Overview
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Education
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Certification
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Shydra Murray

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Student Security Analyst

CES Security Operations Center
11.2023 - Current
  • Analyze and remediate phishing emails received by the students and faculty of BYU Hawaii, Idaho, and Provo.
  • Gain experience in six different areas of cybersecurity, including penetration testing and incidence response.
  • Manage vulnerabilities across the three BYU campuses.
  • Utilize Falcon Crowdstrike and LogScale to monitor MFA logs and network traffic for over 20 BYU departments.

Student Research Participant

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
08.2023 - Current
  • Work with Dr. Derek Hansen on cybersecurity research.
  • Focus on human interaction with phishing messages.
  • Study the effects of artificial intelligence on spear phishing.
  • Identify common deception techniques used online and recorded patterns of believable phishing messages.

Student Computing Specialist

Brigham Young University Office of Information Technology
07.2023 - 11.2023
  • Supported servers and databases for BYU, specializing in Alation and Dremio usage.
  • Worked in a team environment requiring ample communication skills.
  • Completed upgrades and database tasks requested by the university.
  • Served as an administrator for multiple databases and servers for the 76 departments at the university.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
05.2026

Associate of Science - General Studies

Weber State University
Ogden, UT
12.2022

Skills

  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
  • Critical Thinking Development
  • Online Systems
  • System Upgrades
  • Attention to Detail
  • Issue Diagnosis and Resolution
  • Analytical Thinking

Certification

  • MTA: Security Fundamentals, 2022
  • MTA: Introduction to Programming Using Java, 2022
  • MTA: Software Development Fundamentals, 2022

Coursework

  • Intro to Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Ethics
  • Introduction to Computer Science
  • Foundations of Computing
  • Programming 1
  • Cybersecurity Seminar
  • Intro to Engineering/Tech Design
  • Calculus 1 and 2
  • Introduction to Statistics
  • Intro to Newtonian Mechanics
  • Statistics for Engineers and Scientists

Extracurricular Activities

Cyber Patriot Team Captain (2021-2022) Regional Computer Science Sterling Scholar (2022) Robotics Club Assistant Teacher at Lakeside Elementary School Volunteer work at Peach Tree Place Assisted Living Donation Drive Organizer for The Lantern House Homeless Shelter

Timeline

Student Security Analyst

CES Security Operations Center
11.2023 - Current

Student Research Participant

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
08.2023 - Current

Student Computing Specialist

Brigham Young University Office of Information Technology
07.2023 - 11.2023

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity

Brigham Young University

Associate of Science - General Studies

Weber State University
Shydra Murray