William Thompson Email & Phone Number

Lexington, Nc, Us

Course Achievements: • Implemented account management by setting up group policies through the active directory, which gives greater control over the security of your network as a system administrator• Implemented system hardening on Windows and Linux by removing duplicate root accounts and removing the anonymous FTP server, telnet, and default web server • Performed monitoring and log review by utilizing different tools and techniques such as Nmap for obtaining information on hosts and the services they are running, OpenVAS for identifying and managing security vulnerabilities in their networks and systems, and Splunk for log analysis• Conducted vulnerability scans using various network scanning tools, such as Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and OpenVAS• Working knowledge of how to secure Windows by closing unsecured open ports like FTP by using Windows Server Manager to disable the web server from the server roles section• Utilized Event Viewer to view unsuccessful login attempts, indicating possible attacks• Conducted case studies on ransomware and data breachesExtensive Penetration Testing Capstone Project:• Performed reconnaissance by building a robust a profile on the target (Artemis Company) by addressing information disclosure risks, including SQL injection and broken access control on web applications, unpatched RDP, weak authentication for the Cisco admin portal, and remote code execution vulnerabilities on Oracle WebLogic, Apache, and Microsoft Exchange servers• Generated a detailed technical report outlining actionable remediation recommendations, such as implementing input validation, enforcing password complexity policies by changing default admin credentials, adding encryption to protect sensitive data, applying the latest patches from official vendors, implementing role-based access controls, and enforce the principle of least privilege

Cognixia’s JUMP program is a hyper-intense technical training program that gives top STEM talent from across the U.S. the equivalent of 12-18 months of industry experience. Not only do they up-skill their technical abilities, they also evolve their digital mindset to successfully adapt and utilize technology in an efficient manner so they can JUMP start their careers via deployment with Collabera clients.– Developed a Full suite Spring Boot REST API, implementing Spring Security, Hibernate, JPA, and Mockito Test Suite– Design Flexibility – experience with DAO and DTO design patterns, JDBC, JPA and Hibernate for interfacing with Data Persistence– Collaborative Development – used Git CLI and GitHub under AGILE Methodology with teammates to develop a Full Stack Application

Connecticut

• Incorporated Java, JSP, and JavaScript to update and edit the UI environment • Utilized MongoDB and Data Studio for data manipulation and monitoring• Utilized the Agile development methodology by splitting up work into sprints so that progress is ready to be displayed in a shorter amount of time

• Utilized AWS RDS to manage data sent to and from a database stored in the cloud• Implemented the Spring MVC framework to maintain HTTP requests and HTTP responses sent through the Servlet• Employed the DAO design pattern to isolate the application layer from the persistence layer which adds structure to the Java project

Springboard Cybersecurity Career Track Certificate

Springboard Cyber Security Career Track • 6-month course on Cybersecurity methodologies and technologies. • 380+ hours of course work.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

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