Javelin Adds Security Expert Tom Wills to Management Team

Business Wire,  July 16, 2008  

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Expanding Company's Security, Risk, Fraud and Compliance Capabilities

SAN FRANCISCO -- Javelin Strategy & Research announced today the addition of seasoned security expert Tom Wills. Wills will expand the firm's offerings with strategic risk management, security, fraud, and compliance advisory services.

"Tom has spent the last two and a half decades helping large, global enterprises and financial institutions strategically navigate the challenges of security," said Mary T. Monahan, Managing Partner at Javelin. "His breadth of expertise and global experience enables Javelin to deepen our support of clients' managing compliance mandates, privacy policies and implementation of business-wide security initiatives."

Will's background spans a variety of industries including payment systems, ecommerce, homeland security, and enterprise software. Wills has served as a director, advisory board member, or strategic consultant for NTT Data Corporation, Wells Fargo Merchant Services, PayCycle.com, Hyundai and several startup ventures in the security arena. His experience includes:

* Payment card fraud control systems at Visa, including the Risk Identification Service (RIS), Address Verification Service (AVS), and Card Verification Value (CVV).

* The Visa International Operating Regulations.

* Pioneering standards and field trials of secure online payments at CommerceNet and Hewlett-Packard (VeriFone).

* Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), and corporate security programs at CrossCheck and PayCycle.com.

* New technologies to manage fraud and protect sensitive information transmitted over the Internet.

* Advanced security operations centers (SOCs) for seaports, airports, and other critical infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa.

Wills holds a BA degree in International Relations from San Francisco State University, as well as the CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) and CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) credentials. A resident of San Francisco, Wills has also lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

"Security issues surrounding digital identity fraud are mission critical to financial institutions and require a strategic, global perspective to competently address the challenges," said Javelin Founder & President, James Van Dyke.

Javelin's expanded strategic risk management services now include:

* Product development and strategic marketing to address fraud, information security, and regulatory compliance for payments and ecommerce.

* Establishing best practices in enterprise risk management (ERM), governance, risk and compliance (GRC), fraud operations, authentication and enterprise security.

* Development of global security standards and policies.

About Javelin Strategy & Research

Javelin is the leading independent provider of quantitative research focused exclusively on financial services topics. Based on the most rigorous statistical methodologies, Javelin conducts in-depth primary research studies to pinpoint dynamic risks and opportunities. Javelin helps its clients achieve their business initiatives through three service offerings, including syndicated research subscriptions, custom research projects and strategic consulting. Javelin's coverage topics include security, risk, fraud, compliance, payments, mobile and multi-channel financial services. The company's client list includes some of the largest banks, credit unions and card issuers, as well as significant technology enterprises in the financial services industry. The company can be found at www.javelinstrategy.com.

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