and the team around you.
If you're comfortable, you aren't growing.
Independence isn’t a solo sport. It requires a village of believers.
The best is yet to come in 2026. 🚀
Here is a deeper dive on these lessons: medium.com/@ianyip/the-price…
NIST CSF 2.0 was officially released today. But it's not easy to figure out what's changed. So, I updated my #NIST #CSF "circuit board".
Check out the full article on the @AvertroSecurity website avertro.com/blog/nist-csf-1-…
Back in December, I delivered the occasional address / commencement speech for the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) graduating class of 2023 at @UNSW.
Here is the transcript of that speech.
#lessons #career #advice
ianyip.medium.com/unsw-cse-o…
I’m currently sitting in SoHo at Dominique Ansel Bakery eating way too much sugar. The table on my left is talking about #cybersecurity. The one on my right, #AI and imposter syndrome. I must be in some real life version of LinkedIn today.
Didn’t realize I’d be watching Harden’s first game as an @LAClippers player when I got these @nyknicks tickets weeks ago. But here I am at @TheGarden.
At the @nyknicks v @cavs game @TheGarden. The rule where if there’s an @NBA game on, I have to go still stands right?
