Alex Mansour

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M.S. Cyber Defense | Security Researcher | Cyber Threat Intelligence | Trusted C-Level Consultant & Advisor | Network Security | Threat Detection and Response | Data Privacy | 5K+ Connections @ StrikeReady
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
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About Alex Mansour

Welcome! I am an experienced consultant passionate about the Cybersecurity industry and all things technology. I recently finished my Masters degree in Cyber Defense from DSU, a NSA approved university and one of the most prestigious cybersecurity schools in the nation that offers hands-on experience in Incident Response tabletop exercises, SOC/SIEM, Intrusion Detection, Risk Management, Penetration Testing, Cryptography, and Digital Forensics. Currently, I have been exploring the impact of data breaches on individuals from the lens of data privacy laws, human rights frameworks, and the potential implications for human harm. This publication is still in progress.On a fun note, I love traveling and recently visited Dubai. I managed to get lost twice in Dubai mall because it was massive! I speak Arabic, English, and some Spanish. Thus, my ability to work with international teams.Now your turn: Is your cybersecurity ROI meeting your expectations?According to the 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report by IBM, the average total cost of a data breach is $4.45 million! In addition, it takes 280 days to identify and contain a cyber breach. These delays continue to rise.Businesses suffer from cyber threats, attacks, breaches, malware, ransomware, viruses... In response, billions of dollars are spent each year to resolve cyber incidents. Yet, hackers are getting smarter.The consequences can be devastating to your finances and reputation:● $1.3BN Meta DPC fine● $877M Amazon GDPR fine● $700M settlement with EquifaxSadly, over 50% of businesses incurring a significant breach are bankrupt within 5 years!WHY do companies struggle with identifying / containing breaches? Because cyber defense is not a top priority.In addition, there is no dedicated budget for cybersecurity until after a data breach has taken place. By then, it is too late.THE SOLUTION: cyber defenses require a business and technical approach to prioritize protection of critical information assets. By adopting a comprehensive, strategic and persistent posture throughout the organization, your digital resilience is strengthened.StrikeReady is a cybersecurity leader with the first AI-powered security command center, enhancing SOC teams' threat response. It introduces a unique large action model (LAM) for dynamic defense actions and has been recognized by Gartner for its innovative Virtual Security Assistant, helping companies tackle threats and the cyber talent gap.☛Let's Connect and Discuss How I Can Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Strategy!

Alex Mansour's Current Company Details
StrikeReady

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M.S. Cyber Defense | Security Researcher | Cyber Threat Intelligence | Trusted C-Level Consultant & Advisor | Network Security | Threat Detection and Response | Data Privacy | 5K+ Connections
Alex Mansour Work Experience Details
  • Strikeready
    Customer Success Engineer, Meta Region
    Strikeready Sep 2024 - Present
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    StrikeReady delivers the industry's first unified, vendor-agnostic, AI-powered security command center, purpose-built to optimize, centralize and accelerate a company’s threat response. StrikeReady’s platform uplevels the entire security team by centralizing, analyzing and operationalizing security data across a company’s entire security tech stack.StrikeReady remains at the forefront of advancing beyond traditional AI and large language model (LLM) to a proprietary large action model (LAM), which takes actions across the technology stack based on a user's prompts. The company's forward-thinking AI technology has earned several external accolades, including validation from Gartner, which called the company out as the only Virtual Security Assistant in its Gartner Emerging Technologies: Tech Innovators in Advanced Virtual Assistants report.
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  • Nextron Systems
    Cybersecurity Solution Consultant
    Nextron Systems Mar 2024 - Jul 2024
    Dietzenbach, Hessen, De
    Nextron serves a purpose, we protect digital assets, IP and the reputation of businesses but more importantly also freedom, democracy and sovereignty of the Western society.Nextron Systems specializes in providing cutting-edge security solutions for Threat Detection and Response (TDR). Our goal is to assist you in safeguarding your company’s digital assets against an ever-evolving threat landscape. We offer an early-warning system to detect hackers, especially APT groups. The end result is a significant enhancement to the Incident Response cycle and compliance with security regulations.
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  • Socradar® Cyber Intelligence Inc.
    Channel Account Manager
    Socradar® Cyber Intelligence Inc. 2021 - 2023
    Newark, Delaware, Us
    SOCRadar is a Gartner recognized Extended Threat Intelligence (XTI) SaaS platform that combines External Attack Surface Management (EASM), Digital Risk Protection Services (DRPS), and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). SOCRadar enables organizations to maximize the efficiency of their SOC teams with false-positive free, actionable, and contextualized threat intelligence.Working with strategic VAR/MSSP Channel Partners to address the digital risk challenges and cyber intelligence needs of their clients.✦ Conducting discovery meetings to better understand partner and client needs✦ Helping customers through the Proof of Concept (POC) experience✦ Reviewing threat alert incidents, identifying vulnerabilities, and escalating them to appropriate teams
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  • Esecurity Solutions
    Cybersecurity Advisor
    Esecurity Solutions Apr 2021 - Nov 2021
    Irvine, California, Us
    WHY WORK WITH US?We are one of the top 250 MSSP companies in the world. We made this list since 2020. Hence, we are a MSSP and a VAR (Value Added Reseller). This is unique and very few competitors can offer these comprehensive services. We are a ONE-STOP SHOP!CLIENTS ENJOY WORKING WITH US BECAUSE:✓They want to be proactive in PREVENTING their data loss✓They want to outsource their Security Team to REDUCE COSTLY expenses✓They want to SECURE THEIR FINANCIAL and PRIVATE DATA ✓They want a STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP with a ONE-STOP SHIP PARTNER as their Expert Security Solution provider.We pride ourselves in our customer service. Our turnaround time in responding to clients is very high and very attentive.We stand out from our competitors because we recommend remediation activities enabling ROI maximization.➊ SECURITY PRODUCTS We partner with leading cybersecurity vendors to provide complete solutions that help clients prevent cyber breaches, protect IP and private information, and become regulation compliant.eSecurity Solutions partners with the leading security product vendors in the industry so you can buy products that provide enterprise level security at affordable prices.Our goal is to provide enterprise level security product solutions to companies of all sizes. We sell and service security products in all compliance security categories. We sell products from leading vendors like Palo Alto, Sophos, WatchGuard, Trend Micro, Fortinet, Darktrace, KnowBe4, Kaspersky, and many others...✓ We Partner with the Leading Cyber Security Product Companies.✓ We can recommend the best solutions to you.
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  • Esecurity Solutions
    ➌ Managed Services | 24X7 Soc & Siem | Mdr (Managed Detection & Response)
    Esecurity Solutions Apr 2021 - Nov 2021
    Irvine, California, Us
    ✦✦We are a leading-edge solution for understaffed cyber programs with limited budgets. ➌ MANAGED SERVICESOur security team delivers comprehensive insight by quickly addressing cyber issues upon discovery. This includes 24x7 Managed Detection & Response Services (MDR).✓ eSecurity Solution’s MDR services provide 24x7 monitoring of the MDR security stack. ✓ The core managed detection and response security stack includes the #1 SIEM solution (IBM QRadar on Cloud), plus a choice of industry leading UTM firewalls and EDR endpoint security solutions. When these solutions are combined, we can monitor your core security and add other security solutions such as MFA, Zero Trust, dark web monitoring, Email security, CASB, WiFi, WAF, patching etc. The result is a robust integrated security solution, managed and monitored by experts.A 24x7 SOC completely manages your security infrastructure without the training and staffing required to get an inhouse security operations center.✦Are you ready to reduce your exposure and maximize your cybersecurity ROI?
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  • Alex'S Home Lab
    Home Lab Cybersecurity Project - Ethical Hacking | Cybersecurity
    Alex'S Home Lab Jan 2021 - May 2021
    ✦ Created a home lab in my basement to practice Active Directory attacks such as LLMNR poisoning, SMB relay, and man-in-the-middle attacks. ✦ Home lab consisted of one domain controller, one attack machine, and two client user machines.✦ Generated malware with LuckyStrike. Also configured a reverse shell via Metasploitable to gain root access on a client victim machine.✦ Utlized SQL Injection and XSS skills on OWASP BWA.✦ Cracked the password of my Metasploitable2 VM by using Hydra and then telnetting into it.✦ Performed a Buffer Overflow Attack via debugger tools and generated the Shellcode via msfvenom.✦ Captured Hashes and passwords on my Windows 10 client via Responder and John. I then exploited those credentials with PSExec to gain a Meterpreter Shell and CrackMapExec to gain escalated priveleges on the Domain Controller to exploit other systems on the same subnet.✦ Experience in scripting languages including Python, and security toolkits such as Kali Linux.✦ Familiar with Passive Discovery tools like OSINT.
  • Confidential
    Business Development Consultant | Technology And Software
    Confidential 2018 - 2021
    Consulting, Remote work.
  • Korn Ferry Hay Group
    Client Relationship Manager | Client Success | Hr Talent Management
    Korn Ferry Hay Group 2017 - 2018
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    ✦ Achieved $2.2M pipeline against a target of $600K by prospecting, cold calling, and reviving dormant accounts in the Mid-Market to Fortune 500 enterprise sales territory.✦ Co-led discovery conversations with C-level executives, leading to consultative sales opportunities.✦ Surpassed mid-year 2018 business quota by 60%.I was also entrusted by upper management to spearhead the lead generation campaign across the Midwestern and East coast territory.✦ Responded to RFP’s for HR Talent Management projects to help increase employee retention and effectiveness.✦ Conducted one-on-one reviews with Account Executives to build more effective communications, understand business priorities/challenges, and develop needs while providing insight to sales and activity performance.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: hired a business sales coach to improve my sales strategy and marketing skills to optimize my performance for the benefit of my employer and sales team. ❝It was an absolute pleasure working with someone so dedicated and focused as Alex. He is a driven professional who many times helped me out in contacting prospective clients, establishing the need for the client and finalizing the negotiations. I was very impressed on how he approached clients, focusing on their needs and making sure we had the solution to support them. He's very knowledgeable and without a doubt is a tremendous asset to any organization.❞ – Kalily Campos-Diana, Associate Principal at Korn Ferry
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  • Korn Ferry Hay Group
    Business Development Consultant
    Korn Ferry Hay Group 2016 - 2017
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Korn Ferry is the World’s largest Executive Search company helping leaders, organizations andsocieties succeed by releasing the full power and potential of people.The main challenge was a lack of sales growth. When I joined shortly after a reorganization, there was no active sales force and sales were flat. After brainstorming and interacting with other members of the team, I developed and presented my cold outreach/lead generation plan on multiple channels to upper management, who approved immediate implementation.
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  • Calfirst National Bancorp
    Technology Leasing Consultant | National Account Executive
    Calfirst National Bancorp 2014 - 2016
    California First National Bank is an FDIC-insured national bank that specializes in enterprise technology leasing, capital assets as well as providing banking services.The main challenge was a lack of brand awareness. I was tasked with convincing CFOs and CIOs to use a bank that they’ve never dealt with before. I succeeded in positioning myself/CALFIRST as trusted advisor by highlighting our unique benefits and secured financing with top companies.I was personally congratulated on a job well done on the multi-million-dollar award which resulted in over $300K in company profit.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: enrolled in an online sales University program to help sharpen up my Sales acumen and improve my value to the company. It resulted in closing the largest enterprise sales deal that year.I was recognized by upper management as a Top Salesperson Award-Winner in Q1 2016 for closing $2MM deal against a sales target of $1M.✦ Awarded $4M technology project that resulted in gross margins of $330K in Q4 2016.✦ Mentored and coached 3 Junior Sales Reps. This resulted in $150K revenue from a zero base within 90 days of hire.✦ Responded to RFP’s for capital investment funding needs.✦ Analyzed GAAP audits, reviews, compilations and tax returns for companies with annual revenues between $30M to $50B.✦ Drafted over $10M in proposals for capital assets ranging from IT Systems, manufacturing machinery, vehicles, office furniture, medical devices and construction equipment. The niche focus was on routers, switches, and enterprise software needs.❝Alex was a pleasure to work with during his time at CalFirst Bank. He was definitely a student of the industry, and always had a genuine interest in both how to become a better sales person, as well as learning more about the banking industry.❞ - Omar Shaban, Marketing Manager & Analyst at Evolus
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  • C2 Wireless
    Sr. Business Developer | Wireless Technology Distribution
    C2 Wireless 2012 - 2013
    Tustin, California, Us
    ✦ I opened up ~ 100 new accounts in those territories within a span of 18 months through aggressive cold calling, email marketing, and referral networking.✦ Achieved Top Salesperson in the SMB market.✦ Personally congratulated by Sales VP for turning a single account in a multi-state Major Entity Account that spanned 5 different markets under 5 subdivisions, resulting in gross profits of $10K/month from just one account.✦ Cultivated strategic alliances and referral relationships between manufacturers and national retail chain carriers like Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint through the execution of territorial market programs and sales incentive promotional campaigns.✦ Gained distinction as a solid business development performer by opening 40 new accounts, resulting into a $15K Gross monthly profit against a $10K monthly sales target within the first 9 months of hire.✦ Beat aggressive competition by creating market programs to win back the trust of 25 dormant accounts that resulted in the most lucrative deals.✦ Reduced customer complaints 30% and enabled company to distinguish itself from competitors on basis of exceptional quality and customer satisfaction.❝He was an excellent sales Rep and sales guy #1 at his previous company back in 2013. He’s a good person with a valuable personality.❞ – Mo Aziz, Owner at A to Z Wireless
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  • C2 Wireless
    Business Developer
    C2 Wireless 2011 - 2012
    Tustin, California, Us
    C2 is a leading wholesale distributor of wireless accessories, handsets and parts, offering the latest / most innovative products from top manufacturers like Kingston, Samsung, LG, and Motorola.The main challenge was lack of market penetration in the East Coast and Midwest territories.
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  • Tom Ferry International
    Business Developer | Professional Training | Corporate Events
    Tom Ferry International Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
    Santa Ana, Ca, Us
    One of the leading Real Estate Coaching and Event Training companies in North America, having served more than 500,000 professionals. Recently named the #1 Real Estate Educator by Swanepoel Power 200.The main challenge was a lack of brand recognition. I helped launch aggressive cold calling and email marketing campaigns nationwide. This resulted in opening up over 400 new accounts in new markets within a 4 year time period.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: I attended multiple lectures/seminars by leading national coaches/authors TONY ROBBINS and BRIAN TRACY, which contributed to my future years of success as a senior sales executive, consistently one of the companies’ best in sales.✦ Sold live sales training seminars and increased annual revenue by 25% during a 4 year tenure.✦ Partnered with Training Director on mentoring junior salespeople on overcoming sales objections and improving closing ratio.✦ Prevented loss of strategic coaching client by building convincing and credible case for 12-month contract renewal; rebuilt trust through effective testimonial sale and additional support services.❝I had the pleasure of working with Alex for 3 years. I always admired his hard work and dedication to whatever he was asked to do for our company. There were several months when he was one of the top producers on the Sales Floor.Alex always made the office environment exciting, fun, and motivating. I would recommend him to any company if you are wanting to see a BIG Boost in Sales and need someone that you can always depend on.❞ – Joe Belmonte, VP of Sales at Tom Ferry ❝Over the years I've had the fortune of working with Alex Mansour. As his coach/colleague/friend, I've seen him grow leaps and bounds throughout the years. Thank you Alex for the time we've shared.❞ – Josh Hirsch, CEO, MetaGrowth Ventures
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Alex Mansour Skills

Business Development Crm Sales Operations Sales Management New Business Development Team Leadership Business Strategy Social Media Marketing Management Consulting Market Research Salesforce.com Lead Generation Cross Functional Team Leadership Consultative Selling Business To Business Human Resources Consulting Closing And Negotiation Employee Development And Engagement Planning Budgeting And Forecasting Relationship Development And Management Revenue Forecasting And Management Contract Management Direct Sales Go To Market Strategy Product Management Project And Program Management Executive Management Leadership Development Strategic Leadership Business Administration C Level Sales Coaching And Mentoring Cross Selling And Up Selling Customer Acquisition And Retention Customer Engagement And Loyalty Customer Experience Transformation Enterprise Technology Sales Inside And Outside Sales Key Account Acquisition And Management Organizational Effectiveness And Leadership Product Development And Marketing Professional Training And Coaching Referral Networking Training And Mentoring Talent Development Strategic Sales Planning Sales Process And Training Management Sales Training Account Management Marketing Customer Service Customer Retention Project Management Business Relationship Management Forecasting Negotiation Coaching Solution Selling Client Development Competitive Analysis Microsoft Office Start Ups Enterprise Software Business Planning Team Management Analytical Skills Key Account Management Customer Satisfaction Sales Process Financial Analysis Global Business Development Teamwork Retail Sales Banking Risk Management Saas Coaching Staff Business Acumen Communication Skills B2b Marketing Strategy Capital Markets Employee Engagement Hcm Payroll Hr Compliance

Alex Mansour Education Details

  • Dakota State University
    Dakota State University
    Cyber Defense
  • California State University, Fullerton
    California State University, Fullerton
    Business Administration

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