Todd Harper Email & Phone Number

Provo, Ut And Seattle, Wa, Us

Security Operations leader.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Implemented, established and enhanced the Incident Response program for both Security and Privacy incidents for both commercial and FedRAMP capabilities.Spearheaded the development of the Incident Response strategic roadmap.Managed a global team of security engineers responsible for identifying, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents.Mentored and coached team members to refine skills and abilities.Coordinate response activities across partner teams while identifying and tracking short term and long-term remediation items.Regularly present incident reports to senior management, aligning response efforts with business objectives.Drove incident root cause analysis that identified and mitigated critical risks to the organizationCollaborated and partnered with Product Engineering & Security Awareness to develop training programs and ensure seamless Incident Response across teams.Managed the Incident Response team’s budget and resourcesImplement ongoing training initiatives including tabletop exercises of varying complexity across multiple stakeholder groups.Maintained situational awareness of emerging cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Spearheaded the Incident Command function, ensuring efficient and coordinated response to security incidents.Championed Incident Response compliance, driving alignment with regulations and best practices.Streamlined Incident Response processes and procedures, improving efficiency and effectiveness.Provided insightful executive reports on critical security incidents, informing strategic decision-making.Collaborated with stakeholders to establish clear engagement protocols, facilitating seamless information sharing. Led investigations into high-profile security incidents across diverse cloud and on-premises environments, achieving swift resolution and minimal impact.Promoted a culture of security by educating and engaging cross-functional teams, driving adoption of security best practices.Partnered with engineering and operations to implement effective tooling and monitoring, reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing overall security posture.Spearheaded impactful security initiatives aligned with organizational goals.Developed and delivered engaging in-house training programs, upskilling response personnel and ensuring readiness for real-world incidents.Designed and executed complex tabletop exercises to test Incident Response capabilities, identifying and addressing potential gaps in processes and procedures.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Developed and implemented comprehensive Adobe Incident Response Plan, safeguarding 4 business units.Crafted compliance-aligned Incident Response Plans ensuring adherence to regulations and mitigating legal risks.Spearheaded highly sensitive, complex, and confidential cybersecurity investigations across internal and external partners, minimizing business disruption and reputational damage.Orchestrated synchronized response across 4 business units, achieving rapid containment and minimizing data loss in major incident.Delivered concise and actionable briefings to executive leadership on high-priority incidents, informing critical decision-making.Collaborated with stakeholders to craft clear and effective customer communications during security incidents, maintaining trust and transparency.Led forensics investigations, utilizing advanced techniques to uncover root causes and identify perpetrators.Prescribed targeted countermeasures and mitigating controls, effectively remediating incidents and reducing risk of recurrence.Authored comprehensive post-incident reports, capturing valuable lessons learned and driving process improvements to enhance future preparedness.Served as central escalation point for complex event and incident analysis, ensuring timely resolution and accurate problem identification.Effectively mentored, trained, and guided SOC and response teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Led a high-performing security operations team of 3, ensuring 24/7 protection against cyber threats.Spearheaded the design, implementation, and maintenance of a revamped central authentication system, enhancing security and system stability.Streamlined compliance audits, reducing completion time by 15%, freeing up team resources for strategic initiatives.Implemented automated account management for over 50,000 devices, boosting operational efficiency by and eliminating manual errors.Secured and maintained critical bastion hosts, granting secure access to sensitive data for organization-wide teams.Conducted in-depth forensic analysis and Incident Response investigations, resolving security breaches efficiently and minimizing business impact.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Single-handedly monitored intrusion detection systems for 50,000+ devices across 15 global data centers, proactively identifying and escalating potential security threats.Performed effective initial alert triage, filtering out false positives and efficiently prioritizing critical security incidents for investigation.Contributed to timely and effective Incident Response activities, leveraging expertise to support investigation, containment, and remediation of security breaches.Maintained secure and compliant logical user access for 50,000+ devices, streamlining access workflows and minimizing security risks.Enforced strict physical access controls for data centers, safeguarding critical infrastructure and sensitive data against unauthorized entry.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Developed and implemented custom Nagios checks for 25,000+ devices, enhancing monitoring effectiveness and streamlining operations.Designed and deployed an innovative auditing system, leading to a 10% improvement in detecting failing hardware, proactively preventing downtime and data loss.Served as a communication bridge between teams, facilitating seamless collaboration and efficient resolution of critical issues.Documented clear and concise new processes and procedures, ensuring knowledge transfer and maintaining team efficiency.Maintained up-to-date documentation by actively revising existing procedures, promoting efficient onboarding and reducing knowledge gaps.Demonstrated exceptional responsiveness, resolving incoming server issues through effective diagnosis and repair, while escalating critical problems for timely resolution.

Provo, Ut, Us

Studying performance per watt of HP C-class blade servers Setup and configuration of VMWare ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.0 Design and implement system to reliably record and store data Administration of 90+ Virtual Machines

Provo, Ut, Us

Supervised and coached 25+ students per semester with skills and best practices of web based programming through the use of a semester long lab built into a portable hard drive. Debug student's faulty codeLanguages: CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, JSP, ASP.NETTechnologies: Apache, MySQL, Tomcat, IISPlatforms: Ubuntu, Windows XP Pro (in VMware)

Masters, Information Technology

Certificate Of Incident Response, Computer And Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

B.S, Information Technology