Mark A. Houpt serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at DataBank, bringing over 30 years of expertise in information security and technology across diverse industries. Joining DataBank in 2015 (via the acquisition of Edge Hosting), Mark has spearheaded security and compliance initiatives, leading a team of Security Architects and Compliance Engineers. With certifications including CISSP, CCSP, and CEH, as well as extensive knowledge of frameworks such as FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA, Mark is adept at translating complex compliance standards into actionable insights. His career spans roles in Fortune 50 institutions, higher education, and military service as a U.S. Navy Cryptologist. A sought-after speaker and blogger, Mark also dedicates time to economic security initiatives and enjoys aviation and wildlife photography alongside his wife, Maria.
Making a change to your IT environment? This article by DataBank CISO Mark Houpt provides tips for updating hybrid security policies.
While AI has already changed so many processes in virtually every business and industry today, its use does raise real questions related to ethical AI, especially how companies can enable AI adoption in a secure, compliant way.
By Mark A. Houpt, Chief Information Security Officer at DataBank In today’s digital age, safeguarding sensitive information is a critical concern for organizations of all sizes. Cyber threats are constantly…
Insider threats pose a significant risk, originating from individuals within an organization who have legitimate access to sensitive information and systems. These threats can be broadly categorized into malicious insiders, who intentionally seek to cause harm for personal gain, revenge, or competitive advantage, and negligent insiders, who unintentionally compromise security through carelessness or lack of awareness.
While it’s hard to say what will really happen in 2024 – and what other developments may unfold – these predictions emphasize the need for better cybersecurity controls and processes. DataBank offers a complete line of managed security services to help our customers do all they can to stay a step ahead of the bad guys.
Listen to David Aviv, Radware’s Chief Technology Officer as he describes what is currently happening as a result of AI and what may very well happen in the future.
Listen to David Aviv, Radware’s Chief Technology Officer as he describes what is currently happening as a result of AI and what may very well happen in the future.
Listen to David Aviv, Radware’s Chief Technology Officer as he describes the expanding attack surface for DDoS. For network DDoS, the most important parameter was false positives. For Web DDoS, it’s false negatives. This is a significant development.
Listen to David Aviv, Radware’s Chief Technology Officer as he describes the expanding attack surface for DDoS. For network DDoS, the most important parameter was false positives. For Web DDoS, it’s false negatives. This is a significant development.
Listen to David Aviv, Radware’s Chief Technology Officer as he describes the next wave of DDoS attacks that we need to be concerned with.
Episode 23 Topic: Compliance in the Cloud and some of the nuances you need to know when working with your Cloud provider.
Episode 22 Topic: How to Mitigate Exploits and Vulnerabilities
Listen to Mark Houpt, DataBank’s CISO, as he discusses some key concepts and misconceptions about public vs. private cloud security.
Episode 20 Topic: The need for separate and distinct business continuity, incident response, and disaster recovery plans.
Episode 19 Topic: The need and importance of personnel background investigations.
Episode 18 Topic: What to do when the attack response demands more than your current resources.
Episode 17 Topic: The difference between a security event, a security incident, and a security breach – and why it’s important to know.
In 2023 and beyond, global geopolitical tensions and developments will have cybersecurity implications—and could lead to new risk for U.S. organizations and companies.
Episode 16 Topic: Using Open Source Intelligence to Defend Your Business
Episode 15 Topic: Trust but Verify: The Normalization of Security Operations.
The end-of-year holidays bring an exciting time of year. Unfortunately, it’s an exciting time of year for cybercriminals, as well. Learn the most important thing enterprise security leaders can do to thwart security incidents.
Episode 14 Topic: Trends in data security and privacy
Episode 13 Topic: Overwatch – Hiring veterans for the data center
Episode 12 Topic: If your multi-tenant data center provider cannot provide these security assurances, RUN
Episode 11 Topic: Know Your Risk Tolerance: establishing your data security investment
Episode 10 Topic: Special Security Considerations for Edge Deployments
Episode 9 Topic: The Impact of AI and Machine Learning on Your Data Security
Episode Topic: Hackers have demanded ransom. Now what?
Episode Topics: Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS)
Episode Topics: Tipping Point Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention (IDS/IPS).
Episode Topics: Covid-19, DataBank is adding two new audits for a total of 8 annually and DDoS attacks.
Episode Topics: How COVID-19 is impacting security, recent security questionnaires, and the Importance of continuous monitoring and vulnerability scanning.
Episode Topics: Continuity of Operations, Continuous Data Protection, Continuous Monitoring
Episode Topics: Ransomware, California Consumer Privacy Act, and Nation-State Sponsored Attacks
The current conflict in Eastern Europe raises new cybersecurity concerns on a global level. This article describes the state of affairs from a cybersecurity perspective and highlights best practices data center operators should implement to minimize their risk.
This webinar will address security awareness and how to protect data from destruction, loss, modification, theft, or disclosure.
In this webinar, DataBank’s CISO, Mark Houpt, will address security awareness and how to protect data from destruction, loss, modification, theft, or disclosure.
When it comes to preparing for compliance audits, picking the right data center partner becomes a real advantage.
In this webinar, DataBank’s CISO, Mark Houpt will be discussing StateRAMP’s shared service model for best practices that can help your organization manage risk and verify security. Mark will discuss…
Episode Topics: Tipping Point Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention (IDS/IPS) Featuring: Special Guest, Brent Southerland, Trend Micro’s VP and GM DataBank’s CISO Corner is for CISO’s and security practitioners, where…
Mark Houpt shares insights related to the staggering challenges faced by a modern datacenter CISO (Chief Information Security Officer).
Episode 4 Topics: Covid-19, DataBank is adding two new audits for a total of 8 annually and DDoS attacks.
Episode 3 Topics: How COVID-19 is impacting security, recent security questionnaires, and the importance of continuous monitoring and vulnerability scanning.
Episode 2 Topics: Continuity of Operations, Continuous Data Protection, Continuous Monitoring
Episode 2 Topics: Continuity of Operations, Continuous Data Protection, Continuous Monitoring
Episode 1 Topics: Ransomware, California Consumer Privacy Act, and Nation-State Sponsored Attacks
DataBank’s Chief Information Security Officer, Mark Houpt, Senior Account Executive, Tonya Phillips, and Vice President of Sales, John Solensky, joined a panel discussion in Washington, DC recently. It marked an important step in helping inform policy decisions on protecting critical data, as well as making sure that public infrastructure is in place.
DataBank recently completed its annual audit and received an “Exception Free” rating, a fairly rare occurrence, but in our case, it was the 6th year in a row.
DataBank’s comprehensive compliance approach simplifies the task across a variety of designations, including privacy. We are thrilled to announce that DataBank has successfully completed the recertification of its U.S. Privacy Shield and expanded that certification to include the assets of its recent Lightbound acquisition!
Ransomware isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, it will only continue to increase in frequency and sophistication. The best you can do for your business is to maintain a strong position of defense and know what to do in the event of an attack.
The recent Facebook & AWS breach originating from two third-party companies can teach us an infosec lesson: customers are responsible for their data in the cloud.
It’s been one year since GDPR went into effect. How has it impacted privacy laws in the U.S., and what are businesses doing differently as a result?
DataBank’s impressions of the US Executive Order to secure IT services supply chain and it’s likely impact on our, and possibly your operations.
The only way to be prepared for cyberattacks is with a fully integrated incident response plan. Learn why IR is critical to security preparedness.
Mark joins I Love Data Centers podcast to discuss all things data security and explain the roles of data center providers and clients in data protection.
The European Union introduced the General Data Protection Regulation in 2016, and it took effect on May 25, 2018. Though this isn’t a new topic of conversation, here’s what it means for you and your company’s data.
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