John Markh
Senior Manager, Emerging Standards, PCI Security Standards Council
Mr. Markh’s role with PCI SSC includes developing and evolving standards for the emerging mobile payment technologies, along with technical contributions and efforts surrounding penetration testing, secure application, secure application lifecycle and emerging technologies such as mobile payment technologies, cloud and IoT. Previously, Mr. Markh chaired the Cloud Computing SIG and Maintaining PCI DSS Compliance Special Interest Group. Prior to joining the Council, Mr. Markh was a consultant and a subject matter expert with various companies across Europe, North America and the Middle East, ranging from performing complex hands-on security assessments to managing a diverse security services portfolio while leading a team of highly skilled consultants.
Mr. Markh has over 15 years of experience in information security encompassing compliance, threat and risk management, security assessments, digital forensic, application security and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT and Blockchain. He holds an MSc degree in Computer Security, BSc in Software Engineering and is a Payment Card Industry Professional.