Amara Eap
CISSP | CISA | Security+ | Information Security Analyst
- Role
- Threat Defense Analyst at Alaska Airlines
- Location
- Honolulu, HI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Amara Eap
Experienced Information Security specialist with a proven track record in the financial services and healthcare sectors. Skills include- Leading Information Security risk and posture assessments- Conducting third-party vendor evaluations- Administering security awareness testing and training initiatives- Developing and upholding Information Security policies, standards, and procedures- Delivering findings, monitoring remediation progress, and conducting reviews- Providing comprehensive reports on activities and outcomes- Conducting various security reviews, such as firewall and vulnerability assessments, among others.
Experience
Threat Defense Analyst
Mar 2025 — Present
Analysis, triage, response to escalated security events and incidents-Threat hunting for IOCs-Monitoring control tuning recommendations to ensure detection of attacks and compromises-Built and maintained web application firewall (WAF) dashboards to provide visibility into traffic patterns, attack activity, and rule effectiveness-Created, updated, tuned, and cleaned up WAF rules to improve detection coverage and reduce false positives-Performed ongoing rule hygiene by reviewing legacy, redundant, and unused rules to optimize performance and maintainability-Produced weekly WAF status reports summarizing attack trends for security and application stakeholders-Supported security incidents by analyzing WAF logs to identify attack vectors, assess impact, and recommend remediation actions-Partnered with application and engineering teams to validate rule updates and minimize business disruption
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Cybersecurity
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major: Economics, Minor: Japanese
2007 — 2010
Skills
- Loans
- First Time Home Buyers
- Underwriting
- Mortgage Banking
- Internal Audit
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Mortgage Underwriting
- Credit Analysis
- Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
- Residential Mortgages
- Microsoft Office
- IT Audit
- Healthcare
- Funding
- IT Compliance
- Mortgage Lending
- Microsoft Excel
- Auditing
- Financial Analysis
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