SAMSON DADA
Carenet Healthcare
Texas City,TX
7
years of professional experience
1
Certification
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.
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst
3 Years 6 Months- 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
2 Years 11 Months- 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
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 - CurrentRead More
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