Security Analyst

Joshua Wilson

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-wilson-67831738/ TECHNICAL & LANGUAGE SKILLS

Skills: SOC MSSP, Security Log Management, NIST CSF Framework Tools: Wireshark, AlienVault, Event Tracker, Security Onion, Nessus, Infocyte Languages: Python, HTML5, CSS3

Certifications: A+, Security +, Certified Ethical Hacker, Sophos Certified Engineer EXPERIENCE

CyberDefenses Inc.

Security Analyst Oct 2018 – Current

• Analyze and correlate thousands of events through SIEM and firewalls tools to find the root cause of possible incidents and their impact on the internal network

• Finetune SIEM to create fewer false positives in the environment for five different client’s alerts

• Monitor network traffic for 7 customers after the remediation step of incident response for any sign of lingering malicious actors or events

• Research and communicate threat trends that apply to customers based off of the infrastructure in their environment

Election Security Technical Assessor Nov 2018 – Nov 2020

• Ran technical onsite security assessments for over 40 county election departments based on the NIST CSF framework by collecting the state of their network infrastructure and traffic to make recommendations to improve their security posture

• Built and implemented a social engineering campaign requiring the use of OSINT tools

• Developed and implemented effective phishing and vishing tests to gain sensitive technical information from county employees

• Analyzed county network traffic for malicious transmissions or violations of acceptable use policy using Security Onion and Wireshark to remediate security weaknesses in county environment

• Created a prioritized risk-based approach for remediation recommendations accounting for severity, asset value, exposure factor, and known existing exploits from vulnerability scans to limit possible vulnerabilities in county environments Security Analyst Apprentice Jan 2018 – Oct 2018

• Completed 10-month training program required passing four certifications to understand technical and security concepts

• Aided in daily SOC monitoring activities using tools such as AlienVault USM, AlienVault Appliance, and Sophos XG Firewall logs to protect soc customers from potential malicious threats

• Setup a Linux server, Sophos Firewall, and access point to better secure CyberDefenses internal security posture

EDUCATION

Beloit College June 2011

B.A. History & Anthropology

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