Incident Response Cyber Security

Oloyede James Bolarinwa

682-***-**** *****************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Dynamic and skilled Cybersecurity Professional with expertise in leading incident response efforts and threat analysis. Leveraging a comprehensive understanding of attack signatures and advanced threat tactics, I aim to contribute to a team dedicated to safeguarding organizational assets and mitigating security risks, with the overall objective to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of the systems. SKILLS

● Malware Analysis/Endpoint Security

● Incident Response

● Cyber Threat Intelligence

● Data Loss Prevention/Anti-Phishing

● Wireshark/IBM Big Fix

● Vulnerability Assessment & Management

● Network Security Protocols/ TCP/IP

● Cyber kill chain

● Threat Hunting

● Mitre Attack Framework

● Nessus

● Splunk ES/Splunk SOAR/Logz.io/UES

● Rapid7 InsightIDR, R7 InsightVM & R7 InsightConnect

● ServiceNow/Jira/Swimelane

● CrowdStrike/SentinelOne/Salt Security/Demisto XSOAR

● Palo alto/Cisco/Fortinet

● Linux/Windows/MacOS

● Active Directory/Microsoft Office (O365)

● VirusTotal, DomainTools, IP/URLvoid, IBM X-Force EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS/AWARDs

● Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) - Certification

● Certified CompTIA CySA+ (Cyber Security Analyst). - Certification

● Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF – C01) - Certification

● Splunk Core Certified Power User (SPLK-1002) - Certification

● Cybersecurity essentials – Cisco Badge

● Networking Essentials – Cisco Badge

● NDG Linux Essentials – Cisco Certificate of completion.

● Packet Tracer – Cisco Certificate of completion

● Per Scholas – Cyber Security Analyst Certificate of Completion

● Bachelor of Agriculture - Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Nigeria. 2008 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Oloyede James Bolarinwa

682-***-**** *****************@*****.***

Celsius Network LLC. (Kforce Inc.)

SOC Analyst March 2023 – Present

● Monitoring systems, identifying, studying and resolving all instances/events reported by various users.

● Leading a team of Incident Handlers/Analysts, providing supervision, guidance, and mentorship to ensure efficient incident response analysis.

● Investigated, coordinated, resolved, and reported security incidents escalated or identified, ensuring timely and effective response to mitigate potential risks.

● Monitoring, analyzing and interpreting network traffic alert using Logz.io

● Experience researching emerging cyber threats to understand and present hacker methods and tactics system vulnerabilities, and indicators of compromise

● Completed complex analysis of artifacts collected during security incidents and forensic investigations, extracting actionable intelligence to enhance threat detection and response capabilities.

● Performing endpoint investigations using falcon Crowdstrike

● Responsible for detecting successful and unsuccessful intrusion attempts through analysis of relevant event logs and supporting data sources by utilizing SIEM tools such as Logz.io and Salt Security

● Continuously monitor the network, systems, and applications for any security incidents, suspicious activities, or vulnerabilities.

● Respond to security incidents promptly, investigate their nature and impact, and take appropriate actions to contain, mitigate, and resolve them.

● Stay updated on the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques to proactively identify potential risks and enhance the organization's security posture.

● Document and track security incidents, maintain incident response procedures, and provide reports on incident trends, root causes, and resolution status.

● Analyze security events and alerts generated by various security monitoring tools, identify patterns, trends, or anomalies that may indicate potential security breaches or attacks.

● Contribute to the development, implementation, and enforcement of security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices.

● Prepare detailed incident reports, including incident analysis, impact assessment, and recommendations for improving the security infrastructure and incident response processes.

● Collaborate with other teams within the organization, such as network operations, system administrators, and application developers, to ensure a coordinated approach to security and effective incident response. Page 2 of 3

Oloyede James Bolarinwa

682-***-**** *****************@*****.***

Pitch Technologies Consulting

SOC Analyst February 2019 – March 2023

● Consistently monitoring and working on alerts generating on Splunk

● Assisting in creating Splunk dashboards to capture all customized logs generated by systems and applications

● Assisting in creating new use cases and performing SOC testing

● Creating and updating SOC run books as required

● Conducted proactive threat hunting operations within SIEM and other relevant tools, collaborating with partner organizations to identify and neutralize potential threats.

● Collaborated with server owners, system custodians, and IT contacts to pursue security incident response activities, including artifact collection, containment, and remediation actions.

● Giving client recommendations on how to securely resolve escalated issues

● Training new employees on how to handle investigations and safely deal with phishing emails

● Developing follow-up action plans to resolve reportable issues and communicating with other IT teams to address security threats and incidents accordingly

● Escalating incidents to incident response and forensic analysts for further analysis

● Supporting Incident Response till resolution following Standard Operation Procedures (SOP)

● Prioritizing and differentiating between potential intrusion attempts and false alarms

● Assisting with the development of processes and procedures to improve incident response times, analysis of incidents, and overall, SOC functions

● Responding to computer security incidents by collecting, analyzing, preserving digital evidence Delight Colors LTD, Lagos. Nigeria

IT Support Analyst April 2010 – July 2018

● Troubleshooting endpoints, monitored network performance to determine if Adjustments were required

● Planned and recommended network hardware, systems management software and architecture

● Recommended modifications of basic IT systems to improve and simplify business systems and reduce operating cost

● Responsibility for network planning, design, security, and optimization

● Installed/Reimaged, configured and maintained staff computers, file servers, ethernet networks and network cabling

● Established and developed procedures for proper utilization of IT technology

● Developed strategies and direction for network systems solutions

● Implemented and maintains security strategies for internal network

● Ensured maximum system uptime by performing

● routine/preventative maintenance tasks

● Tested new software for bugs before deployment/provisioning Page 3 of 3

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