Ethan Seow is ISACA Singapore’s 2023 Infosec Leader, ISC2 2023 APAC Rising Star Professional in Cybersecurity, TEDx and Black Hat Asia speaker, educator, culture hacker, and entrepreneur with over 11 years in entrepreneurship, training, and education.

Practical Cyber

CEO of Practical Cyber, designed for holistic cybersecurity education. One side focuses on educating non-IT and business personnel in cybersecurity — simplifying and making cybersecurity relevant and actionable at every level. The other side specialises in technical cybersecurity training across different experience levels, focusing on real-world simulations and engaging pedagogy.

Centre for AI Leadership (C4AIL)

CEO and co-founder of Centre for AI Leadership (C4AIL), a non-profit dedicated to filling the gap in artificial intelligence regarding actionable intelligence, best practices, and talent development. Working with private and public organisations and top AI experts to support the next technological wave. Member of the AI Security Working Group of the National AI Office (NAIO) of Malaysia.

Community

Lead crew of Division Zero (Div0), Singapore’s largest cybersecurity community, and SINCON, Singapore’s top local technical conference with attendees across different public and private sector top brass.

Training & Impact

His passion for effective technical training led him to form a cybersecurity training organisation that has trained more than 200 individuals and supported the entry of more than 100 individuals into the industry. Since then, he has taught over 500 people across military academies, organisational leadership, and different groups of people.

Ethan has worked with, trained, and placed people with Singapore’s Cybersecurity Agency (CSA), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), OT-ISAC, SMRT, Singapore Power, Energy Market Authority, GSK, Keppel Corporation, and many of Singapore’s top cybersecurity firms.

Frameworks & Research

Two long-form works from a single investigation — the same question pursued through different instruments.

The Human Experience — A practitioner thesis integrating three interlocking systems (the Emotional State Model, Values/Anti-Values directional analysis, and the Thought Action Paradigm decision pipeline) into a unified explanation of human behaviour. Backed by neuroscience research, stress-tested against 15 opposing views, and anchored by the GREAT psychometric instrument (n=123, Cronbach’s α=0.916). ~80,000 words across 10 chapters and 4 appendices.

Pulse of Music — A multi-dimensional framework for ensemble time feel. Four embodied categories, four pocket dimensions, a neurological foundation, and a pedagogical model that inverts conventional music education. Built on 15 years of teaching, performing, and hi-fi analytical listening across jazz, Latin, funk, and classical traditions.

Music

Bassist and music educator. Creator of Pulse-Based Music Education — a framework for understanding time feel as the foundational skill in music.