Howard Israel, formerly Security Strategist at Avaya, has taken the position of Corporate Security Officer at Royalblue Financial in NYC, a provider of securities trading platforms and hosted infrastructure. He is responsible for IT Security and Business Continuity for US operations, including policy, architecture & planning, incidents and customer initiated security inquiries. During his 24 years in the IT Security field he has held positions at the National Security Agency, AT&T Bell Labs, AT&T Taiwan, AT&T WorldNet, Lucent Technologies and Johnson & Johnson. Israel holds a BS from S.U.N.Y at Albany in Business Administration and Computer Science and a MS in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology. Related content feature What it takes to be a malware analyst The proliferation of ransomware and other attacks has increased demand for experts who can analyze how the software works and devise a response. By Bob Violino Jun 15, 2017 7 mins Careers IT Leadership Security news New CISO Chris McDaniels to help drive Mosaic451’s cybersecurity practice The US Air Force veteran brings deep experience in cyber defense and emergency response. By Michael Nadeau May 23, 2017 2 mins IT Leadership Security news Veristor hires Jackie Groark as director, security/CISO Groark, an expert in threat detection and intelligence, will lead the company’s security practice. By Michael Nadeau May 17, 2017 2 mins IT Leadership Security news BJC names Matthew Modica as its first chief information security officer Modica will be responsible for all levels of security, from operations to IT to facilities. By Michael Nadeau May 15, 2017 1 min IT Leadership Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe