We are currently seeking new candidates for Working Group and Board Positions.
Harvey Betan CBCP CBCV MBCI
BC, DR and Risk Management Working Group Lead
(New York, NY)
Harvey is a Certified Business Continuity Planning consultant. He migrated to Business Continuity after restoring a large insurance company with a major office in the World Trade Center on September 11. His goal is to provide leadership and cooperative team productivity to anticipate and overcome issues concerning continuity and recovery. He has guided government agencies and the private arena to prepare plans and exercises to determine readiness and impact of specific events. Mr. Betan has contributed articles to various industry periodicals and conducted seminars at DRJ and CPM conferences on Pandemic Planning, Crisis Management and on numerous expert panels on Business Continuity Planning. He is also an adjunct professor at Manhattan College.
Puneet Kukreja CISM, ITIL, MCSE, Security+
Policy, Law and Compliance Working Group Lead
(Melbourne, Australia)
Puneet is the Consulting Director and Owner of Affirm Risk Pty Ltd. focuses on providing technology risk and information security consulting to assist organisations manage ambiguity associated with technology risk and information security decisions. Puneet is experienced working at an Executive level within organisations providing strategic direction and support for development and rollout of ICT roadmaps, frameworks, and security strategies.
Sérgio Luís Ribeiro CISSP, SBCI
Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group Lead
(Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Sergio is a twenty-year veteran in Information Technology, the last fourteen of which have been dedicated to Information Security, Sergio has coordinated and executed various consulting projects for both large corporations and government. He has worked for several multinational companies and currently holds the position in Information Security researcher. Since 2003 have been focusing in CIIP/CIP, Cybersecurity, Cyberterrorism, Cyberwar and Information Warfare research. Sergio has published various articles on Information Security at national and international conferences. He holds both a B.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics and a post-graduation in Information Systems from PUC Campinas, an MBA from FGV
Chris Hagenbuch CISSP, PMP, SCRUM
Telecommunications Security Working Group Lead
(Maryland, USA)
Mr. Hagenbuch brings more than 15 years of total IT industry experience in multi-phased and full-lifecycle distributed n-tier development on multiple platforms with multiple RDBMS. Accomplished leader within identity management, vetting and credentialing practice areas across consumer, corporate and government practice areas. Chris brings experience supporting law enforcement and threat assessment programs within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Hagenbuch has experience with a wide variety of technologies, system and security architecture, full life cycle system development, change management, SEI and CMM models, RUP and SCRUM.
Founding Board Members
Joey Hernandez CISSP, ITIL, MBCI, Security+
iSCSP Founding Member
(San Antonio, TX USA)
Mr. Hernandez brings with him 15 years of analysis and security experience in the area of Information and Communication Technologies. Mr. Hernandez led Operational Security teams performing assessments globally for the various organizations. He led efforts to create scenarios and operational requirements based on real world threats in the cyber security domain. He has worked as an Engineering Test Manager in support of tactics development and enterprise information system deployments. In the private sector he has worked as a Business Analyst for financial and telecommunications organizations; the primary focus being information security and compliance. He supported network operations and system engineering implementation of new technology for multiple wireless & landline carriers throughout the United States, Germany and Mexico. In his latest role Mr. Hernandez is a Cyber Security Compliance and Validation SME for ongoing initiatives in the U.S. He also works as a Professor, instructing IT Security and Criminal Justice coursework. Hernandez holds an MBA in Computer Resource and Information Management.
Ammar Jaffri
iSCSP Founding Member
(Islamabad, Pakistan)
Mr. Jaffri brings forty years of experience in diversified fields of Information Technologies and ICTs; Mr Jaffri holds the honor of building Mega IT infrastructures for five vital Government Organizations in Pakistan. In his last appointment as Additional Director General Federal Investigation Agency Government of Pakistan Mr. Jaffri established National Response Center for Cyber Crimes from scratch which is now single point of contact for all cyber related issues in Pakistan. Jaffri is also founding president of Pakistan Information Security Association (PISA). Apart from his active role at a senior level in Cyber related issues in Pakistan; Mr jaffri is very active at International Initiatives of cyber Security like 24/7 G-8 US DOJ, Council of EU, OIC-CERT,APCERT etc. Jaffri holds a Master’s Degrees in Statistics and Computer Sciences
Kamalakar Srinivasa Nelabhotla, CISA
iSCSP Founding Member
(Hyderabad, India)
Kamal brings over 24 of years of experience in Finance & Banking, Information Technology, Cyber Forensics, covering a wide range of services including Corporate Governance, Anti Money Laundering, IT Governance, IS Security, Risk management and Compliance, process improvement, and retail and corporate banking coupled with technical competence. Held various assignments and positions of progressive importance and criticality. He led a diversified team, which comprises of Data Analytics, Electronic Discovery and litigation & Dispute support services in one of the Big4 Consulting firms. Kamal took initiative to implement Continuous Auditing and Continuous Monitoring across India among various Industry Segments while adopting the standards of GRC Framework. Setup Phase I Forensic Technology Lab in India for one of the big4 firm. Actively involved and worked on one of the Asia’s biggest fraud engagement and played key role in identifying the control deficiencies leading to fraud. He has effectively communicated various regulatory and compliance (SOX, USSG, USA Patriot Act, PCAOB Standards, FCPA, Clause 49 of SEBI, PMLA 2002, Basel II etc.) related issues for various clientele across the country and provided guidance and assistance for complying with the global standards.
Eric Svetcov CISSP, CISM, CISA, CIPP, and CHS-III
iSCSP Strategy and Focus Committee
(New Zealand)
Eric is a leading Information Security Management and Cloud Computing Security thought leader who focuses on securing key corporate and customer data by understanding the risks to organisations, aligning business and IT strategies, and creating Information Security solutions that fully align with organisational strategy while maximizing operational results and risk mitigation. Eric draws on leading governance frameworks, legal requirements, and security standards (e.g. COBIT, ISO27001/27002, BS 25999, HIPAA, SOX, GLBA, PCI, Privacy Legislation, SABSA, etc.) and more than 15 years advising clients on how to protect data placed under his stewardship to craft data security solutions that achieve an appropriate level of risk mitigation and alignment with the goals of the organisation.
Chris Veltsos Ph.D CISSP, CISA, CIPP, GCFA
iSCSP Strategy and Focus Committee
(Minnesota,USA)
Chris is a faculty member in the Department of Information Systems & Technology at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He regularly teaches Information Security and Information Warfare classes as well as oversees the department’s Internship program. Chris is the President of PrudentSecurity LLC, an information security and privacy consulting company based in Mankato, MN. Chris is also the Chief Blogging Officer at DrInfoSec.com, a security blog featuring news, commentary, and interesting quotes.
Angel Tabano Redoble CEH, CHFI, BS7799/ISO27001
iSCSP Cyber Warfare Research Committee
(Philippines)
A Senior consultant for cyber security projects at Indra Sistemas, Spain, with 14 years experience in Cyber Security. Has been providing security services in the following fields: cyber defense, anti-cyber terrorism, critical infrastructure protection, cyber warfare researh and strategy, information security management and Ethical Hacking. Has published an article on Cyber weapons proliferation and deterrence.
Ronald Mehring CISSP, CAP, Security+, GCFA
iSCSP Cyber Warfare Research Committee
(Fort Worth, Texas)
Ron brings more than 12 years government and military Information Technology
and Security experience. He has held multiple roles ranging from System
Administrator through Senior Management. Ron is an accomplished leader
within the Information Security realm and brings years of experience
developing and implementing large scale Information Security Programs,
Security Operation Centers and Training Programs. After a recent three year
stint as Deputy Director for a 300,000+ client – Security Operations Center
he decided to join with a small but vibrant IT/Security Training company
where he develops Technology / Security Programs of Instruction and
instructs. Ron holds an MBA in Risk Management and BSBA in Project
Management.