Mark Darland

Mark Darland

Information Technology Professional

With over 23 years of experience in Information Technology, I specialize in Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash (ELK Stack) implementations for enterprise-scale data analysis and security operations.

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Areas of Expertise

Mark Darland data systems hardening — securing enterprise infrastructure with defense-in-depth

Data Systems Hardening

Securing infrastructure and implementing defense-in-depth strategies.

Mark Darland network Open Authorization (OAuth) and network access control implementation

Network Security

OAuth implementation and network access control management.

Mark Darland Amazon Web Services Web Application Firewall (WAF) and cloud security architecture

AWS Security

Web Application Firewall configuration and cloud security architecture.

Mark Darland Linux System Security Services (SSSD) and enterprise Linux administration

Linux Administration

System security services and enterprise Linux management.

Security Frameworks & Standards

Mark Darland Open Vulnerability Assessment Language (OVAL) standardized security content

OVAL

Open Vulnerability Assessment Language for standardized security content representation.

Mark Darland network Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) framework implementation

OWASP

Open Web Application Security Project framework implementation and best practices.

Mark Darland Amazon Web Services Web Application Firewall (WAF) aligned to CIS Level 2 and CSA STAR

CIS & CSA STAR

Security hardening aligned to CIS Level 2, OWASP, and CSA STAR standards.

Technical Capabilities

Mark Darland Linux hypervisors, virtualization, and container orchestration

Virtualization & Hypervisors

Extensive experience with Linux-based virtualization technologies, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation for scalable enterprise environments.

Mark Darland Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) vulnerability risk prioritization

Exploit Prediction Scoring

Vulnerability assessment and risk prioritization using EPSS methodologies to proactively defend against emerging threats.

Mark Darland Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) asset identification and inventory management

Platform Enumeration & Asset Management

Proficient in Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) for accurate asset identification, inventory management, and vulnerability tracking across diverse enterprise infrastructures. Experience includes implementing automated discovery systems and maintaining comprehensive configuration management databases.