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Mark Pleunes

Solutions Engineer

Cisco Security - Incubation

Mark Pleunes is a Solutions Engineer for Cisco Security Incubation and based out of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Mark enjoys working on challenging and innovative projects and is obsessed with delivering the best possible customer outcomes. He also is a fanatic cyclist who enjoys endurance rides. After a long day at work or in the saddle nothing beats good Italian food and a glass of red wine, according to Mark.

Articles

March 9, 2026

SECURITY

From Firehoses to Flutes – Mastering the Art of Drinking Our Own Champagne

6 min read

Explore how layered defenses, deep integrations with Splunk and Endace, and real-time collaboration among experts transform Security Operations Centers into unified, resilient shields against emerging risks.

May 26, 2020

WE ARE CISCO

“May we borrow a router, please?” 

4 min read

Cisco Security Consulting Engineer for our Customer Experience team, Mark Pleunes shares how one simple question resulted in Cisco's involvement with the Alpe d’HuZes event, and how he took his participation to the next level.