ICASI member companies are committed to contributing their resources and expertise to advancing security on the Internet. The ICASI leadership team includes industry thought leaders from member companies.

Linda Betz, MS, CIPP
President

Now Director of IT Policy and Information Security in the Office of the CIO, Linda Betz has been with IBM for over 25 years. Linda and her team are responsible for setting the company’s internal security strategy, leading security initiatives that protect IBM’s IT infrastructure and driving the infrastructure to be more autonomic. Linda owns IBM’s IT Security Corporate Instructions and Standards and is responsible for their annual review. Her team works with Business Units to set the security direction and ensure compliance. Linda is responsible for leading the corporate Privacy Center of Expertise, assisting business units with privacy questions and issues, and improving process and tools around privacy. Linda is also the business owner in the CIO for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, advocating the strategy and changes needed in this area for IBM.

Linda has a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from SUNY Albany and an M.S. in Computer Science from Marist College. She has a Master’s Certificate from George Washington University in Project Management and is a certified Project Management Professional. Linda is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP).

Avishai Avivi
Director

Avishai Avivi, Senior Director of the Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Technologies Group at Juniper Networks has more than 15 years of experience in the field of information security. At Juniper, he manages the company’s research and development of DPI technologies and applications.  Prior to serving in his current role, Avivi was with NetScreen Technologies, until the company’s acquisition by Juniper in May 2004.  He started his career in the Israeli Defense Forces where he designed and implemented a comprehensive information security policy for the largest army unit in Israel. He later held management roles for a number of technology companies, including OneSecure and Check Point Software.  Avivi holds a B.A. degree in Computer Science from Queens College, New York.

Avishai Avivi, Sr. Director, DPI Technologies Group, Juniper Networks

Dave Goddard
Vice President

As Vice President for Security Assurance, Dave Goddard is responsible for all Technical Service Security Programs and Intelligence at Cisco. He leads a diverse, global organization that provides 24x7 security coverage for some of the largest networked environments around the globe. Dave’s organization is responsible for a wide array of security programs, including the Cisco Security Center (www.cisco.com/security), IntelliShield Alert Manager Services, IPS Signature development, Product Security Incident Response (PSIRT) and security research and intelligence. PSIRT, the global function responsible for the management and public release of all Cisco security vulnerabilities, is recognized as one of the most effective and influential security teams in this industry.

Dave has been with Cisco for over 14 years. He has held various roles in the EMEA and US theaters. After establishing the Critical Accounts Program (CAP) in EMEA he progressed through various management roles to Director of the Service Provider Advanced Services organization for the Americas. In 2002, Dave returned to the Technical Services team to run the global CAP program and charter Cisco’s Customer Assurance Security Programs. Dave also has extensive experience in crisis management, including leading Operations for Cisco’s Corporate Crisis Management Team, which leads the response effort to significant global events.

Malcolm Harkins, MBA
Treasurer

As General Manager, Intel Information Risk and Security, Malcolm Harkins is responsible for Intel’s IT infrastructure and application security, data privacy and protection, Sarbanes Oxley, and overall IT controls and compliance activities. His overall mission within Intel is to drive the adoption and continued operation of controls to mitigate information risks to acceptable business levels. Malcolm has been with Intel since 1992 and has had responsibility for Information Security since 2002. Prior roles include positions in finance, procurement and operations; Program Manager for IT benchmarking and Sarbanes Oxley systems compliance efforts; and profit and loss manager for Intel’s Flash Product Group.

Malcolm has an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of California at Davis and a BA in economics from the University of California at Irvine. He is an active and accomplished speaker and whitepaper author and has spoken at the United Nations conference on communications and computing on Internet security, privacy, and Internet administration reform. He and his team have participated in a number of Department of Homeland Security related exercises and events.

George Stathakopoulos
Secretary

George Stathakopoulos is General Manager of Microsoft Product Security for the Security Engineering and Communications Group, part of the Trustworthy Computing Group at Microsoft Corporation. He directs four teams that collectively help make Microsoft® products and services more secure and help protect the company’s customers from online threats. The four teams are: the Microsoft Security Response Center; the Security and Privacy Product Policy team; the Secure Windows Initiative; and the Security Community team. George began focusing on security in 1996 and has helped several Microsoft product groups respond to security issues and enhance product security.