Anca L.

About Anca L.

I’m Anca Iancu, a Senior Cloud Security Engineer with over 7 years of experience…

Experience

1. Cloud Security Engineer

   AT&T

   Feb 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Enhanced organizational security through Microsoft Entra ID implementation. Deployed conditional access policies, identity protection, RBAC, and MFA to reduce account compromise and data breach risks.• Implemented Azure Identity Governance with team collaboration. Configured Just-in-Time (JIT) and Just-Enough-Administration (JEA) for high-impact roles and automated user access reviews to maintain least-privilege access.•Partnered with developers to secure application integrations. Configured enterprise applications in Entra ID, assigned permissions via Graph API, and implemented secure token configurations with managed identities.• Established comprehensive endpoint protection. Integrated Windows servers, clients, Intune devices, and Azure VMs with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to enable advanced threat detection, investigation, and response capabilities.• Automated device management through Microsoft Intune. Implemented seamless device onboarding with dynamic group assignment to ensure automatic compliance with security policies and standards.• Deployed Microsoft Sentinel SIEM solution. Connected to Azure Log Analytics to collect and analyze security events from M365 Defender and Azure AD, enabling real-time threat detection and response.• Optimized threat response through custom analytics. Configured data connectors and analytic rules while creating automated playbooks for common security incidents to improve response efficiency.Hardened endpoints via comprehensive policy deployment. Implemented MDE policies through Intune including antivirus, attack surface reduction, firewall, tamper protection, and Windows Security Baseline configurations.

Education

• TechWorld with Nana

  Devops Bootcamp

• Lone Star College

  Leadership North Houston, Organizational Leadership

• Law School

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Attorney

• American Bar Association

  Law, International Law and Legal Studies