Kenneth Barnum

• Monitored network traffic to detect any malicious activities or unauthorized access attempts. Worked efficiently in busy, high-risk settings while maintaining best-in-class standards of excellence for security initiatives.
• Identifies cybersecurity weaknesses and provides recommendations for improvement. Monitors enterprise policy compliance and provides recommendations for effective implementation of security controls.
• Manages 11 personnel; maintains COMSEC 2 Air Force wings /50 tenant units providing contingency operations.
• Enforces Air Force , DISA & DoD policies & procedures; oversees network security implementation for 15K users worth over $260M enclave.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting the installation and application of inline network encryptors devices onto classified networks; to include basic routing/switching, firewall policy, and VPN utilization

· Advises cyber systems operations personnel and system administrators on known vulnerabilities and assists in developing mitigation and remediation strategies.

· Ensures appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards are incorporated into all new and existing information system resources through certification and accreditation and protects resources from malicious activity.

· Provides networked application resources by designing, configuring, installing, and managing data services, operating system and server applications.

· Provides directory services utilizing dynamically-assigned internet protocol (IP) addresses, domain name server (DNS), network storage devices, and electronic messaging resources.

· Manages secure authentication methods utilizing public key infrastructure (PKI) technologies and procedures.

· Standardizes user privileges and system settings using automated deployment tools such as group policy, and system center configuration manager.

· Creates, administers, and audits system accounts. Performs system-wide backups and data recovery. Ensures continuing systems operability by providing ongoing optimization and problem-solving support.

· Applies computer security policies to safeguard systems and information. Processes scheduled and authorized outages. Submits outage reports in response to unscheduled outages.

· Utilizes enterprise patching tools to implement security updates and patches to include: server and desktop operating system patches, and antivirus software updates

· Performs proactive security functions to deter, detect, isolate, contain, and recover from information system and network security intrusions.

· Provides core network services by designing, configuring, installing, and managing data services at the network hardware and software operating system and server application level.

· Implements Network Operations and Network Security Division security fixes, operating system patches, and antivirus software.

· Administers database operations, implements conversions, and investigates problems in database environment.

· Conducts local functional and connectivity testing to ensure continuing operability; provides ongoing optimization and problem-solving support

· Provides customer assistance and utilizes network components (e.g., routers, gateways, firewalls, etc.) and other information systems to enforce mandatory access control.