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Ireland

Purchase, Ny, Us

San Jose, California, Us

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

New York, Us

Newark, New Jersey, Us

• Pivotal role in the creation of CSOC (Cyber Security Operation Centre)• First hire within CSOC focused on vulnerability management, threat analysis and threat hunting• Presently developing a CTI program to improve the security posture of Prudential’s cybersecurity program• Conduct network, endpoint, and log analysis, utilizing various consoles (SIEM, WAF, IPS, IDS, firewalls)• Conduct in-depth computer forensic investigations, including analysis of malicious code and weaponized documents via behavioural analysis or reverse engineering (REMnux, SIFT)• WAF tuning via alert verification/validation through BAU testing to determine true positives/false positive alerts using Burp Suite Pro, OWASP's Zed Attack Proxy• Track cyber threat actors/campaigns based on technical analysis and open source intelligence (AlienVault) • Research new zero day exploits assessing risk to the organisation• Interact with security community to obtain technical threat intelligence• Provide guidance for remediation and mitigation for network vulnerabilities found• Produce infrastructure vulnerability metrics and demonstrate remediation effectiveness• Engage with vendors (Splunk, Carbon Black, BlueCoat, Trustwave, FireEye, Check Point, McAfee)• Helped on board Symantec as MSSP as Tier I analysts and escalation process of incidents• Implemented Qualys VM (vulnerability management) scanning for compliance monitoring• Scan, identify and classify vulnerabilities from an organisational risk perspective• Created incident response playbooks (SOP’s). Developed on boarding syllabus for new hires• Transitioned detection signatures to detect mode on CheckPoint in-line IPS devices (e.g. mitigated 223 infections on Angler exploit kit, thus avoiding machine re-imaging/rebuilds)• Key role in implementation of Resilient, an incident response ticketing system.• Transitioned PhishMe testing from ISO to CSOC team

Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ie

• Assessed web application vulnerability via automated and manual analysis using OWASP testing guide as a process basis• Utilised a range security testing platforms and tools: Kali Linux, Burp Suite Pro, OWASP's Zed Attack Proxy, SoupUI, IBM AppScan• Collaborated to develop standardised testing process for application security vulnerability assessments• Performed risk assessment of security vulnerabilities identified during vulnerability assessments• Delivered management reports outlining security vulnerability findings and recommended remediation to technical and none-technical audience

Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ie

• Generated test cases and workflows for online applications• Carried out functional testing and UAT of new and existing client/server applications• Project managed quarterly releases of eCommerce client/server applications• Conducted BAU defect root cause analysis and regression testing• Developed and prioritised test cases

Master Of Science In Computing, Systems & Software Security

Graduate Higher Diploma In Arts: Financial Services Technologies, This Programme Was Designed To Develope Best-Of-Class Software Developers / Testers With An Understa

Bachelor Of Business: Information Technology, Strategic Management, Mss, E-Commerce, Interactive Multimedia, Hrm And Quality Management.

Nation Diploma In Business Studies: Information Technology, Desk Top Publishing, Business Computer Applications, Operations Management, Financial Management.