David A. VanderNaalt

David has 26 years in Information Asset Protection Management including 6 years in digital forensic investigations and a total of 36 years in Information Technology.

David is currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Arizona, leading the Statewide Information Security & Privacy Office (SISPO).  SISPO serves as the strategic planning, facilitation and coordination office for information technology security, privacy protection and the protection of the technology critical infrastructure in the State.

- Distinguished Fellow Ponemon Institute (D.F.PI)

- Licensed Minister (Rev.)

Prior to the State of Arizona, David served with the City of New York at the Department of Investigation, for 6½ years, as Director; Digital Forensic Investigations and Director, NYC Citywide Information Security Program.  David served for 1 year as the Director, Citywide Continuance Planning at the Department of Information Technology in a cooperative role with the Office of Emergency Management.

David previously was with ICSA.NET (TruSecureCorp/CyberTrust) as the Managing Director Product Certification, which included Anti-Virus, IPSec, Cryptology, Firewall and Biometrics.  David served as the Information Security Officer for ICSA.NET.

During its startup, David was the Information Security Officer for Genuity.Net.

David was with American Express for 11½ years and served in several capacities including Director of worldwide network change and problem management; and led the creation of the worldwide Information Security group, being named the 1st Corporate Information Security Officer for AMEX worldwide operations in 1989.  David served on the AMEX Privacy Council and was the Technology representative to the Corporate Compliance group.

In 1982, David developed and implemented one of the first formalized corporate security programs in the country, including DRP, Change Control, physical Computer Center security and Data Security, at Central and South West Services Company in Dallas, TX.

David served in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1971, with a specialization in calibration of test equipment and is qualified as an expert in 4 phases of calibration.  David studied Behavioral Science at Grand Canyon College before entering the U.S. Navy.