Mark Musone

Mark Musone is the Chief Technology Officer of DataSure24. Mark is responsible for the oversight of and direction of all technical teams at DataSure24. Mark has extensive security experience in performing oversight of CISO or equivalent security activities to the Federal Government. For over 18 years, Mark has performed independent IV&V for DOL, EBSA, and PBGC to ensure the compliance and best security and technical practices are met for NIST 800-53 requirements. In the past 18 years, Mark has conducted more than 35 on-site inspections of security to determine compliance with required security standards including NIST 800-53, TIA-942, DOL CSH, and related policies. He developed, prepared, and executed annual inspection plans, Security Self-Assessment and Continuous Monitoring Plans. As part of the on-site inspections, Mark reviewed hardware, software, physical environment, system documentation and deliverables, and system artifacts, at production, development, and disaster recovery locations. Mark has successfully worked with contractors and vendors to resolve findings, develop security best practices, and maintained up-to-date status of security compliance. In the community, Mark was on the original development team for the Web programming language, PHP. He is considered a pioneer in open-source calendaring applications (MCAL). He is also active in Linux groups and various software groups. He enjoys speaking at various colleges and conferences.