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CHINONSO IJOMA

Pikesville,MD
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Summary

Cybersecurity analyst with 8 years of progressive experience in system security research,planning,execution and maintenance. Skilled at training internal users on security procedures and preventive measures. Result-driven IT professional with notable success in analysis and implementation of security initiatives with identifying compliance issues..

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

CYBERSECURITY ANALYST

Erosun Inc
01.2020 - Current
  • Administer tools and solutions to strengthen security of IT infrastructures, networks, hardware, software, and systems for this leading provider of cybersecurity services
  • Instrumental in SIEM and EDR implementation and integration with NIST standards
  • Instrumental in administrative role of DLP tools in which configuring patches and upgrading are covered .
  • Continuous monitoring of Data loss prevention to foster business continuity
  • Responsive to alerts in DLP and other detective and preventive tools
  • Performs technical activities of IT security analysis team
  • Increased investigations of possible data breaches and finalized investigations
  • Design, evaluate and approve plans for implementations of new software deployments and system integration testing
  • Manage robust efforts to analyze, monitor, investigate, hunt, and resolve vulnerabilities and protect systems and websites from both internal and external threats
  • Established swift response to incidents and removal of malicious files
  • Deliver critical system, hardware, and software upgrades which increased business function by 10%
  • Proactively install software to protect systems from cyber attackers
  • Analyze efficacy of security policies and solutions; produce reports for IT administrators and business leaders
  • Gather data on holistic nature of threats and optimal blocking strategies
  • Coordinates, coaches, and updates other employees on best security practices
  • Identifies technology trends and current threats that may disrupt business operations
  • Cooperates with a team to resolve issues.

INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST

Zlink Security
09.2017 - 11.2019
  • Worked with other teams to enforce security of applications and systems
  • Protected and monitored several systems from cyber-attacks
  • Investigated and resolved incidents of unauthorized access to sensitive information
  • Educated and trained other employees on security policies and procedures.
  • Implemented security measures to reduce threats and damage related to cyber-attacks
  • Ensured that technology trend is followed, and new technology is utilized in company to prevent data breach
  • Monitors DLP and EDP to enhance business continuity .

SOC ANALYST

Mcmorris Technologies
01.2015 - 04.2017
  • Conducted comprehensive risk analysis, monitoring and evaluation of systems and infrastructures for cyber-attacks
  • Analyzed threats and vulnerabilities to enhance system security and foster business continuity
  • Instrumental in SIEM implementation and integration
  • Enhanced knowledge sharing through centralization of security logs
  • Investigated and resolved incidents of unauthorized access to sensitive information
  • Implemented security measures to reduce threats and damage related to cyber-attacks
  • Worked with other teams to enforce security of applications and systems.
  • Educated and trained users on information security policies and procedures.

Education

Associate of Science - Cyber Security and Assurance

Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore, MD
12.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Education / English

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigria
12.2009

Skills

  • Nmap, Scrum ,Wireshark, Nessus ,FireEye, IronPort, Source fire, McAfee Web Gateway, Splunk Enterprise, McAfee DLP , Meta Split TCPdump, OpenVas, FTK Imager, Air crack-ng Log management, Anti-Virus tools( Norton ),IDS,IPS
  • Networking: LANs, WAN,VPNs, Firewalls, TCP/IP
  • Software: MS office (Word ,Excel ,Outlook, Access, PowerPoint)
  • Ticket Systems: Archer, Service Now etc
  • Open source site checks: zscallercom,URLVOIDCOM etc
  • Cybersecurity Policy Development
  • Risk Management Framework
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Python (Programming)
  • Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network
  • Ability to multitask
  • Relationship building
  • Risk analysis
  • Cloud security
  • Incident Response Management

Certification

CompTIA Security + 2022 CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) 2023 AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Professional.

Work Availability

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Timeline

CYBERSECURITY ANALYST - Erosun Inc
01.2020 - Current
INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST - Zlink Security
09.2017 - 11.2019
SOC ANALYST - Mcmorris Technologies
01.2015 - 04.2017
Baltimore City Community College - Associate of Science, Cyber Security and Assurance
University of Nigeria - Bachelor of Arts, Education / English

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