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Dan Arens
Senior Cyber Security Analyst at Leidos
United States
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Education:
Bachelor of Science - BS
Marketing
Xavier University
1993 : 1997
Marketing
Xavier University
1993 : 1997
Experience:
Work as a member of a team providing 24x7 cybersecurity monitoring services for Department of Defense networks. This includes performing real-time cyber threat intelligence analysis, correlating actionable security events, performing network traffic analysis using raw packet data, and participating in the coordination of resources during the incident response process
Use in-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of enterprise SIEM platforms Splunk, Kibana, Elastic, ELK Stack, Logstache, Microsoft Azure Sentinel and Defender, Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, QRadar,
Review DoD and open-source intelligence for threats and to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and integrate those into sensors and SIEMs
Perform analysis of log files from a variety of sources, to include individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, intrusion detection system logs and custom sensors to identify compromises on customer networks/endpoints and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations
Triage alerts to identify malicious actors on customer networks
Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on CND network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment
Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the NE or enclave to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
Notify CND managers, CND incident responders, and other CND-SP team members of suspected CND incidents and articulate the event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action
Create tickets to report incidents to customers and US Cyber Command
Maintain familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense and/or Cyber Kill Chain methodology
2020 : Present
Leidos
Cybersecurity Analyst
2020 :
Leidos
Cyber Security Analyst
2011 : 2020
L3Harris Technologies
Field Service Representative
2010 : 2012
US Army
Section Sergeant
2008 : 2012
US Army
Satellite Communications Operator Maintainer
Use in-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of enterprise SIEM platforms Splunk, Kibana, Elastic, ELK Stack, Logstache, Microsoft Azure Sentinel and Defender, Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, QRadar,
Review DoD and open-source intelligence for threats and to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and integrate those into sensors and SIEMs
Perform analysis of log files from a variety of sources, to include individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, intrusion detection system logs and custom sensors to identify compromises on customer networks/endpoints and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations
Triage alerts to identify malicious actors on customer networks
Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on CND network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment
Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the NE or enclave to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
Notify CND managers, CND incident responders, and other CND-SP team members of suspected CND incidents and articulate the event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action
Create tickets to report incidents to customers and US Cyber Command
Maintain familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense and/or Cyber Kill Chain methodology
2020 : Present
Leidos
Cybersecurity Analyst
2020 :
Leidos
Cyber Security Analyst
2011 : 2020
L3Harris Technologies
Field Service Representative
2010 : 2012
US Army
Section Sergeant
2008 : 2012
US Army
Satellite Communications Operator Maintainer
Company:
Leidos
Years of Experience:
16
Spoken Language:
French
Skills
Active TS/SCI Clearance, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Military, Military Leadership, Military Operations, Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Security, U.S. Department of Defense
About
Experienced Cyber Defense Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in U.S. Department of Defense, Cyber Security, Network Engineering, and Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Active TS/SCI Clearance, Military Leadership, and Information Technology. Strong information technology professional with a Bachelor of Science - BS focused in Marketing from Xavier University. ELK Stack, Elastic, Logstache, Kibana, Splunk, Azure Sentinal, Azure Defender
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