Latoria Robinson
Cyber Security Analyst
Dallas,PA
Summary
Detail-oriented Cybersecurity Analyst with over 4 years of experience in security operations, threat detection, and incident response. Expertise includes monitoring enterprise environments using SIEM and EDR tools, investigating alerts, and managing vulnerabilities. Holds multiple certifications including CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, and CySA+, alongside CEH and Microsoft SC-200, with a strong foundation in NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and compliance frameworks like SOC 2 and PCI DSS.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst II
Northbeam Cloud Security
06.2024 - 10.2026
- Led response to 25+ security incidents, including phishing, credential compromise, and malware outbreaks, cutting mean time to respond by 35%.
- Built 20+ custom detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, improving true-positive rates and reducing false positives by 28%.
- Monitor and triage 150+ daily security alerts in Splunk and CrowdStrike Falcon, escalating confirmed incidents per the incident response playbook.
- Conducted monthly vulnerability scans with Tenable Nessus across 1,200+ assets and collaborated with IT teams to remediate critical findings within SLA, achieving 96% compliance.
- Automated alert enrichment and user-notification workflows using Python and PowerShell, enabling team to save approximately 15 hours weekly.
- Assisted in PCI DSS and SOC 2 audits by collecting evidence and documenting security controls to ensure compliance.
- Analyzed SIEM logs to detect threats, validate anomalies, and support accurate investigation workflows.
- Monitored cloud security alerts to identify suspicious activity and escalate incidents for response.
Junior Security Analyst
Redwood Health Systems
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Conducted Tier 1 and Tier 2 monitoring in Microsoft Sentinel, investigating suspicious logins, endpoint alerts, and email threats to enhance security posture.
- Performed Tier 1 and Tier 2 monitoring in Microsoft Sentinel, investigating suspicious logins, endpoint alerts, and email threats.
- Oversaw endpoint detection and response for 2,500+ devices, ensuring agent deployment and policy compliance to safeguard organizational assets.
- Conducted access reviews in Active Directory and Entra ID to enforce least privilege and support HIPAA requirements.
- Compiled incident reports, runbooks, and lessons learned, streamlining onboarding process for new analysts.
IT Support and Security Intern
Summit Cloud Solutions
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Managed patch management, user account provisioning, and help desk escalations, ensuring smooth IT operations for 400+ employees.
- Configured firewall rules and analyzed VPN logs, identifying and reporting unusual access patterns to enhance security posture.
- Contributed to vulnerability assessment project and created remediation summaries to communicate risks effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
IT Support and Security Intern
Summit Cloud Solutions
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Coordinated patch management, user account provisioning, and help desk escalations for 400+ employees, ensuring timely support and security compliance.
- Configured firewall rules and reviewed VPN logs, flagging unusual access patterns to enhance security posture for the organization.
- Supported vulnerability assessment project and drafted remediation summaries to effectively communicate risks and actions to non-technical stakeholders.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Concentration in Information Security
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX05-2022
Skills
- SIEM monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, log analysis, alert triage, phishing analysis, digital forensics, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike Falcon, Palo Alto Cortex XDR, Tenable Nessus, Qualys, Wireshark, Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, Microsoft Azure, Active Directory, Windows hardening, Linux hardening, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, Python, SQL, KQL
- Risk assessmentt
- Incident response
- Digital forensics
- Vulnerability management
Affiliations
- U.S. citizen
- Speaker, North Texas Cybersecurity Meetup: "Phishing Defense for Small Businesses," 2025
- Member: ISSA, (ISC)² Associate
Certification
- CompTIA Security+, 2022
- CompTIA CySA+ (Cybersecurity Analyst), 2023
- CompTIA A+, 2021
- CompTIA Network+, 2021
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), 2023
- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200), 2024
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), 2025
- CISSP
Timeline
Cybersecurity Analyst II
Northbeam Cloud Security
06.2024 - 10.2026
Junior Security Analyst
Redwood Health Systems
08.2022 - 05.2024
IT Support and Security Intern
Summit Cloud Solutions
05.2022 - 08.2022
IT Support and Security Intern
Summit Cloud Solutions
05.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Concentration in Information Security
University of Texas at Arlington