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Mark Cohn
Mark is a frequent speaker on security and information technology convergence including electronic surveillance and physical security, identity management for transportation security and access control, civil use of biometrics, and multipurpose credentials. He is an expert on design and implementation of trustworthy, highly available distributed systems. He began his career at Unisys as a senior systems programmer on fault-tolerant systems used for aviation infrastructure management and was the principal designer and chief engineer for nationwide critical command and control capabilities essential to air traffic control that have proven to be among the most reliable systems ever put into operation.
Mark Cohn is vice president of Enterprise Security at Unisys Corporation.
He has responsibility for cross-enterprise security initiatives and solution engineering. He directs the Enterprise Security practice with responsibility for all security solutions and services inside Unisys Federal Systems including governance and risk management, compliance services, credentialing and access management, physical security, and secure commerce and in–transit visibility. He acted as technical services director for border security and critical infrastructure where he managed SBInet mission system engineering and product development for the first phase Common Operational Picture system. He leads the Unisys global team of experts in the application of information technology to physical security and surveillance systems, transportation, and international border security and is the Unisys representative for industry/government liaison on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection.
Mark is a frequent speaker on security and information technology convergence including electronic surveillance and physical security, identity management for transportation security and access control, civil use of biometrics and multipurpose credentials. He is an expert on design and implementation of trustworthy, highly available distributed systems. He began his career at Unisys as a senior systems programmer on fault–tolerant systems used for aviation infrastructure management and was the principal designer and chief engineer for nationwide critical command and control capabilities essential to air traffic control that have proven to be among the most reliable systems ever put into operation.
Prior to his current assignment, Mark served as vice president and chief architect for Unisys Global Public Sector, where he provided technical leadership for major public sector engagements in defense and domestic security.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in behavioral and social sciences from the University of Maryland. He also holds an M.S.T.M. degree in management information systems from American University.
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