Avivah Litan VP Distinguished Analyst Potomac, MD USA Years of Experience 12 years at Gartner 30 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Security & Privacy View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Avivah Litan is a Vice President and Distinguished Analyst in Gartner Research. Her area of expertise includes financial fraud, authentication, access management, identity proofing, identity theft, fraud detection and prevention applications, and other areas of information security and risk. She also covers the security related to payment systems and PCI compliance, and all aspects for the PCI compliance program. Previous Experience Before joining Gartner, Ms. Litan worked as a director of financial systems at the World Bank. She also worked as a journalist and columnist for the Washington Times. Professional Background World Bank, Senior Manager, 15 years Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Consultant, 2 years Sperry Univac, Systems Analyst, 1 year Industry Awards/Accolades Outstanding Research Achievement Award Thought Leadership Award Several other research awards Education M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Executive Education Program, Harvard Business School Languages English Hebrew LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Magic Quadrant for Web Fraud Detection 26-Jan-2010 Avivah Litan Where Strong Authentication Fails and What You Can Do About It 03-Dec-2009 Avivah Litan Lawsuit Highlights the Hidden Risks of PCI 'Compliance' 30-Nov-2009 Avivah Litan Predicts 2010: New Delivery Models and New Business Needs Are Changing the IAM Market 18-Nov-2009 Ray Wagner, Ant Allan, Gregg Kreizman, Avivah Litan, Earl Perkins Best Practices for Data Security Breach Disclosure 11-Nov-2009 Avivah Litan, Carsten Casper, Paul E. Proctor