Andrew Smith

Versatile professional with a robust background in cybersecurity and customer service, exemplified by a top sales achievement at BlueGreen Vacations and securing assets over $64 billion in the US Air Force. Skilled in Linux scripting and exceptional at problem-solving, I excel in dynamic environments requiring adaptability and meticulous attention to detail. Possess strong communication skills, ability to multitask efficiently, and expertise in various operating systems. Adept at maintaining calm and professional demeanor in fast-paced environments, ensuring smooth operation of communication systems.

• Google Cybersecurity Professional, 01/01/24
• CompTIA Security+, 01/01/24

• Google Cybersecurity Certification, A simulated incident occurred at an organization, and I was to play the role of Tier I SOC analyst., Triage multiple reports and any findings deemed worthy of reporting from the SIEM tool logs., Escalated the most pressing incident to higher stakeholders about a geolocation attempted entry outside of normal business hours., Found all the incidents and accurately escalated incidents in order of importance.
• CompTIA Security+, A performance-based question (PBQ) wanted to properly identify threat, threat vector, and how to achieve threat actor’s goal., Properly identify each to get a passing score., One scenario was a threat actor wanting to achieve the goal of gaining money from a company with a vulnerability of staff training. To achieve this, one would simulate attacking them through a phishing email and a crypto ransomware attack., Achieved a passing score on the test to get CompTIA Security+ certification.
• American Military University, Class for digital forensics has a lab that requires using FTK Imager for isolating data to be studied later., Successfully save the data by giving it a hash function for nonrepudiation and integrity during the chain of custody., Found the section needed to be saved. Initiated steps to place MD5 hash on file. Reproduced steps to check that the file was saved successfully., Teacher checked over work to ensure the assignment was completed. Was given a passing grade for work completed in FTK Imager.