Drew Alden
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Information Technology / IT (Computer Technology), Computer Science, Business Administration
Ball State University
2003 : 2008
High School Diploma
Mt Vernon High School
1999 : 2003
[MLS Organization]
Lead Sr. Information Security Analyst
» Performed network and log-based security analysis, reporting, and Tier 1 incident handling in a diverse MSS environment comprised of 50+ Fortune 500 customers, utilizing a number of SIEM and security tools including RSA NetWitness, Carbon Black, LogRhythm, Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Minemeld, FireEye, Cofense, Mimecast and more.
» Led and trained my shift of 5+ L1 and L2 analysts on a multitude of infosec concepts.
» Assisted with and advised the SOC, Threat Intelligence, and Development teams on incident handling, alerting, tuning, whitelisting, email & ticketing system workflow configuration and automation, security software development, malware analysis, and a number of best practices and SOPs.
2019 : 2020
ADT Cybersecurity SMB
Lead Sr. Information Security Analyst 3
» Performed security assessments, incident remediation, and network security services for several small to large businesses and individuals. Assisted with high profile forensics evidence cases.
» Designed and developed firmware for custom security system hardware and custom sensor hardware to assist with private investigations and security assessments.
2017 : 2018
The Helios Group, LLC
Security Analyst / Hardware Engineering Lead
» Co-Founded the Hackster Live program, bringing Hackster's maker-centric learning and competitions to local meetups internationally via our many ambassadors.
» Hosted Phoenix's own local Hackster Meetup where I taught a number of classes on Intel and Arduino products, Amazon Alexa skill-building, robotics, and more.
» Hosted and Judged multiple Hackster contests, led product-specific contest sprints to get community rockstars up to speed on new products, helping them to submit great project entries.
2015 : 2018
Hackster
Community Lead, Developer, Ambassador
» Performed security analysis, vulnerability management, threat research, remediation and reporting.
» Directly managed enterprise-wide Windows patching for 35,000+ endpoints globally, both on and offsite.
» Developed custom tooling to automate a number of our team's daily responsibilities and a custom Palo Alto Firewall block page to allow users to report troublesome blocks directly to our SOC.
» Took part in a number of tool evaluations and implementations, including Tenable Nessus, Rapid7 Nexpose, and more.
» Worked with both end users and executives to hasten our deployment windows and reduce our attack surfaces. Developed reporting dashboards for management to get a view into our progress.
2013 : 2017
Bechtel Corporation
Security Analyst, Threat Management Team
Skills
Active Directory, Application Security, Computer Forensics, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), Data Center, Disaster Recovery, Firewalls, Information Security, Information Security Management, Linux, Microsoft SQL Server, Network Administration, Networking, Network Security, Penetration Testing, PHP, Security, Security Management, Security Operations Center, Servers, SQL, System Administration, Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Virtualization, VMware, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Windows, Windows Server
About
Driven and excited by technology. Always seeking to advance my knowledge of Information Security, Hardware Engineering, and the growing intersection of infosec and IoT.
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