Entry Specialist Heartland Community

MELTEM TURKMEN

Information Security Analyst, Security+

Pittsburgh, PA, 15108 • ***************@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtrkmn https://medium.com/@meltem.turkmen757

Mobile:757-***-**** Green Card Holder

Detail-oriented, flexible, and highly motivated Security Analyst with 8+ years of health, government, e-commerce, and information security experience in an agile teamwork environment. Passionate about self-improvement using cutting-edge security tools and new technologies in cybersecurity with a lifelong learning mindset.

Reacting quickly and efficiently to urgent situations/requests using analytical and critical thinking skills. Specialized in phishing analysis, incident response, network security, endpoint security, security monitoring, IAM, and various security/risk assessment tools.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

●SIEM & EDR & Ticketing System: Elastic Kibana, Splunk, CrowdStrike, The Hive

●Vulnerability Analysis: Nessus, OWASP Top 10

●Networking: Wireshark, Nmap, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Router, Switch, TCP/IP & OSI Layers, DNS, SSH, TCP / UDP Protocols, Ports, Firewall, VPN, VMware, Sandboxing, Pcap

●OSINT (Open-Source Threat Intelligence) Tools: Virus Total, Central Ops, URLscan, URL2PING, MXToolBox, NetScan, URLHaus, Shodan, IBM x-Force, Malpedia, View DNS

●Malware Analysis & Forensics: PeStudio, AnyRun, Hybrid Analysis, Joe Sandbox, CyberChef, Volatility

●Frameworks and Compliance Policies: MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, NIST 800.61 (Security Incident Handling Guide), NIST 800.53 (Security and Privacy Control for Information Systems and Organizations), HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001

●MISC: MS Office, Linux, Command Line Tools, Bash, Kali Linux

CERTIFICATIONS

CompTIA Security+,

Splunk Core Certified User,

IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate,

Google IT Support,

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst CySA+ (in progress)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Information Security Analyst Cyblu (Dallas, TX) Oct 2021 - Current

Performed incident response activities by conducting log analysis on SIEM solutions and other data sources.

Conducted alert triage to identify malicious actors, and suspicious activity by creating and distributing incident reports and executive summaries via The Hive ticketing system.

Prepared Playbooks and SOPs to contribute maturity of the company’s incident response workflow.

Monitored company assets for cyber-attacks, intrusions, and unusual, unauthorized, or illegal activity using SIEM, EDR, and other security solutions.

Investigated phishing emails reported by users, email body, and header analysis and take remediation action.

Analyzed CrowdStrike and IDS/IPS alerts to identify compromises on customer networks/endpoints.

Conducted regular scans with the Nessus tool to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities.

Maintained confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information as required for the Company to conduct its business operations.

Monitored IAM (Identity and Access Management) including auditing for abuse of permissions. Experienced in provisioning and de-provisioning of user accounts in multiple applications and systems.

Performed network traffic anomaly analysis with Wireshark by capturing PCAP and endpoint logs.

Assessed network traffic flow according to the OSI model by checking NIDS and firewall logs.

Used MITRE ATT&CK framework to characterize and classify detection signatures of malicious activities.

Conducted static and dynamic malware analysis and memory forensics investigation via volatility as needed.

Reviewed massive log files, pivoted between data sets, and correlated evidence for incident investigations.

Sales Manager Amazon FBA (Bloomington, IL) Jan 2020 - Sept 2021

Implemented strategic business plans to achieve sales goals and objectives with a customer-centric approach.

Kept sales records, inventory, income, and expense data to monitor the progress of the company.

Set pricing structures according to market analytics and emerging trends using analytical tools.

Checked customer orders, labeling, and documentation before shipment to avoid delays.

Biology Teacher Turkish Ministry of Education (Adana, TR) Aug 2011 - July 2015

Developed and implemented curriculum and lesson plans that fostered knowledge and skills essential to effectively teach students in the grade assigned.

Created hands-on, inquiry-based, and project-based lessons that built excitement for science.

Demonstrated scientific concepts using models, technology, and other standard or teacher-prepared instructional aids.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

NATO International Social Networking Rep. NATO HQ (Norfolk/Virginia) Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

Coordinated NATO spouses' social networking activities and contributed to NATO officers' national representative events.

Data Entry Specialist Turkish Ministry of Health (Ankara, TR) May 2010 - July 2011

Handled confidential legal and medical information under relevant laws and company policies.

Accurately processed confidentiality updates or change requests for all authentication accounts in the database system.

Compared and verified with source document by reviewing, correcting, deleting, or reentering information.

EDUCATION

●Heartland Community College (Normal, IL)

Associate Degree, Academic English Language Program

●Ankara University (Ankara, TR)

Master of Art, Public Administration

●Cukurova University (Adana, TR)

Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences

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