Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing

Divyan Konidala holds a Ph.D in Information and Communications Engineering, majoring in Cryptology and Information Security from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea. 

Divyan is also a certified cybersecurity professional with the following certifications: ACTA, GREM, GWAPT, CEH, ECSA, ECIH, EC|CSA, and Security+. He conducts training in the following areas of cybersecurity: Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing, Web Application Penetration Testing, Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering, Cybersecurity Operations, Secure Software Development, and Cloud Security. His current area of interest is in AI for Cybersecurity. 

Before joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Divyan worked at School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University, as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow.  

Divyan is passionate about skilling, reskilling, and upskilling learners in the field of cybersecurity. He has successfully worked with cross-functional teams to plan, design, execute, and coordinate various cybersecurity awareness and education programmes and curriculum for learners and corporations. 

Divyan is a cybersecurity educator and leader with over 12 years of experience in curriculum design, course development, and delivery. He is currently the Assistant Director for Continuing Education & Training (CET), and Tech Skills Advancement Office (TSAO) at the School of InfoComm Technology - Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Previously he was the Course Chair of Diploma in Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics. 

Divyan has played a pivotal role in launching and heading several SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funded courses, including Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Essentials, Specialist Diploma in Cybersecurity Practice, and Specialist Diploma in Cloud Security. 

Sun Lei holds a Master of Computing in Information Systems from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University. 

Before transitioning to academia full-time in 2013, Mr. Sun gained extensive industry experience in cybersecurity, including security monitoring, defending, auditing, incident response, and risk management.  

At Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Mr. Sun’s academic focus centers on cloud security, network security, and cryptography. He actively engages in industry conferences and contributes to curriculum development. His research paper, “Synergizing Next-Generation Firewalls and Defense-in-Depth Strategies in a Dynamic Cybersecurity Landscape”, was presented at the 4th International Conference on Computer Network Security and Software Engineering (CNSSE 2024) and published in the SPIE Digital Library. He also presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference (RPIC 2024) on the topic “Server & Cloud Security - A Learner-Centred Approach with Industry in Curriculum”. 

Mr. Sun teaches a range of courses, including the Specialist Diploma in Cybersecurity Practice, Specialist Diploma in Cloud Security, Google Cloud Architect Bootcamp, Cyber Security Essentials, and Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing.