Muyiwa Akin
Summary
A Cyber Security Analyst with five years of professional experiences specializing in information security, risk assessment, incident response, and vulnerability assessment. Expert in enhancing security protocols and mitigating the risk of cyber threats for large organizations. Collaborative team player with exceptional skills in monitoring and analyzing security events and logs, identifying and responding of security alerts, and improving compliance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cyber Security Analyst
Akkodis
01.2021 - Current
- Provide support for organization through security assessment and authorization activities in compliance with Risk Management Framework (RMF).
- Monitor and analyze Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Security Information and Event Monitoring systems (SIEM) to identify security issues for remediation.
- Performed incident response activities, including investigating security incidents, documenting findings, and recommending remediation actions.
- Perform vulnerability testing, risk analyses and security assessments to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
- Collaborated with IT teams to integrate security measures into the development and deployment of new applications.
- Monitor security access and perform audits to ensure compliance with security policies.
Compliance Analyst
Capital One
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Assisted in the development, recommendation, and implementation of a cost-effective Information Security framework, in line with ISO27000 series controls, and SOC 2 Type II principles.
- Worked with different teams to create awareness and training plans, monitored, and gave security infrastructure recommendation.
- Reviewed audit and monitoring reports related to consumer and client activities.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
- Conducted periodic compliance audits and reviews to identify areas of improvement.
Security Analysts
Satwic
01.2018 - 06.2019
- Conducted security evaluations to identify vulnerabilities and risks within systems and networks
- Conducted IT controls risk assessments that included reviewing organizational policies, standards and procedures and provided advice on their adequacy, accuracy, and compliance with company policy
- Developed risk analysis methods for game production environments, ensuring robust security measures
- Collaborate and assist Security Operation Center (SOC) team in Event Monitoring, Incident Response, and Identification of potential security incidents
- Regularly tuned and filtered SIEM alerts to gather relevant security data
- Analyze potential phishing and social engineering attempts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IASkills
Incident Response
Vulnerability Management
SIEM management
Penetration Testing
Network Security
Compliance Monitoring
Risk Assessment
Log Analysis
Security Architecture
Certification
- CompTia security +CE
- CISM in progress
Timeline
Cyber Security Analyst
Akkodis
01.2021 - Current
Compliance Analyst
Capital One
01.2019 - 01.2021
Security Analysts
Satwic
01.2018 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Iowa