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Travis Short

Indianapolis,IN

Summary

I am a professional SOC Analyst with two years of civilian experience in IT/Cyber Security. Over nine years of experience in the military, the last three years have been in an elite cyber security unit. Highly motivated; earned six IT/Cyber Security Certifications within one year.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Tier 3 SOC Analyst

NineStar Connect
01.2023 - Current
  • Managed project to tune Security Onion for our environment.
  • Managed firewall rules on Zscaler's ZIA.
  • Responded to alerts in CrowdStrike Falcon.
  • Investigated reported Phishing emails and provided training to employees.
  • Monitored beacons reported by AC-Hunter with Zeek.
  • Provided support to users with Zscaler ZPA and ZIA issues.
  • Monitored new CVEs and developed mitigation solutions.
  • Presented reports to clients for automated Penetration Tests through pentera.

Information Technology Specialist

Army National Guard
11.2020 - Current
  • Participated as an operator for Cyber Lucrezia.
  • Finished 4th out of 62 students in Basic Leadership Course.
  • Awarded Army Achievement Medal (AAM) for outstanding achievement.
  • Configured Cisco routers and switches to meet standards.
  • Utilized virtualization technology for training events.
  • Used Linux to train for simulated cyber threats.
  • Participated in Capture the Flag events.
  • Completed Try Hack Me rooms and Hack the Box boxes.

Systems Administrator

ITI Smart Solutions
10.2021 - 01.2023
  • Managed a project to implement a new online backup solution for servers.
  • Managed project to find a remote monitoring & management solution.
  • Utilized Command Prompt and PowerShell to find creative solutions for team members and customers.
  • Monitored security alerts and audited policies in ThreatLocker to mitigate threats.
  • Reviewed server logs for security threats.
  • Created formal proposals for customer projects based on time and materials.

Skills

  • PowerShell
  • Command Prompt
  • Wireshark/TCP Dump
  • Alert Monitoring
  • Server Management
  • Firewall Management
  • Security Auditing
  • Risk Management
  • Threat Knowledge
  • Linux Fundamentals
  • Zscaler
  • Digital Forensics

Certification

  • Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance (TS/SCI)
  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
  • eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)
  • Security Blue Team - Blue Team Level 1 (BTL1)
  • CompTIA Security Analytics Professional (Security+ & CySA+)
  • CompTIA Linux Network Professional (Network+ & Linux+)
  • Department of Defense, Cyber Crime Center - Intermediate Cyber Core (ICC)
  • Department of Defense, Cyber Crime Center - Network Traffic Collection (NTC)

Timeline

Tier 3 SOC Analyst - NineStar Connect
01.2023 - Current
Systems Administrator - ITI Smart Solutions
10.2021 - 01.2023
Information Technology Specialist - Army National Guard
11.2020 - Current
Purdue University - Global - Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity

Purdue University - Global
03.2024

Courses

Intermediate Cyber Core (ICC)

  • Used Command Prompt to analyze process lists and socket tables.
  • Scanned ports using nmap.
  • Audited ACLs on routers.

Network Traffic Collection (NTC)

  • Analyzed frame and packet headers.
  • Queried filters in Wireshark and NetWitness Investigator.
  • Discussed placement of network capture tolls.

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