CAREER OUTLOOK
Aetna Information Services
Michael G. Mathias Chief Information Officer
B.S. - Computer Science, Long Island University
spam messages. His group, Self Service IT Delivery, also used smart logic in online self-service applications to auto- matically detect abnormal traffic from the same IP or source within a defined time period. They also used programs like CAPTCHA to force automated scripts or bots to validate who they were, thereby thwarting invasion of AT&T’s net- work.
As the information technology chief at a company serv- ing 36.3 million people, Michael Mathias must be vigilant about preparation against individual or organized cyber at- tacks at any level. He blocks cyber-attacks by understanding threats and their objectives, expediting incident responses, improving how risks are prioritized and focusing on relevant internal and external information. Aetna Information Ser- vices picks and monitors the cyber smoke alarms, as well as watches for fire. Mathias joined Aetna in 1993, as a Systems Engineering
Manager, and became head of AIS Enterprise Architecture in 2006. He rose to the position of the company’s Chief Tech- nology Officer in 2008 and Chief Information Officer in 2011. Prior to Aetna, he held officer posts at firms including UBS/ PaineWebber Inc., Verizon, and Prudential Insurance. Mathias stays current by reading CSO Magazine, Verizon Data Breach Report, and related publications and pays atten- tion to security-related “social” chatter. He also attends IT security forums regularly, where he says “the information you learn from your peers in these groups is just as relevant as the presenters and analysts.” Mathias says he is attentive about IT security at home, and relaxes by playing golf, and video games.
Before AT&T, McArthur, 50, worked in South Africa as a Managing Executive with SBC International. He says that potential IT leaders must have a broad technical understand- ing across business lines, software development lifecycles and operations, expertise in at least one IT area, communica- tions skills, and the ability to interact with individuals from all company levels. His favorite gadget is his iPod because it’s easy to use, works hard and needs no safeguard.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Roy E. Hadley, Jr. Partner
B.B.A.—Finance, University of Georgia J.D., University of Georgia School of Law
Roy E. Hadley, Jr. is a member of the Corporate Department and co-leader of the firm’s Cloud Computing and Cyber-Security practice team in the Atlanta office of the national firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP. He counsels clients in complex corporate and outsourcing transactions, focusing on transactions involving cloud computing, telecommunications, intellectual property, and technology and information security.
He was the co-lead of the legal team that led the State of AT&T
Melvin McArthur Vice President—Self Service IT Delivery B.S. Degree in Computer Science, UC Berkeley M.B.A. from Stanford Business School
Georgia to outsource its technology infrastructure and managed network services, in agreements worth more than $1 billion in state spending. The legal team also supported the Georgia Technology Authority throughout the process. Hadley also as- sists corporate clients in data security and privacy, technology and business process outsourcing, and has provided information security and technology accessibility assessments/audits, data breach remediation, electronic records management, e-discovery, and compliance training. Previously, Hadley worked for AirGate PCS, Inc.,
In 2011, Melvin McArthur’s team in AT&T’s Consumer
IT division, which develops and operates the systems that support the company’s web properties, leveraged real-user monitoring and web session capture tools to identify and block attempts to break into or hijack accounts, and insert
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WorldTravel BTI, and Turner Entertainment Group/ AOL Time Warner. He chairs the board of the Technology Association of Georgia’s Information Security Society, and is co-author of Barnes & Thornburg’s Cloud Computing and Cyber-Security blog:
www.btcloudcomputinglaw.com.
www.blackengineer.com
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