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bio: Mark Potter has worked in IT and cybersecurity for over 30 years including 20 years…
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Always good to spend time with Greg Stube; humble, self effacing, and sincere. A true warrior... with a servant's heart.
Always good to spend time with Greg Stube; humble, self effacing, and sincere. A true warrior... with a servant's heart.
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Experience
Licenses & Certifications
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SABSA Chartered Architect at Foundation Level (SCF)
The SABSA Institute
IssuedCredential ID SCF15013004
Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
FBI Baltimore Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBIBACAAA)
- Present 5 years 3 months
The mission of the FBI Citizens Academy is to foster a greater understanding of the role of federal law enforcement in the community through frank discussion and education.
The FBI Baltimore Citizens Academy Alumni Association is a non-profit organization separate and apart from the FBI. The purpose of the Chapter is to promote safer communities through community service projects and educating business, labor, media, medical, minority, religious, government, senior citizens, and other…The mission of the FBI Citizens Academy is to foster a greater understanding of the role of federal law enforcement in the community through frank discussion and education.
The FBI Baltimore Citizens Academy Alumni Association is a non-profit organization separate and apart from the FBI. The purpose of the Chapter is to promote safer communities through community service projects and educating business, labor, media, medical, minority, religious, government, senior citizens, and other community leaders about law enforcement, with emphasis on the mission and resources of the FBI. -
Graduate
FBI CISO Academy
- Present 6 years
Graduate of the FBI CISO Academy's 6th cohort. Oct 22-26 2018
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Baltimore Division's 23rd Citizens Academy Graduate/Alum
FBI Citizens Academy - Baltimore - Alumni Association (FBIBACAAA)
- Present 7 years 1 month
The Citizens Academy is an engaging six-to-eight-week program that gives business, religious, civic, and community leaders an inside look at the FBI. Classes meet in the evening at the FBI field office. The mission of the FBI Citizens Academy is to foster a greater understanding of the role of federal law enforcement in the community through frank discussion and education.
Candidates are nominated by FBI employees, former Citizens Academy graduates, and community leaders. Participants are…The Citizens Academy is an engaging six-to-eight-week program that gives business, religious, civic, and community leaders an inside look at the FBI. Classes meet in the evening at the FBI field office. The mission of the FBI Citizens Academy is to foster a greater understanding of the role of federal law enforcement in the community through frank discussion and education.
Candidates are nominated by FBI employees, former Citizens Academy graduates, and community leaders. Participants are selected by the special agent in charge of the local FBI field office.
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InfraGard Maryland Sector Chief - IT Sector
InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA)
- 1 year 1 month
Education
Working with InfraGard Maryland leadership and Sector Chiefs for the 16 critical infrastructure areas to help facilitate events that will serve to establish and build trust and strong communication channels within and between communities of practice focused on the protection of critical infrastructure.
More on the Sector Chief program:
https://www.infragard.org/sites/default/files/infragard_sector_chief_program.pdf
Sector Chiefs provide synchronized communication between local…Working with InfraGard Maryland leadership and Sector Chiefs for the 16 critical infrastructure areas to help facilitate events that will serve to establish and build trust and strong communication channels within and between communities of practice focused on the protection of critical infrastructure.
More on the Sector Chief program:
https://www.infragard.org/sites/default/files/infragard_sector_chief_program.pdf
Sector Chiefs provide synchronized communication between local InfraGard leadership, FBI Coordinators, and area members, and promote key insight into their designated industry sector. Specific expertise also elevates the value of incident response exercises and helps tailor member training programs that increase awareness and build a collective knowledge base toward improved national security.
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Capitol Technology University Information Assurance Program Advisory Board Member 2014-2015
Capitol Technology University
- 1 year
Education
Provide input and feedback to Professor Butler and fellow IA board members on curriculum changes for certificate, undergrad and graduate information assurance programs.
Courses
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Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) Foundation Training
5/17/2017 Washington DC
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Cybersecurity with Cloud Computing incl. mapping SABSA attributes to ENISA risks
Lynda.com
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Plan a Microsoft Cloud Solution
Linkedin
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R12.2 Oracle Applications System Administrator Fundamentals (E-Business Suite 5 day course)
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SANS MGT414: SANS Training Program for CISSP® Certification (Facilitator- SANS Instructor Development Program)
6/17/2019 Eric Conrad
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SANS SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling
07/2018 John Strand
Honors & Awards
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ISACA CDPSE Certification Exam Top Score Worldwide 2021
ISACA
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Certificate of Recognition
Michaela Iorga Ph.D NIST Cloud Computing Security WG Chair
Certificate of Recognition for "outstanding volunteer contributions to the development of the
NIST Cloud Computing Security Reference Architecture" issued by NCC-SWG chair Michaela Iorga Ph.D January 2013 -
Bravo Team Award, Danya International, Inc., 2011 and 2012
Danya International
Awarded the Bravo Team Award in 2011 and 2012
Danya Bravo! Team Award (selected by Danya’s Executive Management Team)
- Recognize the dedication and outstanding contributions by a team of employees
- Demonstrates exceptional accomplishments and excellent service as a team
- Willingness to go “above and beyond” to ensure the successful completion of a project or task while
maintaining positive attitude
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CEO Award, Danya International, Inc., 2011
Jeff Hoffman, CEO of Danya International
Danya CEO Award, 2011 (selected by Danya’s CEO Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Ph.D.)
- Embodies the concept of “breakthrough solutions for public health and education”
- Breakthrough existing obstacles and discover creative, innovative, and dynamic solutions to overcome
problems
- Works collaboratively with Danya’s colleagues to find a creative solution, always striving to do his/her best to make a positive difference in the world
Test Scores
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GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP)
Score: 94.4
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CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Score: 93% (840 out of 900)
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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Score: 88.8
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GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
Score: 87%
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Score: 954/1000
The AWS Cloud Practitioner exam enables individuals with an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud to validate their knowledge with an industry-recognized credential. It provides individuals in a larger variety of cloud and technology roles with a way to validate their AWS Cloud knowledge and enhance their professional credibility.
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (Feb 2018 exam)
Score: 932/1000
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (Released February 2018) examination is intended for individuals who perform a solutions architect role. This exam validates an examinee's ability to effectively demonstrate knowledge of how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies.
It validates an examinee's ability to:
- Define a solution using architectural design principles based on customer requirements.
- Provide implementation guidance based on…The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (Released February 2018) examination is intended for individuals who perform a solutions architect role. This exam validates an examinee's ability to effectively demonstrate knowledge of how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies.
It validates an examinee's ability to:
- Define a solution using architectural design principles based on customer requirements.
- Provide implementation guidance based on best practices to the organization throughout the life cycle of the project.
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CompTIA Cloud+
Score: 90% (809 out of 900)
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FITSP-Auditor (FITSP-A)
Score: 84%
https://www.fitsi.org/
The FITSP certification program is different in that it helps validate the skills and knowledge of Federal employees and contractors against Federal standards and practices.
The FITSP certification addresses an important and needed role in validating the skills of IT security professionals against NIST standards and documentation. It is really the intersection of IT security skills, the NIST framework, and an independent third party certification validation of…https://www.fitsi.org/
The FITSP certification program is different in that it helps validate the skills and knowledge of Federal employees and contractors against Federal standards and practices.
The FITSP certification addresses an important and needed role in validating the skills of IT security professionals against NIST standards and documentation. It is really the intersection of IT security skills, the NIST framework, and an independent third party certification validation of candidates to help increase the knowledge pool of Federal workers and contractors. The FITSP certification is positioned to help protect the nation’s critical infrastructure and by default the information that its people and citizens expect to have protected.
Auditor - The auditor role is designed for candidates who review and audit the IT system. These are usually IT auditors that are found within the Inspector General community as well as public accounting companies. -
FITSP-Manager (FITSP-M)
Score: 87.3%
https://www.fitsi.org/
The FITSP certification program is different in that it helps validate the skills and knowledge of Federal employees and contractors against Federal standards and practices.
The FITSP certification addresses an important and needed role in validating the skills of IT security professionals against NIST standards and documentation. It is really the intersection of IT security skills, the NIST framework, and an independent third party certification validation of…https://www.fitsi.org/
The FITSP certification program is different in that it helps validate the skills and knowledge of Federal employees and contractors against Federal standards and practices.
The FITSP certification addresses an important and needed role in validating the skills of IT security professionals against NIST standards and documentation. It is really the intersection of IT security skills, the NIST framework, and an independent third party certification validation of candidates to help increase the knowledge pool of Federal workers and contractors. The FITSP certification is positioned to help protect the nation’s critical infrastructure and by default the information that its people and citizens expect to have protected.
Manager - The Manager role is designed for candidates who act in an oversight capacity with regard to IT security. Candidates for this are usually CISOs, ISMs, IAMs, etc. A candidate would earn a FITSP-Manager (FITSP-M) credential in this area. -
Cybersecurity with Cloud Computing (includes SABSA content)
Score: n/a
http://www.lynda.com/ViewCertificate/B3AC580052BC4D31901628DDCC4EA19B
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ISACA CRISC certification exam
Score: 557 (top 20%)
I passed the CRISC exam with a total scaled score of 557. My score was in the top 20 percent of those testing.
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ISACA CISA certification exam
Score: 631 (top 5%)
I passed the CISA exam with a total scaled score of 631.My score was in the top 5 percent of those testing.
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ISACA CISM certification exam
Score: 651 (top 5%)
I passed the CISM exam with a total scaled score of 651.My score was in the top 5 percent of those testing.
Languages
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English
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French
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Organizations
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GIAC Advisory Board
board member
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The SABSA Institute
Founding Member
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Cloud Security Alliance Global Consultancy Program
CSA-CP Qualified Consultant (QC) pending interview by CSA
- PresentAll requirements for CSA-CP Qualified Consultant (QC) have been met aside from the pending CSA interview. A Qualified Consultant (QC) is a security professional who achieved the following qualification and certifications: 1) Demonstrate, through an interview conduct by a CSA designated person, knowledge of the CSA’s mission, activities and relevant best practices (REQUIRED). 2) Have successfully passed the current version of the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) examination…
All requirements for CSA-CP Qualified Consultant (QC) have been met aside from the pending CSA interview. A Qualified Consultant (QC) is a security professional who achieved the following qualification and certifications: 1) Demonstrate, through an interview conduct by a CSA designated person, knowledge of the CSA’s mission, activities and relevant best practices (REQUIRED). 2) Have successfully passed the current version of the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) examination (REQUIRED - Completed). 3) Completed the CSA CCM training course (REQUIRED - Completed). 4) Have achieved the CSA STAR Certification Qualified Auditor and/or Consultant designation, by attending a qualified course and passing the associated exam. (REQUIRED in alternative to the CCM training - n/a CCM training Completed) 5) Have successfully passed the current version of the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP). (PREFERRED - Completed)
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CompTIA
Member
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Federal IT Security Institute (FITSI)
Member
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(ISC)2
Member
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Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Member
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International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Member
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ISACA
Member
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ISSA
Member
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Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
Member
- PresentAttended the invitation only MITRE/CSA Federal Cloud Security Alliance Symposium on Aug 5, 2009 and joined the CSA Washington DC chapter following the event.
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InfraGard Maryland Members Alliance (IMMA)
Member
- PresentPublic/Private partnership with the FBI focused on protecting critical infrastructure.
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International Council On Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
member
-Member of the Systems Security Engineering working group and the INCOSE Chesapeake chapter.
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Project Management Institute
Member
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