Joshua Boyer
Summerfield
Summary
Experienced with identifying and mitigating cybersecurity threats to protect sensitive data. Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of network security protocols and tools to prevent unauthorized access. Track record of implementing effective incident response strategies and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cyber Security Analyst
Guilford Technical Community College
09.2021 - Current
- Responsible for monitoring and responding to alerts generated by tools such as Arctic Wolf, Varonis and Microsoft defender
- Working with social engineering vendor KnowBe4 to run training as well as simulated phishing campaigns for staff and faculty
- Monitor email spam investigation daily to remediate malicious emails sent to users
- Updating GTCC’s simulated phishing campaign and remedial training along with implementing scheduled social engineering training for CIS compliance
- Writing and updating GTCC ITS policies for CIS compliance
- Proactively assisting in resetting user accounts with expired passwords (over 7000 to date)
- Implementing Security Awareness initiative that includes weekly scam updates that are sent to students, updating them on current cybercrime tactics
- Comparing security tools for knowledge of gaps in incident coverage
- Writing technical documentation for multiple processes (including MFA token creation, email remediation, and email encryption)
- Communicating and remediating numerous high severity vulnerabilities alerted by security tool Arctic Wolf
- Assisting in updating O365 Exchange email rules, along with remediating malicious emails not caught by the filters using Defender
- Teaching the ITS section of the new employee orientations at GTCC
- Well versed in GTCC’s structure, policies, procedures, vendor relationships and culture
- Implemented new process for overseas access using Microsoft Power Automate
Windows Server Operations Intern
HERBALIFE NUTRITION
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Responsible for updating and managing window servers for maximum efficiency and stability
- Worked in PowerShell, creating scripts that automated tasks, thus reducing risk of human error during server updates
- Managed user groups within Active Directory
- Helped the Server Team in both the US and Mexico achieve less than a 1% crash rate by actively identifying precursor events and addressing accordingly
- Achieved 100% success rate in all server updates and hardware replacements resulting in zero downtime for the company website
Education
BS - Computer Science, Cyber Security
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC05.2021
Skills
- Incident response
- Digital forensics
- Network security
- Vulnerability assessment
- Incident response management
Phishing detection
- Identity management
- Log analysis
- Intrusion detection
- Security architecture
- Social engineering prevention
- Risk assessment
Certification
- Security+
- Completion of Operation Tobacco Road, a collective training event held by the North Carolina National Guard
Timeline
Cyber Security Analyst
Guilford Technical Community College
09.2021 - Current
Windows Server Operations Intern
HERBALIFE NUTRITION
05.2020 - 08.2020
BS - Computer Science, Cyber Security
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
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