Kevin McPeak
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Over 25 years of systems security engineering and technical program management experience…
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Many public sector leaders are caught between the urgent pressure to innovate and the critical need to maintain visibility and control. When data…
Many public sector leaders are caught between the urgent pressure to innovate and the critical need to maintain visibility and control. When data…
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Thank you to ITS Heartland (a chapter of Intelligent Transportation Society of America) for hosting such an impactful annual event in Omaha! 🌽…
Thank you to ITS Heartland (a chapter of Intelligent Transportation Society of America) for hosting such an impactful annual event in Omaha! 🌽…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
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AWS Technical Professional
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
(ISC)2
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Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) version 3.0 Foundation
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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
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Social Media Security Professional (SMSP)
UKI
Credential ID 13581005153
Volunteer Experience
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Knowledge Capture Chair for the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI)
American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC)
- 4 years 6 months
Science and Technology
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Program Chair for the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI)
American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC)
- 1 year 2 months
Science and Technology
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Volunteer within the ISAO Privacy & Security SWG (Standards Working Group)
ISAO Standards Organization
- 7 months
Science and Technology
Publications
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Preventing the Next "Insider Threat" from Leveraging Cross Domain Data Movement
Federal Business Council, Inc.
See publicationI presented at the Cross Domain Support Element 2016 Workshop. The title of my brief was "Preventing the Next "Insider Threat" from Leveraging Cross Domain Data Movement."
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Countering the Insider Threat: Steps, Guidance and Technology to Keep Systems and People Protected
C4ISR & Networks (www.C4ISRNET.com)
This editorial whitepaper by author Rutrell Yasin addresses the steps, guidance, and technology
to keep systems and people protected from Insider Threats. Kevin McPeak of Symantec was interviewed and quoted in this whitepaper.Other authorsSee publication -
Insider Threat Report: The Ten Steps to Thwarting the Insider Threat
EC-Council CISO Program
See publicationInsider Threats should be analyzed holistically. Some believe that thwarting the Insider Threat is exclusively about data loss prevention, but it’s actually far more complex. It’s both a data lifecycle management challenge as well as cybersecurity challenge. Organizations that value the protection and preservation of their financial, personnel, and customer data, as well as their Intellectual Property (IP) and other forms of proprietary information, should employ a comprehensive approach to…
Insider Threats should be analyzed holistically. Some believe that thwarting the Insider Threat is exclusively about data loss prevention, but it’s actually far more complex. It’s both a data lifecycle management challenge as well as cybersecurity challenge. Organizations that value the protection and preservation of their financial, personnel, and customer data, as well as their Intellectual Property (IP) and other forms of proprietary information, should employ a comprehensive approach to battle Insider Threats. This paper addresses this as a Ten Step program.
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Watch Your Back: How to Prevent Insider Threats
https://www.govloop.com/watch-back-prevent-insider-threats/
Projects
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2018 Safer Internet Day presentation at Luther Jackson Middle School
See projectI want to thank the National PTA & the Symantec LifeLock team for promoting FEB 8 as the 2018 Safer Internet Day. In northern Virginia, I had the privilege of serving on a panel discussion on keeping kids safe online. This successful event exceeded the capacity of the Luther Jackson Middle School auditorium and therefore was live streamed into the gym as well. I would like to thank Charles Britt for being an excellent moderator as well as my fellow panelists Tammi Sisk (Fairfax County Public…
I want to thank the National PTA & the Symantec LifeLock team for promoting FEB 8 as the 2018 Safer Internet Day. In northern Virginia, I had the privilege of serving on a panel discussion on keeping kids safe online. This successful event exceeded the capacity of the Luther Jackson Middle School auditorium and therefore was live streamed into the gym as well. I would like to thank Charles Britt for being an excellent moderator as well as my fellow panelists Tammi Sisk (Fairfax County Public Schools), Barbara Huth (Common Sense Education), and Latasha McCord (US Department of Homeland Security).
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In the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Section, listed as an individual who provided "generous contributions of expertise and time" for NIST Special Pub 1800-4C (Mobile Device Security - How To Guides)
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See projectNIST SP 1800-4C: In the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Section, Kevin McPeak was listed by NIST as an individual who provided "generous contributions of expertise and time" for the production of NIST Special Publication 1800-4C (Mobile Device Security - Cloud and Hybrid Builds Volume C: How To Guides).
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In the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Section, listed as an individual who provided "generous contributions of expertise and time" for NIST Special Pub 1800-4B (Mobile Device Security - Cloud & Hybrid Builds Volume B: Approach, Architecture, & Security Characteristics)
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See projectNIST SP 1800-4B: In the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Section, Kevin McPeak was listed by NIST as an individual who provided "generous contributions of expertise and time" for NIST Special Pub 1800-4B (Mobile Device Security - Cloud & Hybrid Builds Volume B: Approach, Architecture, & Security Characteristics).
Organizations
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ISAO (Information Sharing and Analysis Organization) Privacy & Security SWG (Standards Working Group)
Volunteer
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ACT-IAC
Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI)
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Symantec Toastmasters of DC [Club 4455128]
Vice President Public Relations
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Symantec Toastmasters of DC [Club 4455128]
Vice President Education
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AFCEA DC
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