SAMSON DADA
Texas City,TX
Summary
Results-driven Cybersecurity analyst with hands-on experience in threat detection, incident response, security information and event management (SIEM). Skilled in leveraging tools such as Tenable and FortiEDR to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive data. Proven ability to enhance security posture, reduce vulnerabilities, and improve incident response times.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst
Carenet Healthcare
San Antonio, TX
04.2023 - Current
- Experience analyzing network device logs to identify potential threats.
- Understanding NIST framework.
- Experienced providing required evidence that meets HITRUST SOC 2 standard.
- Experience handling vulnerability scanning tools Tenable and Qualys to identify vulnerabilities for on-premises and cloud assets.
- Experience utilizing KnowBe4 to train and educate employees about social engineering attacks.
- Experience utilizing Avanan to monitor, analyze, and respond to email-based threats, including phishing, malware, and impersonation attacks.
- Monitored and investigated security alerts from a LogRhythm SIEM platform, reducing critical false positives by 90%.
- Vast experience managing and configuring FortiEDR agents across endpoints, achieving proactive threat hunting and automated incident response.
- Experience using Jira and ServiceNow ticketing system in tickets management.
- Experience handling Pentest exercise.
Desktop Support Specialist
Sasol North America
Houston, TX
09.2019 - 08.2022
- Conduct numerous installations of company's secure product on customers machines including driver installation on network printers.
- Installed software configured and tested user’s device analyzed functionality of peripheral appendages.
- Troubleshot hardware and software issues and identified solutions to resolve problems quickly.
- Performed system upgrades including operating system installs, application installations, and patching.
- Fully supports a wide range of IT products such as MS office suite software, personal productivity software, and network access and system utilities.
- MDM installation and configuration on mobile devices.
- Assisted users with Microsoft 365 deployment and set up on devices.
- Training newly hired users on assigned workstations before deployment.
- Creating and handling tickets requests in a timely and professional manner using ServiceNow ticketing system.
- Ensuring all workstations have an updated antivirus.
- Experience with installation and configuration of RSA secure id on mobile phones and devices.
- Experience with configuring and troubleshooting Virtual Private Network (VPN) remote access problems.
Education
BSc - Geology & Mineral Science
University of Ilorin
Skills
- Endpoint Security
- Incident Response
- Risk Management
- Vulnerability Management
- TCP/IP Protocol
- Qualys
- HIPAA
- SOC 2
- Cryptography
- System Security
- Network Security
- Cloud Security
- Identity Access Management
- PKI
- Malware Analysis
- HITRUST
- Critical Thinking
- Microsoft
- Active Directory
- Firewall
- Tenable
- Email Security
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Risk assessment
- Incident response
- Digital forensics
- Network security
- Vulnerability assessment
- Phishing detection
- Threat intelligence
- SIEM management
- Incident response management
- Identity management
- Penetration testing
- Compliance monitoring
- Web application security
- Patch management
- User awareness training
- System hardening
- Intrusion detection
- Two-factor authentication
- Wireless security
- Endpoint protection
- Social engineering prevention
- Access control
- Anomaly detection
- Data loss prevention
- Data analysis
- Identity and Access management
- Problem-solving
- Security audits
- Risk management
- Firewall management
- Security monitoring
- Malware analysis
- Security analysis
- Threat hunting
- SIEM tools
- Security information systems
- Cloud security
- Information protection
Certification
- CompTIA Security +
- CompTIA Cysa in view
Timeline
Cybersecurity Analyst
Carenet Healthcare
04.2023 - Current
Desktop Support Specialist
Sasol North America
09.2019 - 08.2022
BSc - Geology & Mineral Science
University of Ilorin