Application Security Project
Testimonials
Laraine Lim Wenxin joined the Cyber Security Engineering Centre (CSEC) of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) as an intern from 1 st March to 22nd July 2022.
During her internship, she was assigned to explore a novel proof-of-concept for threat sensemaking using data analytics. The task is challenging, having to deal with a mix of disparate datasets, and an exploratory mindset to derive an effective way to process and glean insights from the voluminous data. In the process, she displayed great initiative and resourcefulness in trying anything and everything from different angles.
Laraine has an astute mind, able to grasp new concept quickly and translate it to real-world understanding, so as to deliver deep technical analysis. She is a fast learner and agile programmer. It is especially commendable for someone who is almost a novice with little professional experience or training. A critical success factor is her meticulous and methodical approach to this data analytics challenge which involved millions of records. Her attention for details and effectiveness in working across different engineering teams to appreciate and bring their various technical perspectives to bear, enable her to successfully connect the dots, and extract unexpected new insights.
Importantly, she demonstrated excellent communication skills and superb clarity of thought. She is able to present her ideas simply and clearly, and exudes a great sense of self confidence, unfazed in the face of scrutiny by a panel of domain expertise or senior management.
Laraine’s internship is part of CSA’s programme intended to expose aspiring candidates from Institutes of Higher Learning with realworld experiences, to develop their interest, and enhance their industry-readiness upon graduation. We are confident that she will do very well in the future. Her stellar performance in this internship stint bears testimony to that and sets her up for success in any career path she chooses, particularly for cybersecurity!
- Lim Soon Chia
Director, Cybersecurity Engineering Centre
Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore
Laraine is a Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies - Nanyang scholar and has excelled academically. She was admitted to the Director's List for all five semesters (at the time of writing) and had emerged one of the top students with a GPA of 3.99/4.00 and 13 distinctions.
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On top of her regular diploma programme, Laraine enhanced her academic knowledge by loading herself with additional six optional Diploma-Plus modules. She had also attained several professional certifications, including EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (2020), Alibaba Cloud Associate (2020) and EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (2019).
Laraine is passionate and active in competitions and CCAs. She clinched the Singapore University of Social Sciences – Analytics and Visualisation Challenge 2021 Merit Award (4th place) under “Our Youths” category. She also participated in HTB University Capture The Flag (2021) and Singapore Cyber Conquest (2021). She held leadership roles in various CCAs, including Student Organiser for Youth Cyber Exploration Programme (2019) and Class Representative for 3 years (2019 – 2021). She also participated in NYP Open House (2019 and 2020) and Campus Road Run Fiesta (2019).
Despite overloading herself with additional optional modules and professional certifications, Laraine demonstrated perseverance and capability to juggle her time with competitions and many CCA activities to achieve excellent outcomes. She showed strong desire to excel in her studies, keen interest in IT and cybersecurity, and dedicated leadership to accomplish success.
I believe Laraine will continue to perform well in her future endeavours.
- Teo Yong King
Personal Mentor / Senior Lecturer / Cource-Coordinator (2019-2021)
School of Information Technology, Nanyang Polytechnic
Laraine demonstrated that she was a keen and quick learner, and she was receptive to feedback. When Laraine first joined us, she had little knowledge on malware analysis. Through online tutorials and some guidance, she was able to quickly pick up the skills required and produced good quality technical analysis of malware samples.
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She is a diligent person. Apart from technical analysis, Laraine also attempted threat actor analysis by using her research to derive the intent of the malware and the actor.
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She sought out the best ways to solve the tasks given to her. Being independent and resourceful, Laraine would source for solutions by herself before approaching others for opinions or help.
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Laraine had a positive and cheerful attitude that created a joyful atmosphere at the workplace with her peers.
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Given her positive attitude and eagerness to learn, she will fit well into roles in Security Software Development, Cybersecurity Software Research or Malware Research.
- Ho Jia Lun, Stanley
Tech Specialist
Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT)
As her Manager, I have witnessed great consistency in her service attention towards her clients and have been impressed with her willingness to learn new skills, diligence and work challenges.
Laraine is well admired and appreciated by her teammates. She has consistently demonstrated an ability to rise to any challenges that she faces with either cliental or task needs. She possesses the skills needed to excel in sales. Her competency exceeds amongst her other teammates and she goes above and beyond to support the business needs.
- Vivian Ang
Commercial Activity Leader and Department Manager
IKEA Singapore (Tampines)
Laraine is a confident, sharp and independent young lady who has very high standards for herself. Beneath her soft-spoken exterior is a steely character that possesses the will to excel in whatever she sets her mind on. She is highly motivated and accepts challenges with great fortitude and courage, rising to the occasion when required.
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She enjoys challenges and treats them as puzzles to be solved. Through overcoming these challenges, she is able to develop analytical skills that are a valuable asset to teams focused on solving real world problems.
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Laraine embraces technology and picked up skills in simple coding and website creation.
- CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent
Laraine has good time management skills. She knows how to prioritise tasks and has always met the deadline. She has also demonstrated her high level of understanding in using IT tools in daily operations. This has become an invaluable add-on to the team.
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Being the youngest in the team, she is humble in approaching new things and learns from others. She works well in a team, is mature, and well trusted to be shared responsibilities in daily operations.
- Yong Bangrou
Department Manager
IKEA Singapore (Tampines)
She was only 16 years old yet she showed that she can be entrusted to serve customers within McDonald's standard.
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She is willing to listen to feedback and see to it that her performance will improve. She is also keen on learning new skills and has the initiative to help others without being asked.