Pat Heaney
Details
Security and Risk Analysis : Information and Cyber Security (ICS)
Penn State University
2015 : 2019
High School Diploma
Central Bucks High School South
2012 : 2015
Security Risk Advisors
Senior Information Security Consultant
Diligently monitored security tools and alert platforms to respond to security incidents across a diverse range of 24x7 SOC clients with various security software stacks. Devised and implemented efficient response workflows for Splunk Phantom/SOAR and Cortex XSOAR, significantly enhancing incident response capabilities. Provided expert recommendations for SIEM and EDR detection rule logic tuning, resulting in improved alert quality and a marked reduction in false positives.
2019 : 2021
Security Risk Advisors
Consultant
• Conducted thorough investigations of security alerts and suspicious emails, safeguarding the organization from potential threats.
• Designed and maintained a dynamic Splunk dashboard for the effective display and search of gathered threat intelligence data.
• Achieved 1st place in a Hackathon through the development of an innovative, gamified security awareness web app, promoting company-wide security best practices.
2018 : 2018
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Intern, Security Operations Center Analyst
• Proactively researched newly discovered vulnerabilities, assessing their potential impact on the organization's network and systems.
• Compiled and presented detailed reports of vulnerability scan findings, facilitating the prioritization of remediation efforts.
• Executed a comprehensive vulnerability assessment on over 4,000 networked computers, resulting in substantial improvements to overall network security.
2017 : 2017
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Intern, Information Security
I produced content ranging from concerts to training videos for teachers and substitute teachers. I assisted in editing videos for the school district. I provided miscellaneous technical and IT support. I worked with professional technologies to stream video content over a network.
2015 : 2017
Central Bucks School District
Assistant to Video Specialist
Skills
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Anti-phishing, AWS CloudFormation, Azure DevOps, Azure Sentinel, Bash, Carbon Black, Cobalt Strike, Communication, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Crowdstrike Falcon, Cybersecurity, CylanceProtect, Detection Engineering, Docker, EDR, ePolicy Orchestrator, Exabeam, Git, Go (Programming Language), IBM QRadar, Incident Response, Information Security, JavaScript, Kanban, Linux, McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Office, Monitoring & Response, Open Source Intelligence, OSINT Research, Palo Alto Networks, Phishing, Purple Team, Python, Python (Programming Language), Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), SIEM, SOAR, Splunk, Splunk SOAR, Tanium, Technical Support, Troubleshooting, VECTR, Web Development, Windows
About
Motivated information security professional with experience in both blue and red team environments. Skilled in defensive methodologies, automation, engineering, and research. Graduate of the Pennsylvania State University's College of Information Sciences and Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Security and Risk Analysis: Information and Cyber Security (ICS).
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