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Katy
Summary
Motivated Cybersecurity Analyst with expertise in IT security, threat detection, and incident response. Proficient in security tools, vulnerability management, and system support. Seeking an opportunity to apply analytical skills and strengthen cybersecurity in a dynamic environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst
Accenture Palliative Care
Houston
09.2023 - Current
- Investigated and resolved 100+ security incidents, identifying and mitigating threats.
- Supported incident response investigations, documenting attack vectors and response actions.
- Implementing technical support for endpoint security tools, including firewalls, antivirus, and IDS/IPS systems.
- Conducing regular vulnerability assessment of healthcare systems.
- Analyzing risk with third party vendors, cloud services and other external parties that interact with health care data.
- Collaborating with healthcare providers, IT teams, legal and compliance officers to ensure all security measures are understood and enforced.
- Implemented Data Loss Prevention (DLP) software to prevent unauthorized access to leaks of sensitive patients.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Allied Medical Hospice
TX
08.2015 - 08.2022
- Safeguarding electronic health record (EHRs) and other sensitive patient data from unauthorized access and breaches and cyber-attacks.
- Implementing proper access controls and that encryption is used to protect data at rest and in transit.
- Conducting regular Vulnerability assessment of healthcare system (EPIC) including several medical devices.
- Identifying security gaps and prevents potential Cyberattacks like ransom ware.
- Ensuring adequate connection of medical devices such as IoT devices like infusion pumps and patient monitoring system PMS avoids cybersecurity attacks from outside sources.
- Promoting strong password policies and secure data handling practices across all departments.
- Ensuring compliance with health care specific regulations such as HIPPA, HITECH and GDPR.
Cyber Security Operations Specialist
Alvis Medical Home (Alvis House)
Columbus
02.2018 - 07.2020
- Conducted weekly security awareness training, increasing employee phishing detection by 40%.
- Implemented Data Loss Prevention (DLP) software to prevent unauthorized access to leaks of sensitive patients.
- Reduced malware infection rates by 25% through proactive threat intelligence and endpoint protection.
- Contributed to log analysis efforts, helping detect suspicious activity in Windows and Linux environments.
- Created detailed incident reports for SOC leadership, highlighting emerging threat patterns.
- Operating a 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC), ensuring continuous security monitoring and rapid response.
- Provided technical support for endpoint security tools, including firewalls, antivirus, and IDS/IPS systems.
- Analyzed real-time network traffic to detect malware infections and hacking attempts.
Education
Cybersecurity -
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona12.2025
Skills
- Security tools & Forensic
- Packet Analysis
- Service Now
- Malware Analysis
- SIEM
- IDS/IPS
- Microsoft Defender
- Linux and Windows OS
- IPsec
- Splunk
- Malware Analysis/Endpoint Protection
- Incident Response
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Network Security Protocols/ TCP/IP
- Nessus- for vulnerability management
- VirusTotal
Certification
- CompTia Security+, Pearson Vue Certified
- Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Certified
Timeline
Cybersecurity Analyst
Accenture Palliative Care
09.2023 - Current
Cyber Security Operations Specialist
Alvis Medical Home (Alvis House)
02.2018 - 07.2020
Cybersecurity Analyst
Allied Medical Hospice
08.2015 - 08.2022
Cybersecurity -
University of Phoenix