Brandon Jefferson, Cism, Cissp Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Digital Directors Network (DDN) focuses exclusively on developing boardroom capability in digital and cybersecurity risk oversight. We aim to advance boardroom oversight of systemic risk in complex digital business systems to shape and secure the digital future.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

At Greenlight, I lead several teams of analysts and engineers to mature and improve the Enterprise, Data, and Infrastructure security functions of the environment. While this includes several tools, our biggest contribution is collaborating with senior leadership across the organization to identify and remediate risks proactively. Specific Accomplishments Include:• Led the delivery of Enterprise and Data Security, as well as prepared audit functions on company strategic goals. • Built an IT security team with an understanding of financial customers and institutions.• Served as Chair of the Data Governance committee (Senior leadership/VPs across Data, Compliance, HR, and Security).• Improved communications security via technology, processes, and training• Increased cloud, data, and development team’s comprehension of where sensitive data resides and how to properly secure it.• Decreased phishing emails by 90% for executives.• Discovered and classified over 5TB of Sensitive Data across S3, Google Drive, and Snowflake.• Reduced critical vulnerabilities on Endpoints by 85% by collaborating cross-functionally with IT.

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Santa Cruz, California, Us

At Poly, I am the manager of the security operations and incident response teams. My team handles the day to day logs, maintenance, and upkeep of all Enterprise Security systems including EDR/XDR, SIEM, Email Security, Phishing, User Awareness Training, and Vulnerability Management.Specific Accomplishments Include: • Oversaw a team of 10 analysts and engineers in different countries to manage the global security infrastructure including IT security related tools, SIEM technology, incident response, threat and vulnerability management, identification of risks, and enterprise, cloud, and data security.• Reduced critical global vulnerabilities by 70% in six months by eliminating all critical events and focusing on endpoint security, email security, vulnerability management, log management, network security, and multi-factor.• Strategically guided the security team and the Enterprise Security function through integration with HP network.• Facilitated training sessions on Security Awareness and Phishing.• Lowered time to respond to incidents to under an hour.• Decreased successful phishing attacks by 50%+ by growing security awareness with monthly phishing campaigns.Additionally, I am deeply ingrained in all Security projects, upgrades, remediation, and planning through the environment. Monthly and Quarterly metrics are communicated to Executive Leadership to properly assess the security direction.

Greenwood Village, Colorado, Us

At Teletech I was responsible for the evaluation and testing of all security tools for the globally dispersed Enterprise. I ensured that company and industry standards (including PCI, FEDRAMP, and SOX) were met for all new and existing projects.I worked closely with Global Information Security and Security Engineering teams to ensure that business requirements were met, and that each tool and process fit into an immediate need.I was empowered with the freedom to determine needs that may be resolved with technology, as well as delivering projects based on direction from company leadership.Additionally, I managed the relationship with vendors and partners to stay up to date with current trends and technologies across the landscape.

Ashburn, Virginia, Us

At Secure Anchor, I served as the lead consultant for customer engagements. I was responsible for scoping projects, recommending best practices, and adhering to a multitude of security frameworks.I provided security recommendations to customers based on Security Assessments that I provided over 2-5 day periods of on-site interviews and testing. I was able to evaluate the security of organizations of varying size and industry from top to bottom. Industries included Education, finance, banking, and local government.I also became heavily involved in updating and creating training materials for large groups and for specific environments. Trainings I worked on include the SANS GSEC class led by Dr. Eric Cole, as well as creating my own trainings surrounding Kali Linux and other security tools.

Redwood City, California, Us

In addition to responsibilities listed as an SE, the Strategic SE position allowed me to focus in on just a subset of the largest clients in our region. Dealing with only a few high value accounts required a deeper relationship and a stronger understanding of technology integration on large networks. These clients were often globally distributed, which allowed me to travel and interact with teams of varying cultures and languages to achieve organizational goals related to security architecture.

Redwood City, California, Us

As a Security Engineer (SE) at Check Point, I was responsible for meeting with Denver based clients across many industries to determine their network security needs and Architect a Check Point based solution congruent to their needs.In this role I learned and implemented technology across the Check Point product family including firewalls, IPS, proxy, URL filtering, Sandboxing, Mobile Security, Endpoint Security, and more.To be an expert in this role, I was required to learn and remain up to date with competitor technologies such as Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Bluecoat, Websense, FireEye and others.In addition to the technical aspects, I was required to foster strong relationships with clients at all levels, from system admins to C-Level contacts. I routinely gave high level technology presentation to crowds of mixed expertise.Presentation experience includes a talk at Secure World Denver and a conference held by 3T Systems.

Monroe, La, Us

My responsibilities at Century Link involve the analysis of the Network in preparation for a Secure and seemless move of physical and logical connections between geographic locations within the company. I also have the resources to continue mastering Firemon and Palo Alto Firewalls.

Greenwood Village, Colorado, Us

At Teletech, I have been responsible for several different sets of tasks related to information and network security. I am part of a talented team that is responsible for deploying firewalls, proxies, and intrusion prevention systems for clients and internal projects. I have worked on several client launches, which has given me experience writing firewall security rules on several devices (Cisco ASA, Checkpoint, Bluecoat, Tippingpoint IPS) and provided the opportunity to work closely with clients to resolve their needs and any issues that may arise. In addition to the operations and client launches, I have been involved with compliance audits and information gathering, including the SSAE16 audit. My experiences at Teletech have given me insight into many different roles and responsibilities in the Network and Information Security role, and I will continue to grow and have new opportunities in my position.

Washington, Dc, Us

Network and Network Security Experience:National Archives and Records Administration (NARA; Maintained and used Network Monitoring tools to prevent local network intrusionHelped to plan and set division wide security protocols- Summer 2009Worked to install a new server and set it to proper security settings- Summer 2010Cleared old and unused accounts for updated Security- Summer 2011Combined multiple user accounts into a single account and password- Summer 2011

Responsible for managing a board of 15 student leadersOversaw the implementation of all events and programsServed as the primary contact for VT NSBE campus events

Coordinated all campus NSBE events including membership drives, fundraisers, canned food drives, sports tournaments, and study sessions

Coordinated network wide security protocolsManaged user accounts and privileges for office of 10Facilitated access to network that included client credit scores and personal information