Mark Liphardt, Cfe, Cissp, Cism Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

The Computer Forensics Management Company is a Digital Detective Agency focused on Computer Forensic Investigations, eDiscovery, litigation support and information security.Our investigation teams are comprised of professionals with backgrounds in computer security, systems engineering, finance and management. Our cases have ranged from simple employee issues to international fraud, embezzlement, intellectual property disputes, network intrusions and computer hacking. For more information go to ComputerForensicsManagement.com

The designation Senior Staff at Defcon refers to an elite team of individuals who are responsible for the planning, organizing, staffing, and management of the world's largest security conference dealing with hacking and information security. Visit Defcon.org for more info.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Director of Global Information Security on an interim basis. Partnered with executive management to maintain and strengthen security initiatives and Information Governance. Successfully completed a PCI DSS level 1 audit, and negotiated cost savings on vendor contracts.Newegg is the third largest pure play internet only retailer with nearly $3 billion in sales on a global basis. Newegg is owned by the founding entrepreneur and a private equity firm.

The Association of Internet Professionals (AIP) was the first online trade association for companies and individuals working in the Internet space and with related technologies.The AIP had 35 chapters and over 10,000 members located in major cities in the USA and several foreign countries. These Chapters provided monthly meetings which were educational and provided an opportunity for business networking. Our goals included the promotion of Internet business best practices and assist in career and business development for our members.

Designed computer forensics lab and digital evidence handling procedures. Responsible for security assessment and penetration teams. Provide expert witness testimony. Case work focused on fraud, employment matters, embezzlement, SEC investigations, Intellectual property and trade secrets theft, Internet intrusion and hacking.

Conceive, create, implement, manage and support AT&T Internet products and services for the hosting and e-commerce market. Survey markets to assess current needs and guide product development. Developed Creative Alliance Partner (CAP) channel program, which provided web design services for 80% of AT&T’s customer base. Developed training for technical, sales and channel partners. Conducted customer seminars on network security, e-commerce, industry trends and product applications and benefits. Mediator of issues affecting customers, partners, and AT&T. Assess and review bid responses for sales teams regarding complex proposals.

Consulting and systems integration company. Services included consulting, strategic planning, network design and security, training, software and web site development. Clients ranged from small businesses to major corporations and government.

Developer of HyperX, the industry's first hypertext multimedia Expert System development environment for Artificial Intelligence. This commercial Macintosh product was used by individuals, corporations and universities to learn about Artificial Intelligence technologies and how use Knowledge Engineering to develop intelligent applications. It allowed users to create and deploy their own applications containing embedded problem solving expertise.