Chris anderson
*** ********* *****, ****** ***, Tx 75068
Objective
Seeking a position in the information security field that will
continually present challenges and foster development of
security skills in an environment that takes a common sense and
responsible approach to security.
Technical Proficiency
Security Specialties
. Penetration testing
. Intrusion detection
. PCI compliance
. Web Application Security ( OWASP )
Operating Systems
. Windows 2000+ / Active Directory
. Linux ( Redhat/Fedora/Ubuntu/Debian )
. OpenBSD
Languages
. C/C++
. Assembly (disassembly of software only)
. Shell scripting (VBScript/WSH/Bash)
. Ruby
. T-SQL
Experience
Fiserv (Billmatrix), Dallas, Tx
April 2007 - Present
Senior Security Analyst
. PCI Compliance - Responsible for technical aspects of PCI compliance
for Billmatrix
. Created various security policies and procedures
. Application security review - reviewed web applications for security
issues and recommended remediations
. Application design - reviewed designs for secure methods of processing
financial transactions.
. Performed network and application-level penetration testing on
internal and external networks.
. Managed vulnerability scanning of 10 class-B networks across 5
geographic locations.
. Secure Coding Practices - Created training on secure web development
practices and trained over 1,000 developers worldwide.
Affiliated Computer Services, Dallas, Tx
June 2006 - January 2007
Security Engineer
. Penetration Testing - Performed penetration tests against ACS internal
corporate networks as well as client internal and external networks.
. Incident Response - Participated in on-call rotation for incidents on
corporate LAN as well as customer networks.
. Internal Audits - Performed audits of systems and processes for
security policy compliance.
. Minor development - Crafted proof of concept for various
vulnerabilities, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, HTTP response
splitting, and payload delivery mechanisms. Also wrote XML transforms
to convert output from vulnerability assessment tools.
Verizon, Grapevine, Tx
April 2000 - June 2006
Lead Network Specialist - Network Operations
. Identity Management - Architected LDAP/Kerberos architecture for
better user password management for production linux and solaris
systems.
. Intrusion Detection - Re-architected existing IDS infrastructure and
implemented 10 systems monitoring 27 external and internal network
segments with customized rule sets and external countermeasures, each
reporting events via SSL VPN tunnel to a central database and analysis
console.
. Incident Response, Investigations, and Forensics - Founded Incident
Response team responsible for responding to security incidents. Also
responsible for post-incident investigation and forensic analysis of
evidence gathered.
. Internal Audits - Performed audits of systems and processes for
security policy compliance.
. Penetration Testing - Performed penetration tests for all aspects of
production infrastructure.
. Security Application Development - Created various tools to aid in
security incidents, including an email trap-and-trace system.
. Security Solution Evaluation - Evaluated various security products for
use by both employees and customers. Included all major web
application vulnerability assessment packages as well as database
security packages, network monitoring, and remote administration
software.
. Proof of Concept - Hand crafted proof of concept for various
categories of vulnerabilities, including buffer overflows, SQL
Injection, Cross-site scripting, and HTTP Response Splitting.
. Application Security Assessment / Source Code Review - Performed over
50 vulnerability assessments for both web applications and internally
developed projects that were non-web based, such as a compiled RADIUS
daemon. Also created policy and procedures for application security
testing, using the OWASP Top Ten as a baseline.
. System Hardening - Created standards for hardent 1000+ server
environment.
Education
B.S. Computer Science (1999)
. Texas A&M-Commerce, Commerce, Tx
Certified Information System Security Professional ( CISSP )
#48371
GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst ( GCFA ) # 0385
GIAC Certified Incident Handler ( GCIH ) # 9099
GIAC Certified Network Penetration Tester ( GPEN ) # 2958
GIAC Certified Web Application Penetration Tester ( GWAPT ) # 1328
. SANS Advisory Board member
. SANS Mentor (Network Penetration Testing)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer ( MCSE 2000 )
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator ( MCDBA 2000 )
Miscellaneous
. Authored an open source utility for offline forensic analysis of
Windows registry hives.
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