Security Associate Specialist Program

Wondmeneh Kassa

CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST

703-***-**** Dallas, TX 75230 **********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/wondmenehk SUMMARY

Highly motivated professional with hands-on project experience working with social engineering, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and network security. Currently pursuing a Cyber Security Certification via NexGenT. Holds 13 years of work history with a background in IT, hospitality, customer service, and transportation. A proven self-starter with a demonstrated ability to complete tasks both on a team and individually. Seeking to leverage accelerated training from a military-grade academy to transition into a career in cybersecurity.

TECHNICAL STACK

SOFTWARE

Linux Command Line, Wireshark, NMAP, Port Scanner, Network Scanner, Firewalls, Password cracking (Caine & Abel), Wifi cracking, Packet Sniffer. Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of different application software are like MS Office packages Various Anti-Virus Software, customized application software. Retrieving data from failed memory devices (Hard disk, Flash, CDs,) using different tools.

NETWORKING

Installation, Troubleshooting, TCP/IP Support, and configuring. Windows 2000/XP in a native XP network with Active Directory. Installing cables (cat5/5e/ 6/7, fiber cable), connectors, patch cords, panels, and wall mounts. SKILLS

Network Vulnerabilities, Secure Protocols, Wireshark, Network Security, Incident Response, Scanning Networks, Protocols & Services, Social Engineering, Password Cracking, Hacking Wireless Networks. SOFT SKILLS

Verbal Communication, Customer Service, Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Creativity, Problem-Solving, Flexible/Adaptable, Task and Issue Prioritization, Organization.

CERTIFICATIONS

CompTIA Security+ 09/2021

NexGenT Cyber Security Associate (NCSA) 05/2021

NexGenT Cyber Security Professional(NCSP) 07/2021

Network+ Certified 02/2012

CCND, Northern Virginia College 11/2009

CompTIA A+ Certified 05/2003

EDUCATION

NexGenT Intensive 24-week military-grade engineering program Cyber Security Specialist Program 03/2021 – 09/2021

● 480 hours of training, education, and hands-on project experience

● Network Architectures & Networking for Cyber Security, Cyber Range Testing, Hacker Week, Labs & Skills Qualification Check Bachelor of Computer Science Unity University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 10/2003 HANDS-ON INDUSTRY PROJECTS

Completed during NexGenT’s accelerated training program (03/2021 - 09/2021) BYOD & Endpoint Security Management – Solution(s) & Budget Presentation Core Competencies: Password Cracking and Exploration, Remote Administration, Network Protocols, Project management, Process analysis, Public Network Vulnerabilities, Network monitoring (Snort, Bro, Sguil), End-user Security Training, Device Vulnerability Identification, Network Vulnerability Identification, Network Segmentation, Network Hardware / Software, Containment and eradication of malware, Incident response team processes

• Identified data breaches or unintentional exposures of information by configuring systems, update patched software and create strong authorization credentials, and eliminating poor data encryption using Advanced encryption standards (AES).

• Overall planning of a project including timeline and budget to ensure data security can be done by things like Regular backups, securing data rooms, maintaining firewalls, creating VPNs on the network, create multi-server environments, create virtual isolate environments, and also trying to build security awareness into companies culture. Disable Botnet

Core Competencies: Network Protocols, Reconnaissance/Enumeration, Password Cracking, and Exploration, Remote Administration

• Assisted financial institutions to combat widespread financial scams by infiltrating the hackers' environment and disabling webserver using botnet network attack

• Analyzed the problem using Linux Terminal server application to identify the attackers by using myloot.com program and crack the password using password crack application

• Learned how to combat malicious attacks and botnet using various technologies and tools Stop Malicious Processes

Core Competencies: Application layer networking, Linux command line interface, packet capture, process analysis, and containment and eradication of malware

Respond to Phishing and Exfil Core

Core Competencies: Incident response team processes, Windows and *nix systems administration (Active Directory, Group Policy, Email), Network monitoring (Snort, Bro, Sguil)

EXPERIENCE

MELWON TRANSPORTATION DELIVERY SERVICE LLC DALLAS, TX Junior Cyber Security Technician 09/2020 – Present

• Monitor Company network for security breaches and investigate violations, Present findings, and recommendations to Management.

• Provide base level Cyber Security to Identify, analyzes, and mitigate threats to internal It systems and networks. IT Support Technician 02/2016 – 08/2020

• Perform network, software, and hardware troubleshooting to ensure all systems and workstations are operating optimally.

• Analyze, troubleshoot and evaluate technical issues within the company

• Provide a variety of computer repair and maintenance activities, including network installation, maintenance, and support. HI SOFTSOLUTIONS 09/2008 – 02/2016

Network Technician

• Troubleshot field and central office networking connectivity issues both hardware (NIC/cabling/switches/router/TCP-IP and wireless) and software application connectivity to servers/Internet), Configuration of different NT Components(Hubs, Switch, Routers. Firewalls).

• Conducted hardware installation and upgrades – Motherboards, Processors, RAM, Graphics cards, Sound cards, Modems

(wireless a., b., g.; dial-up, high-speed), Parallel cards, and Full System Builds.

• Installed software and performed upgrades – All applications of Adobe, MS Office, MS Works, Utilities, Virus sc32anners (Norton, Panda, PC-Cillin, McAfee, Kaspersky 5.0), Spyware.

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