• Consulted with a level 2 merchant filling out different SAQ’s for each region and helping them reach compliance with their acquirers, which helped reduce costs by not outsourcing to QSA companies.• Demonstrated expertise in understanding the scope, IP Addresses, segmentation, and reviewing reports of networks, enabling cost reductions for companies during PCI DSS assessments, resulting in an average of 25% savings per assessment. • Mastered the PCI DSS framework, providing fluid… Show more • Consulted with a level 2 merchant filling out different SAQ’s for each region and helping them reach compliance with their acquirers, which helped reduce costs by not outsourcing to QSA companies.• Demonstrated expertise in understanding the scope, IP Addresses, segmentation, and reviewing reports of networks, enabling cost reductions for companies during PCI DSS assessments, resulting in an average of 25% savings per assessment. • Mastered the PCI DSS framework, providing fluid understanding and interaction between management, leading to improved communication and alignment among stakeholders and a 30% decrease in compliance-related errors. • Collaborated with teams to identify different documents not in compliance with PCI DSS as well as service providers' AOCs, resulting in a 50% increase in the identification and remediation of compliance gaps and security issues. • Utilized fast paced learning skills and mentorship knowledge to provide a better understanding to the company regarding gaps in the payment card security and security issues with the PCI DSS framework, resulting in an increase in compliance awareness and a 20% reduction in security incidents. Show less

• Assessed applications and Windows to maintain high levels of security and PCI compliance to ensure customers' servers did not have potential security risks from outdated software or applications causing zero-day attacks with insecure software. • Performed user account unlocks, enables, password reset, user removes, and multi-factor (MFA) Authentication to protect Active Directory servers and users in accordance with PCI DSS sections 7 and 8 whereby mitigating risks for users' accounts to… Show more • Assessed applications and Windows to maintain high levels of security and PCI compliance to ensure customers' servers did not have potential security risks from outdated software or applications causing zero-day attacks with insecure software. • Performed user account unlocks, enables, password reset, user removes, and multi-factor (MFA) Authentication to protect Active Directory servers and users in accordance with PCI DSS sections 7 and 8 whereby mitigating risks for users' accounts to being compromised thereby keeping the company in compliance. • Audited whitelisted and blacklisted emails and users to protect the MSP customers from any phishing, whaling, and other cyber security threats hence keeping the customer companies’ user data protected on their workstations and networks secure. • Helped mentor new employees which helped foster relationships with different customers to increase customer loyalty, customer satisfaction, and sales by effectively training new hires so they provided the highest quality of service possible. Show less

• Added MAC addresses for the wireless/wired network. Only devices with MAC addresses on this list will be allowed to connect to the network. Since MAC filtering blocks unauthorized devices from connecting to its wireless network that allows organizations to be more secure for their network which helped reduce security risks to the network.• MAC monitoring was used to track network traffic and to identify unauthorized access attempts. This helped show which assets were in scope for auditing… Show more • Added MAC addresses for the wireless/wired network. Only devices with MAC addresses on this list will be allowed to connect to the network. Since MAC filtering blocks unauthorized devices from connecting to its wireless network that allows organizations to be more secure for their network which helped reduce security risks to the network.• MAC monitoring was used to track network traffic and to identify unauthorized access attempts. This helped show which assets were in scope for auditing as well as ensure secure network traffic over the company network internally and externally.• Access Control policies were being implemented by adding Device-based MFA. By implementing this, reduced security risks and potential threat actors, which secured the network because even if a password was found out or intercepted, MFA added extra security. Show less

• Utilized VCenter to perform management functions for, but not limited to, domain controllers and terminal servers. By understanding cloud environments, helped the company make sure different environments were separated, making sure the network was segregated which helped protect different environments from potential cyber-attacks. • Worked in a Datacenter environment and helped secure physical security for cable management, hard drives, firewalls, routers, switches, and PDUs. By helping… Show more • Utilized VCenter to perform management functions for, but not limited to, domain controllers and terminal servers. By understanding cloud environments, helped the company make sure different environments were separated, making sure the network was segregated which helped protect different environments from potential cyber-attacks. • Worked in a Datacenter environment and helped secure physical security for cable management, hard drives, firewalls, routers, switches, and PDUs. By helping maintain physical security, payment cards and requirement 9 were adhered to by the security. • Provided guidance about different IP Addresses and how remote work could impact payment cards if insecure IP addresses accessed the network and could easily take over the whole environment and compromise all card data or data assets. Show less