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Mark Dargin
Mark Dargin is an experienced security and network architect/leader. He has over 20 years of experience designing, managing, and securing complex WAN and LAN infrastructures for large and medium-sized organizations. Mark’s experience includes leading and managing large scale compliance and risk management initiatives and programs. He is a member of the Michigan Cybersecurity Civilian Corps., a rapid response team of experienced IT security volunteers who will assist the state and industries during major cybersecurity incidents. Mark holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Communications from the University of Michigan-Dearborn , master’s degree in Business Information Technology from Walsh College in Troy, Michigan and an Advanced Computer Security Certificate from Stanford University. Mark holds various active certifications, including the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), PMP (Project Management Professional), GIAC GMON (Continuous Monitoring & Security Operations), GIAC GNFA (Network Forensics Analyst) and many other vendor related certifications.

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6 Ways Enterprises Can Secure Private Blockchains

| | Bitcoin, blockchain, cryptography, enterprise blockchain, Ethereum, private blockchain
There has been significant growth in organizations deploying private blockchain technology. But despite its reputation, it is essential not to assume blockchain is secure just because it relies on cryptography. An appropriate security design with controls that addresses an organization’s acceptable risk should be applied and reviewed before deploying blockchain ... Read More
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InfoSec Reviews in Project Management Workflows

| | audit compliance, CISO strategy, Project Management, security review
I have attended numerous security conferences over the past several years, and at each one, I repeatedly hear about the importance of information security being incorporated within project management planning and requirement analysis phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC). I agree – this is very important. But there’s ... Read More
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Protect Your Enterprise From BGP Route Hijacking

| | BGP hijacking, Internet, Internet Society, PKI, Routers
BGP does a great job of identifying optimal paths across the internet, but its lack of security controls allows the protocol to be exploited. Whenever someone asks me, “What is border gateway routing protocol (BGP)?” I always use the following analogy to explain it: BGP is like the postal service ... Read More
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