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PETER BERNHARDT
“There is nothing more necessary than good Intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy, & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain.”
George Washington
Summary
Passionately-driven, solutions oriented senior cyber threat intelligence analyst with eleven years of experience leaning into complex problems sets. Implements intelligence processes, products, and staff functions that support multiple echelon operations. Conducts research, analytical, and fusion innovation with experienced presentation, writing, and communications skills, providing senior leadership with critical information, enabling decision making. Keenly looking forward to developing a career aligned with cyber defense to bring critical intelligence to leaders and defenders.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
1st Cyber Battalion, Cyber Protection Brigade
12.2020 - Current
- Drives active hunts on complex cyber terrain by developing indicators and warnings for relevant threats for tactical operators
- Worked with cyber analysts, analytic developers, and intelligence agencies for over 23 major defensive cyber operations
- Directs intelligence training as the Senior Analyst; resulting in 11 analysts becoming Basic qualified and 4 analysts becoming Senior qualified, exceeding organization requirements
- Implemented structured analytic techniques, critical thinking, and red teaming to generate over 400 innovative threat modelling products
- Leads a cyber intelligence section from 2021 to 2024 as the Senior Analyst, resulting in adopted processes and templates becoming the modus operandi for the parent organization
- Analyzes threat tactics, techniques, and procedures using MITRE ATT&CK, Navigator, integrated SIEM data, and threat intelligence fusion.
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Army Cyber Command
07.2017 - 12.2020
- Briefed multiple senior leaders to include CYBERCOM director, U.S
- Army General Provost Marshal, and U.S
- Army G2 and orienting senior leadership to threat focus using accurate predictive analysis forecasting
- Chosen by name to instruct threat intelligence at FBI Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy at Quantico
- Initiated a product line that was adopted by the entire organization, resulting in increased collaboration among 11 different federal agencies and organizations and increased community cyber threat awareness
- Routinely designed and disseminated self-initiated tools and production including APT malware crosswalks, intrusion histograms, and intrusion trend trackers.
- Developed new analytical models that improved forecasting accuracy and reduced risk exposure.
Intelligence Analyst
101st Airborne Division
09.2013 - 06.2017
- Generated analysis related to threat trends, campaigns, and target focus using fused data and information and briefed developed products at a Joint Command level
- Chosen by name to train a team in intelligence production using analytic platforms and tools.
- Developed intelligence assessments for high-level government officials and stakeholders.
Education
Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S. of Applied Science -
02.2024
GPA: 4.0
Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Government
Intelligence Operations, Associates of Applied Science -
02.2024
GPA: 4.0
- Honor Roll 2013, summer
- Honoree of High Honors
Aviation Flight / Aviation Technologies -
01.2004
GPA: 3.33
- Dean's List 2002 Fall, 2003 Spring
- Honor Roll 2002-2003
High School Diploma -
01.2002
GPA: 3.86
- Honoree of Valedictorian
Skills
- TS/SCI Clearance with CI Poly
- Intelligence Analyst with over 11 years of experience
- Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with over 7 years of experience
- CompTia A (2016)
- CompTia Certified Ethical Hacker (2016)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Intelligence Cyberthreat Intelligence Analysis (2019)
- Department of Defense (DoD) Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) certified practitioner (2021)
- Certified McAfee AESS, Tychon SIEM, Elastic (2022)
- RedSeal Cloud Security (2024)
- Microsoft Office suite; infographic, and data visualization tools
- Classified Intelligence tools
- Geospatial, threat intelligence, and IOC repositories and tools
- Gabriel Nimbus big data platform
- Evidence-Based Decision Making
Certification
- CompTia A+ Training - 2016
- CompTia CEH Training - 2016
- Defense Intelligence Agency Cyberthreat Intelligence - 2019
- Certified OSINT practicioner, Department of Defense Training - 2021
- McAfee Army Endpoint Security Service Training - 2022
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software
ArcGIS
Geospatial tools
Infographical Design
Data Visualization
RawGRAPH
Classified Intelligence Tools
Crowdstrike Falcon
Gray Noise
RecordedFuture
IOC Data
Elastic
Open Source
SOC Prime
Timeline
Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - 1st Cyber Battalion, Cyber Protection Brigade
12.2020 - Current
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - Army Cyber Command
07.2017 - 12.2020
Intelligence Analyst - 101st Airborne Division
09.2013 - 06.2017
Liberty University - Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S. of Applied Science,
Cochise College - Intelligence Operations, Associates of Applied Science,
Southern Illinois University - Aviation Flight / Aviation Technologies,
Trinity High School - High School Diploma,
- RedSeal Cloud Security, 2024
- McAfee Army Endpoint Security Service (AESS), 2022
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Intelligence Cyberthreat Intelligence Analysis, 2019
- CompTia A+, 2016
- CompTia CEH, 2016
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