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About the Author
Dan K. Anderson, CEO and Co-Founder Mark V Security.

Dan currently serves as a vCISO and On-Call Roving reporter for CyberDefense
Magazine. Dan has spent his life developing and implementing communications
between systems and developing systems and applications in Military, Healthcare,
and Mining. He has a background in Electrical Engineering and Chemistry with
emphasis in Healthcare Informatics, BSEE, MS Computer Science, MBA Entrepre-
neurial focus, and has specialized in Information Security and Assurance, earning
his Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information
Systems Control (CRISC), both from the Information Systems Audit and Control
Association (ISACA). Additional certifications include: Certified Business Continuity
Lead Auditor (CBCLA), Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH), Payment Card Industry In-
ternal Security Assessor (ISA and PCIP), and Information Technology Infrastructure
Library (ITIL v3). Winner Top Global CISO of the year 2023.
Dan has worked for Healthcare IT Vendors such as Cerner, GE, and IDX, and
consults globally in Information Systems Security, Regulatory Compliance,
Information Systems Audit, and Intellectual Property Assurance.
Some of Dan’s work includes consulting premier teaching hospitals such as Stanford Medical Center, Harvard’s
Boston Children’s Hospital, University of Utah Hospital, and large Integrated Delivery Networks such as Sutter
Health, Catholic Healthcare West, Kaiser Permanente, Veteran’s Health Administration, and Intermountain
Healthcare.

Dan is a Board member, Past President, and Academic Liaison Director of the Utah chapter of the Information
Systems Audit and Control Association, (ISACA), a Board member of UtahSec.org, a Board member and Past
President of FBI Infragard Salt Lake City Chapter, member of FBI Citizen’s Academy Alumni Association, and
member of the Security Technical Committee of Health Level Seven (HL7). Board Member, Center for Excellence
in Higher Education Program Advisory Committee. Board Member, Utah Valley University Cyber Security Program
Community Advisory Board. Board Member University of Utah Eccles School of Business Masters in Information
Systems (MSIS) Program Advisory Board. Member BlackHat Network team. Healthcare Customer Advisory Board
Member, Proofpoint. IEEE 2612 Cyber Medical Device Conformance founding member. 2023 Winner Global CISO
of the Year.

Dan has served in positions as President, CEO, CIO, CISO, CTO, and Director for various companies, is currently
CEO and Co-Founder of Mark V Security, Chief Information Security Officer, and Senior Management Consultant
for Spectra Consulting Group, Current Cyber Advisor Board member for Graphite Health, and Former Chief
Information Security and Privacy Officer for Lifescan Global, Inc.

In his spare time Dan has previously volunteered as an Ice Hockey coach for over 14 years in various youth hockey
associations in Utah, High School-Midget Major AA travel teams, earning USA Hockey’s highest coaching level 5
Master Coach. Current volunteer efforts in building the future of infosec security professionals through University
Board work, involvement in the local hacking scene, and mentoring students and co-workers.

Dan lives in Littleton, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah

Dan can be reached online at (EMAIL, TWITTER, etc..) [email protected], @Z0lton,
and at [email protected]

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