Founder & CEO at @AvertroSecurity | Former CTO at @McAfee APAC

Joined March 2007
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Do yourself a favour and read this article by @fr0gger_
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23 Dec 2025
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. šŸ§µšŸ‘‡
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23 Dec 2025
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.
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27 Feb 2024
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-…
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22 Feb 2024
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…
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13 Feb 2024
Yesterday. Today. It's #snowing alright. #NYC #snowstorm
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Ian Yip retweeted
Wishing everyone a great 2024 ahead! Happy New Year! From all of us at #Avertro!
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12 Nov 2023
The view from my hotel room this time around ain’t half bad.
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12 Nov 2023
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.
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11 Nov 2023
In-Season @NBA Tournament tonight: @WashWizards v @hornets
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7 Nov 2023
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.
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2 Nov 2023
At the @nyknicks v @cavs game @TheGarden. The rule where if there’s an @NBA game on, I have to go still stands right?
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31 Oct 2023
Hello NYC šŸŽƒ
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6 Oct 2023
All the #startup advice nowadays is to ā€œbe like a camelā€. 🐪 So, I spent some time with one to understand WTF all the VCs are on about šŸ˜‰
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