Mason Petersen
Salt Lake City,UT
Summary
Driven and analytical Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance student. Personable professional capable of monitoring network stability & security, troubleshooting software issues, and developing insight presentations. [Seeking role as Junior Penetration Tester, System Administrator, Security Analyst]. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student
Western Governors University
09.2020 - Current
- Recognizing and neutralizing threats in real-time, analyzing data to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and threats, and understanding threat intelligence and threat management
- Ensuring systems are secure by proactively identifying weaknesses before bad actors can exploit them
- Utilizing tools and techniques to perform security monitoring, collect, analyze, and interpret security data from multiple log and monitoring sources
- Implementing and maintaining secure network configurations, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPNs
- Handling security incidents, conducting investigations, and performing incident recovery.
Professional Saxophonist
Independent Contractor
07.2010 - Current
Animal Trainer
Independent Contractor
07.2009 - Current
Private Child Caregiver
Independent Contractor
09.2016 - 09.2022
Education
Bachelor's degree - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UTBachelor's degree - Jazz Composition
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UTSkills
- Security architecture
- Cryptography
- Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
- Virtualization
- Network Security
- Network management
- Network support
- Application support
- Threat management
- Change management
- Incident response
- Risk management
Certification
- CompTIA CySA+, 12/2024, 12/2027, Cyber-incident response, Threat intelligence, Threat management, Blue teamer
- CompTIA Security+, 05/2024, 05/2027, Access control, Data security, Firewall configuration, Security management
- CompTIA Network+, 03/2024, 05/2027, Network security, Network management, Network troubleshooting, System/network configuration
- Associate of (ISC)², 08/2024, 08/2025, Application security, Indecent response/recovery, Risk analysis/monitoring
- CompTIA A+, 07/2023, 05/2027, IT support/help desk, System administration, System configuration
- ITIL
Timeline
Student
Western Governors University
09.2020 - Current
Private Child Caregiver
Independent Contractor
09.2016 - 09.2022
Professional Saxophonist
Independent Contractor
07.2010 - Current
Animal Trainer
Independent Contractor
07.2009 - Current
Bachelor's degree - Jazz Composition
University of Utah
- CompTIA CySA+, 12/2024, 12/2027, Cyber-incident response, Threat intelligence, Threat management, Blue teamer
- CompTIA Security+, 05/2024, 05/2027, Access control, Data security, Firewall configuration, Security management
- CompTIA Network+, 03/2024, 05/2027, Network security, Network management, Network troubleshooting, System/network configuration
- Associate of (ISC)², 08/2024, 08/2025, Application security, Indecent response/recovery, Risk analysis/monitoring
- CompTIA A+, 07/2023, 05/2027, IT support/help desk, System administration, System configuration
- ITIL
Bachelor's degree - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Western Governors University
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