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Mark McCurley recently served as the Director of Security and Compliance for FireHost. Prior to his role at FireHost, he played a key role in the development of a large managed service provider's compliance practice, focused on delivering IT Security, compliance and C&A services to commercial and Federal agencies.

His career has centered around data centers and customer IT systems that need to adhere to federal, DoD and commercial compliance mandates and directives. He holds CISSP, CAP and Security+ certifications, and specializes in Security and compliance for the following federal, DoD and commercial compliance mandates: DIACAP, FISMA, SOX, HIPAA and PCI.

Recent articles by Mark McCurley

  • Public Cloud eCommerce Truths: The Basics of New PCI DSS 2.0 Standards
    How does a merchant or service provider know if they are required to be PCI DSS certified and what initial steps can they undertake in order to get on their way to PCI DSS 2.0 compliance? This can be a long and complicated process, but here are some tips to help you get started.
  • IT Outlook: Not Yet Cloudy for CIOs
    With such varied viewpoints, it seems IT leaders may never reach a consensus on best practices, or even the possibility for security in an outsourced, cloud IT environment. How, then, can any corporate CIO sort through the conflicting information and make an informed decision? By dispelling the fears and misgivings, one by one...