Icertis, the contract intelligence company that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with contract lifecycle management (CLM), announced that Alissa Abdullah, PhD, Deputy Chief Security Officer for Mastercard, Mark Simos, Lead Cybersecurity Architect, Microsoft, and Professor Rolf Schwartmann, Chairman of the German Society for Data Protection and Privacy have joined the Icertis Information Security Advisory Board (ISAB).
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Formed in 2020, the Icertis ISAB helps guide Icertis’ Zero Trust security model for the company’s infrastructure, information assets, and customer environments, defining and advancing best practices related to security policy, configuration, monitoring, and remediation. The Icertis Security Advisory Board is led by Icertis CTO and Co-founder Monish Darda and driven by Icertis CISO Sandeep Kulkarni, as well as head of Information security, Amit Malhotra, and head of Application Security, Gaurav Tarey.
“A strong security advisory board is the foundation of good security and data compliance practices,” said Monish Darda, Chief Technology Officer, Icertis. “As contract lifecycle management becomes the fifth system of record, and Icertis becomes the de facto standard for contract intelligence in the enterprise, it is critical that we manage all aspects of security holistically. We are thrilled to add Alissa, Mark, and Rolf to this team. Each brings world-class expertise from their field and will serve as an invaluable advisor as we maintain the trust of our customers and partners today, and well into the future.”
The ISAB focuses on the three pillars of security in safeguarding Icertis and customer environments worldwide: infrastructure security, platform security, and data protection and compliance. Within these pillars, Icertisaddresses the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), contractual compliance for Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), and more, leveraging technologies such as blockchain and AI, and the fulfillment of contractual obligations to securely ensure the intent of each contract is fully realized.
Alissa Abdullah, PhD is currently Deputy Chief Security Officer for Mastercard, is an active board member for Girls in Tech, Inc., and Smartsheet. She was named one of the 300 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America by Black Enterprise Magazine, and has been listed as one of DC’s Top 50 Women in Tech. She also earned a FedScoop 50 Federal Leadership Award.