About the Author

Malcolm Harkins is vice president of the Information Technology Group, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and general manager of Information Risk and Security. The group is responsible for managing the risk, controls, privacy, security, and other related compliance activities for all of Intel’s information assets.

Before becoming Intel’s first CISO, Harkins held roles in Finance, Procurement, and Operations. He has managed IT benchmarking efforts and Sarbanes-Oxley systems compliance efforts. Before moving into IT, Harkins acted as the profit-and-loss manager for the Flash Product Group at Intel; he was the general manager of Enterprise Capabilities, responsible for the delivery and support of Intel’s Finance and HR systems; and he worked in an Intel business venture focusing on e-commerce hosting.

Harkins previously taught at the CIO Institute at the UCLA Anderson School of Business and he was an adjunct faculty member at Susquehanna University in 2009. In 2010, he received the award for excellence in the field of security at the RSA Conference. He was recognized by Computerworld magazine as one of the top 100 Information Technology Leaders for 2012. In addition, (ISC)2 recognized Malcolm in 2012 with the Information Security Leadership Award.

Harkins received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California at Irvine and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of California at Davis.