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Parvinder Basra

Houston,TX

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

INFORMATION SECURITY INVESTIGATOR

Cisco Systems, Inc.
02.2020 - Current
  • Documented findings and prepared detailed reports.
  • Carefully documented statements, observations, and evidentiary materials.
  • Collected, analyzed and interpreted information, documentation, and physical evidence associated with investigations.
  • Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Pioneered a method to resolve many critical issues regarding data loss, to include Cisco operational data, Cisco Intellectual property, Cisco employee information, and partner data.
  • Facilitated and resolved 80% of the remediation tasks for incidents of all severity levels.
  • Tracked incidents from opening to closure and coordinating remediation.
  • Cultivated a collaborative strategy to identify and eradicate insider threats.
  • Key communicator for urgent exposures and leveraging the legal and executive teams through cyclical process, repeated assessments, planning, and review.
  • Updated the security playbook, to streamline workflow and cultivate a clear understanding of roles amongst the team.

Help Desk Analyst

AFFORDABLE CARE
06.2019 - 12.2019
  • Logged support tickets and closed when issues were resolved.
  • Used ticketing systems to manage and process support actions and requests.
  • Assisted customers with troubleshooting issues encountered while using hardware or software, providing actionable tips to resolve problems.
  • Followed up with clients to verify optimal customer satisfaction following support engagement and problem resolution.
  • Provided basic end-user troubleshooting and desktop support.
  • Performed tests of functionality, security, and performance of different workstations and devices.

Education

Bachelor of Science - INFORMATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
07.2017

Skills

  • Developing Security Plans
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Critical Thinking Skills
  • Security Needs Assessment
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • Incident Response
  • Security Awareness Training
  • Information Protection
  • Procedure Documentation
  • Security Metrics

Timeline

INFORMATION SECURITY INVESTIGATOR

Cisco Systems, Inc.
02.2020 - Current

Help Desk Analyst

AFFORDABLE CARE
06.2019 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Science - INFORMATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

East Carolina University
Parvinder Basra