Mark Gary
SCSA (Senior Cyber Security Assessor) @ NASA Glenn Research Center
- Role
- Senior Cyber Security Assessor Supporting Nasa at Blu Omega
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark Gary
Qualifications: Accomplished IT Professional with 20 years of experience in IT…
Experience
Senior Cyber Security Assessor Supporting Nasa
Apr 2024 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US
Summary: In my role as an SCSA, I play a crucial role in ensuring the security posture of an organization by evaluating and testing security controls. This involves identifying vulnerabilities, recommending remediation, and contributing to overall risk management. Showing a strong understanding of information security principles, protocols, and best practices. Providing senior level experience with security frameworks like NIST SP 800-53, NIST 800-171, while being proficiency in using security assessment tools such as Nessus, Nmap, and static/dynamic application security testing tools. Also working with cloud security considerations (e.g, AWS, Azure)• Conduct comprehensive assessments: This includes evaluating the effectiveness of security controls within IT systems, applications, and networks • Identify vulnerabilities and risks: Utilize various assessment tools and methodologies to discover weaknesses in the organization\'s security architecture. • Develop remediation recommendations: Provide actionable advice to correct identified deficiencies and improve the overall security posture, Propose Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA & M) and Risk-Based Decisions (RBD). • Contribute to risk management plans: Integrate assessment findings into a broader risk management framework to prioritize mitigation efforts and ensure an acceptable level of risk.• Prepares and reviews documentation to include System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessment Reports.• Maintain operational cybersecurity posture to ensure information systems (IS) security policies, standards, and procedures are established and followed.• Perform auditing and vulnerability analysis and develop risk assessment to support Government Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities.
Education
Remington College-Cleveland Campus
Associate's degree, Computer Science
2000 — 2002
Bedford High School
High School Diploma, College Prep
1991 — 1994
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