Caitlin M. Allen
Threat Analyst
Burlington,VT
Summary
Threat Analyst with a passion for protecting companies against both internal and external threats. Talented at threat hunting and recommending preventive measures to mitigate security flaws. Employs technological solutions and personnel training to harden both people and machines against malicious actors.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Threat Analyst
NuHarbor Security
Colchester, VT
06.2021 - Current
- Performing threat hunting, intelligence analysis, scoping for incident response, and acting as an escalation point for CTAC clients.
- Assists SOC team with additional responsibilities, tasks, and provides input to improve the SOC’s performance and daily operation.
- Authoring client specific weekly threat reports and bi-weekly threat trends.
Intern
NuHarbor Security
Colchester, VT
05.2020 - 05.2021
- Working on ThreatConnect development to automatically enrich IOCs manually entered into ThreatConnect by using Playbooks to gather information using open-source intelligence sources through API calls.
- Created a lab environment for analysts to train themselves to threat hunt in that resets after 24 hours of use.
- Data mapping IOCs to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques for intelligence program.
Digital Forensics Intern
Kivu Consulting
Burlington, VT
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Working on development of a Linux Forensics and Incident Response team by creating a training program, database, and automating key artifact extraction in Powershell to expedite the investigation process.
- Working alongside junior and senior analysts on forensics investigations Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics Analyst (Tier 1).
Technical Intern
Leahy Center for Digital Investigation
Burlington, VT
08.2018 - 12.2018
- Performed an entry-level managed services role through monitoring network logs, threat hunting, and continuing to improve the ELK Stack SIEM solution.
- Performed incident response duties such as imaging, investigating, and remediation.
Researcher
Leahy Center for Digital Investigation
Burlington, VT
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Helped with preparing students for the spring semester during LCDI Spring Orientation Projects Minecraft Server on CentOS 7.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Networking & Cybersecurity
Champlain College
Burlington, VT 08.2017 - 05.2021
Skills
Splunk
Threat Hunting
ThreatConnect
Malware Analysis
Linux Forensics
Windows Forensics
Security Engineering
System Administration
Certification
Splunk Core Certified Power User
Timeline
Splunk Core Certified Power User
06-2023
Threat Analyst
NuHarbor Security
06.2021 - Current
Intern
NuHarbor Security
05.2020 - 05.2021
Digital Forensics Intern
Kivu Consulting
01.2020 - 05.2020
Technical Intern
Leahy Center for Digital Investigation
08.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Networking & Cybersecurity
Champlain College
08.2017 - 05.2021
Researcher
Leahy Center for Digital Investigation
08.2017 - 02.2018