Cybersecurity Analyst
Lake Forest College,
Lake Forest ILDescription
Administer advanced security tools to proactively detect and mitigate threats, investigating suspicious activities and collaborating with users for resolution.
Execute comprehensive vulnerability assessments, reviewing vulnerability summaries and addressing identified security gaps to strengthen system defenses.
Enforce best practices in cybersecurity by conducting Nessus scans and monitoring with Defender.
Participate in incident response, guaranteeing compliance with established policies and conducting research.
Special Projects and Skills
Nessus Scan Setup for Detecting Active and New Vulnerabilities: Set up and configured Nessus vulnerability scanning tools to identify and address active and newly emerging security vulnerabilities within the system.
Skills: Vulnerability assessment tools and methodologies, detail-oriented analysis of scan results, technical troubleshooting in a security context
Research of a New Firewall: Conducted an in-depth research project to evaluate potential firewall solutions by analyzing vulnerabilities reported over the past five years, assessing security robustness, and comparing pricing for optimal decision-making.
Skills: evaluation of cybersecurity solutions, historical data analysis for security vulnerabilities, analytical decision-making.
Development of a Daily Tasks Tracker and Educational Materials for Next Employee: Created a daily workflow tracker and comprehensive educational guides to ensure seamless knowledge transfer and efficiency for the next individual in this role.
Skills: organizational and documentation, simplifying complex processes, task management.
Assessing Campus Alignment with Windows Security Guidelines: Reviewed scans of the campus IT environment to compare compliance with Windows security recommendations. Collaborated with multiple IT departments to analyze all recommendations, prioritize implementation based on college needs, and identify existing compliance areas.
Skills: cross-departmental collaboration, compliance assessment and prioritization, IT security guideline evaluation.