Nicholas K. Email & Phone Number

Denton, Tx, Us

Plano, Texas, United States

Plano, Texas

• Worked alongside Senior Security Engineers on the creation and modification of Security Information Event Management (SIEM) Tools, as well as assisting in vulnerability assessment across client environments.• Oversaw the creation and Implementation of on-site training programs used to further the abilities and knowledge of interns and employees alike.• Co-managed team of interns on multiple projects. These projects include forensics of compromised systems, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and firewall audits. Responsible for teaching interns on various topics. • Assisted in the creation and operation of SOC procedures and protocols, as well as the physical set up systems and configuration of SIEM and IDS across customer environment.• Worked on client projects: analyzing malware, and decrypting ransom ware on AWS instances.

Richardson, Texas

• Worked autonomously, indicative of the capacity to self-manage and motivate, adhere to schedules and tasks without supervision, and ultimately indicative of the vested trust placed by the Indications and Warnings team.• Executed a variety tasks at once including: analyzing and reporting on cyber threats (such as: authentication failures, malware events, and intrusion detection alerts), maintaining healthy customer interaction, utilization of security tools and other such activities. • Documented and performed research on current and up and coming threats and vulnerabilities.• Assisted in creating and maintaining automated tools for interacting with ELK stack and QRadar configuration.