Curious on what makes Red Alpha tick? We had our COO at Red Alpha, Emil Tan, share his motivations behind managing Red Alpha. Tune in to catch an insider of Emil and his perspectives on the cybersecurity industry! https://youtu.be/kWLVNk3wOmUHow did your career begin and how did you get into cybersecurity? I have to go all the way back to my teenage years. I've never been an academically inclined student, so when I was growing up, the only thing I ever liked back then was maths. And so after my O Levels, which is kind of like the GCSE in the UK, rather than moving on to college, I decided to p ..read more

Amidst the intensive training across the 4-month Alpha Specialist Training Programme (ASTP) bootcamp, our trainees at Red Alpha are provided with ample avenues to connect with advanced practitioners in the industry – one of which, is through our career sessions. They form a crucial part of the programme as trainees get to meet with industry experts in-person to gain a better understanding of the profession and its undertakings. Read on as we dive deeper into what goes behind the sessions! Learning from the best in the industry (over lunch!) Our Cohort 02 ASTP trainees have recently wrapped up ..read more

At Red Alpha, you can find trainees from all walks of life – majoring in various study disciplines and backgrounds. We are proud to feature Lam Koon Mun, a mid-careerist who made the switch from network infrastructure to cybersecurity through our Alpha Specialist Training Programme (ASTP). Read on how Koon Mun found the opportunity, at the intersection of purpose and passion, to propel his career in cybersecurity with Red Alpha. What were you doing before joining Red Alpha? "Before making the switch to cybersecurity, I was in the network infrastructure industry. In fact, I bring with me a pret ..read more

Meet Jordan Chen – one of our recent bootcamp graduates from Cohort 01 of Red Alpha’s Alpha Specialist Training Programme (ASTP). Jordan previously pursued a major in Business Management in the Singapore Management University (SMU), where he graduated in May 2021. As a gaming enthusiast, the 25-year-old seems to be an unlikely candidate for a role specialising in information technology (IT) and cybersecurity. Fast forward to a year later, Jordan found himself deployed on critical missions as a security operations centre (SOC) analyst at Accenture. How did Jordan manage to land a role in an in ..read more

Introducing another outstanding trainee from Red Alpha’s Alpha Specialist Training Programme (ASTP) Cohort 02, Howard Saw! Hailing from a background of a national-bowler-turned-coach, the 29-year-old former SEA Games Gold Medalist seemed like an uncanny candidate to blossom into a budding cybersecurity professional. Despite all odds, Howard will soon be commencing his role as Cybersecurity Engineer at Kiteworks! How has Howard come so far to become a part of the cybersecurity scene? What’s his secret recipe for success? Here's what he has to say. What spurred you to jump into cybersecurity? My ..read more

Open to fresh grads and mid-career switchers. Everyone and everything is going digital these days. From bubble tea to luxury goods, it seems that nothing can’t be bought with a click of the mouse or touch of the screen. This also means everyone’s data from their phone number to their credit card details exist in the virtual sphere. And as consumers slowly move to digital platforms, so do those with more malicious intentions. What has resulted are numerous incidents of hacking and online scams. Naturally, the cybersecurity industry is booming. This growth is evident by the Singapore government ..read more

What began as a passing interest in information technology and coding soon evolved into a full-fledged passion for cybersecurity for our Cohort 01 trainee, Achmad Mutamaqin. Under the guidance of Red Alpha’s Alpha Specialist Training Programme (ASTP), Achmad has grown from a budding enthusiast to a trained full stack developer DART – one of our partners in cybersecurity training. Read more on how Achmad’s brief encounter with IT spurred him to make that career switch from mechanical engineering to cybersecurity. What were you doing prior to joining as a Red Alpha trainee? What prompted you to ..read more

Curious as to what employers in the cyberspace of today are looking out for when hiring? Hear straight from our COO at Red Alpha, Emil Tan, as he condenses his advice for aspiring professionals in the field and how Red Alpha works in solving the global cybersecurity talent crunch. https://youtu.be/0Ocwm4Tf7UIDo you have any interesting observations about the new generation of cybersecurity professionals as compared to the past generations? This is a very interesting question. Before we talk about the new generation, I have to touch a little bit on the history of cybersecurity in Singapore. As ..read more

As a mother of three with a background of 15 years as a graphic designer, the odds seem to be against Neo Sihui when she decided to make a career switch into the cybersecurity industry. Despite her lack of hands-on experience in cybersecurity – her exposure to the industry coming from only television programmes and films – Sihui remained positive and refused to shun away from the opportunity to venture into a new field. The pursuit for new prospects led her to apply for Red Alpha’s Alpha Specialist Training Programme (ASTP) which marked the start of her career switch. Her optimistic nature an ..read more

Neo Sihui was a graphic designer for 15 years, but decided on a mid-career switch after her husband introduced her to the training opportunity. Have you ever had a time in your life where you felt like everything was coming together nicely for you, with life’s different puzzle pieces just falling into place, even without you having done too much to make it happen? Neo Sihui, 35, might have been feeling a little bit like that, when we met her a few weeks ago. And not only because of the S$10,000 MVP cash prize she had been awarded, just prior to the meeting with us. As Neo reflected, she was at ..read more