Mark Darland
AWS Cloud Security and Standards Compliance

Mark Darland - Amazon Web Services Cloud Security

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Skillset Focus: EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, IAM, AWS Inspector, and AWS Trusted Advisor.Vulnerability Assessment Expertise: Analysis of software and server solutions that are not aligned with best practices. Data at rest and data in transit security implementation via AWS native encryption techniques for block and object storage with SSL implementations for RSA and Elliptic Curve cryptography mechanisms.AWS account access control skillsets: Implement IAM framework via users, groups and roles. Implement AWS Directory Services as an enterprise resource planning and migration model.Security Framework Expertise: CIS Level 1 and 2, NIST 800.53, and the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). These frameworks provide a comprehensive guide to best practices in information security, account auditing, vendor assessment, supply chain security, senior management engagement, stakeholder involvement and toolkits utilized for best practice cybersecurity deployments.Database Background: Migrations across different vendors in an on-premise delivery project and deployments to AWS RDS Cloud based solutions. Implementation of C2 compliance for SQL server to improve the security posture of a Microsoft SQL based deployment.Software Language Framework Familiarity: Script and program solutions that integrate AWS security services with existing systems. Oracle PL/SQL, ANSI SQL, AWS Java, and AWS Microsoft .NET SDKs, along with XML, C#, PowerShell, and Ansible for automation versatility. Custom solutions tailored to specific security requirements via Integrated Development Environments such as Java Eclipse and Microsoft Visual Studio.