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Brandon A. Mason
Security Engineer | CYSA+ | Security+ | CCSK
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Education:
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Information Systems
Virginia Commonwealth University
2013 : 2017
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Virginia Commonwealth University
2013 : 2017
Courtland High School
2009 : 2013
Information Systems
Virginia Commonwealth University
2013 : 2017
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Virginia Commonwealth University
2013 : 2017
Courtland High School
2009 : 2013
Experience:
2022 : Present
Alston & Bird
Information Security Engineer
- Lead incident response role
- Lead the firm's Threat and Vulnerability Management program; serve as principal oversight from identification through remediation.
- Manage the configuration and exceptions to DLP policy at all egress points
- Interact with firm stakeholders and leadership teams as part of response and remediation efforts
- Improve the detection, escalation, containment and resolution of incidents.
- Enhance existing incident response methods, tools, and processes.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant technologies and the threat landscape
- Assist during non-business hours in the event of an emergency, critical or large-scale incident.
- Oversee the firm's security awareness training initiatives, including the deployment of phishing simulations.
2020 : 2022
McGuireWoods LLP
Information Security Administrator
• Configure, deploy, and maintain network firewalls (NGFWs)
• Organize and lead troubleshooting efforts, providing both on-site and off-site support
• Work in rotating shift duty; constantly interfacing with clients and IT operations personnel to respond to network and/or security incidents
• Administer industry leading IAM platform; providing an important layer of security by delegating and de-provisioning privileged access accounts
• Serve as SME for content filtering; aligning operational controls pertaining to applications, URLs, and websites, with the company’s security policies.
• Served as chair on the IT operations reliability team; designed to collaborate and innovate processes to avoid preventable human errors as it pertains to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Dominion’s network.
• Participated in enterprise data center migration; physically interfacing with hardware (rack & mounting, running and plugging in cables) and testing to verify connectivity
2018 : 2020
Dominion Energy
Information Security Analyst
-Provide technical support to clients through firewall log analysis.
-Lead complex troubleshooting efforts with both on-site and off-site support.
-Configure, manage, and maintain firewall security policies on both traditional and next-gen firewalls.
-Utilize firewall technologies to assist with various corporate projects.
-Optimize firewall performance and integrity by properly removing unused rules and objects.
-Addressed Ransomware threats such as WannaCry and Petya at the firewall level using port-based
blocking strategies. (Traditional Firewalls)
2016 : 2017
Dominion Energy
Network Risk Operations
Perform analysis on various forms of cyber threat intelligence; Collaborate with Cyber security operations to address relevant threats to Dominion assets and bulk electric systems; Administer content filtering/access control; Conduct risk assessments on IT projects and information sharing; Work alongside project architects to recommend information security best practices and enforce IT security policies; Classify instances of PII and assign data protection methods based on Dominion standards; Assess internal and third-party network architecture diagrams; Identify risks associated with various technologies and assess their relevance and/or potential impact on Dominion's cyber assets; Created standardized process for content filtering administration; Access deprovisioning for end users who no longer require restricted access; collaborate and offer ideas to Dominion's corporate security awareness program; created and published security awareness article to Dominion's intranet homepage; Utilize open source security news to assess the evolving threat landscape;
2015 : 2017
Dominion Energy
IT Risk Management
Alston & Bird
Information Security Engineer
- Lead incident response role
- Lead the firm's Threat and Vulnerability Management program; serve as principal oversight from identification through remediation.
- Manage the configuration and exceptions to DLP policy at all egress points
- Interact with firm stakeholders and leadership teams as part of response and remediation efforts
- Improve the detection, escalation, containment and resolution of incidents.
- Enhance existing incident response methods, tools, and processes.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant technologies and the threat landscape
- Assist during non-business hours in the event of an emergency, critical or large-scale incident.
- Oversee the firm's security awareness training initiatives, including the deployment of phishing simulations.
2020 : 2022
McGuireWoods LLP
Information Security Administrator
• Configure, deploy, and maintain network firewalls (NGFWs)
• Organize and lead troubleshooting efforts, providing both on-site and off-site support
• Work in rotating shift duty; constantly interfacing with clients and IT operations personnel to respond to network and/or security incidents
• Administer industry leading IAM platform; providing an important layer of security by delegating and de-provisioning privileged access accounts
• Serve as SME for content filtering; aligning operational controls pertaining to applications, URLs, and websites, with the company’s security policies.
• Served as chair on the IT operations reliability team; designed to collaborate and innovate processes to avoid preventable human errors as it pertains to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Dominion’s network.
• Participated in enterprise data center migration; physically interfacing with hardware (rack & mounting, running and plugging in cables) and testing to verify connectivity
2018 : 2020
Dominion Energy
Information Security Analyst
-Provide technical support to clients through firewall log analysis.
-Lead complex troubleshooting efforts with both on-site and off-site support.
-Configure, manage, and maintain firewall security policies on both traditional and next-gen firewalls.
-Utilize firewall technologies to assist with various corporate projects.
-Optimize firewall performance and integrity by properly removing unused rules and objects.
-Addressed Ransomware threats such as WannaCry and Petya at the firewall level using port-based
blocking strategies. (Traditional Firewalls)
2016 : 2017
Dominion Energy
Network Risk Operations
Perform analysis on various forms of cyber threat intelligence; Collaborate with Cyber security operations to address relevant threats to Dominion assets and bulk electric systems; Administer content filtering/access control; Conduct risk assessments on IT projects and information sharing; Work alongside project architects to recommend information security best practices and enforce IT security policies; Classify instances of PII and assign data protection methods based on Dominion standards; Assess internal and third-party network architecture diagrams; Identify risks associated with various technologies and assess their relevance and/or potential impact on Dominion's cyber assets; Created standardized process for content filtering administration; Access deprovisioning for end users who no longer require restricted access; collaborate and offer ideas to Dominion's corporate security awareness program; created and published security awareness article to Dominion's intranet homepage; Utilize open source security news to assess the evolving threat landscape;
2015 : 2017
Dominion Energy
IT Risk Management
Company:
Alston & Bird
Years of Experience:
10
Spoken Language:
English, Spanish
Skills
Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Information Security, Interpersonal Skills, iOS, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Network Administration, Presentation Skills, Problem Solving, Project Management, Project Planning, Qualitative Research, Risk Analysis, Risk Assessment, Team Leadership, Threat Analysis, Threat Intelligence, Visio, Visual Studio, Vulnerability Assessment, Written Communication
About
Skilled security engineer with over 7 years of progressive experience in Information Security. Possesses a well-rounded skillset that spans both technical and non-technical roles. Provides great energy to the room, has a track record of accountability and sustained growth, and communicates effectively up and down the chain.
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