Benjamin Knutson Email & Phone Number

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Helsinki, Fi

- Delivered cybersecurity consulting services to clients ranging from Fortune 500 enterprises to early stage startups, helping them to solve their most difficult security challenges- Led service teams for Security and Risk Management (SRM) and Secure Software Development Lifecycle(SSDLC) consulting- Performed web, mobile, and infrastructure penetration testing against client environments, identifyinghigh-risk vulnerabilities. Aided clients in remediating them in a secure and cost-effective manner- Conducted research on new and emerging technologies such as the blockchain, attack-awareapplications, and Internet of Things devices to advance the field of security research, as well as to keepskills current in the rapidly changing technological landscape

Hoboken, Nj, Us

- Taught labs and graded homework- Worked with professors to design and refine curriculaCourses taught:CS 115: Introduction to Computer ScienceCS 385: AlgorithmsCS 306: Introduction to IT Security

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Identified and remediated vulnerabilities in web-based tools used by the Federal Reserve for identity and access management across the nation- Designed new user interface for an access request management tool. Performed user experience testing to optimize the request workflow, reducing the time taken to make and review a request by half- Researched security solutions vendors, evaluating their offerings and presenting reports to seniorinformation security officers

- Wrote scripts to automate testing of Excel plugins and standalone applications- Wrote test cases for new and existing products- Performed manual testing on various applications