Mark House
Mark House Deputy Director of Information Security, The Associated Press Mark House 25 years of combined information security and networking experience, helping organizations protect valuable assets from cyber threats, implementing global programs, and responding to cyber incidents. Over 13 of his 25 years have been spent in the media industry helping protect staff and organizational assets from a wide variety of cyber-attacks. In his role at The Associated Press, Mark leads the Information Security team with investigations into cyber-attacks against the AP and staff and is currently enhancing the organization’s risk management and compliance programs. Prior to joining the AP, Mark has worked for Dow Jones, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and Circuit City Stores where he developed and implemented security programs, aided in organizational transitions, and investigated cyber-attacks and breaches.
Mark is an active member of numerous public/private initiatives between industry and law enforcement such as the CISA Election Infrastructure Security (EIS) Partnership, the U.S. Secret Service/FBI led NY/NJ Electronic Crimes Task Force, and other partnerships led by Federal and State law enforcement agencies. In his free time, Mark conducts educational sessions for school age children and adults on Internet safety and security as part of the ISC2’s Center for Cyber Security & Safety and DHS’ Internet Safety programs and is President and Executive Officer of an animal rescue non-profit whose mission is to provide freedom transports by ground or private planes to homeless, abandoned, abused, and neglected animals at risk of euthanasia in shelters across the country.