IT Security Analyst | Scott Russo

Cyber Security Specialist with passion for aligning security architecture plans and processes with security standards and business goals. Extensive experience developing and testing security framework. Versed in robust network defense strategies.

Mastercard Cybersecurity virtual experience program on Forage - June 2025

* Completed a job simulation where I served as an analyst on Mastercard’s Security Awareness Team

* Helped identify and report security threats such as phishing

* Analyzed and identified which areas of the business needed more robust security training and implemented training courses and procedures for those

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Telstra CyberSecurity Job Simulation - May 2025

* Triage a current malware threat and figured out which infrastructure is affected.

* Analyze firewall logs and identify the vulnerability being used.

* Used Python to develop a firewall rule to mitigate the attack.

* Created an incident postmortem of the malware attack.

Application Vulnerability Assessment

* Worked with a Non-Profit Organization, Led a live web Application Vulnerability Assessment based on OWASP standards. Project involved scoping, creating and delivering a 10-page report that included an executive summary, detailed findings and recommendations.

Comptia Security+ Certification (June 2025)