Andrews Turkson

About Andrews Turkson

Active security clearance, widows, Linux, AWS Experience Cyber Security Tools, Splunk, Tanium, RSA, Splunk, FireEye, Palo Alto/Cisco ASA Firewalls, Wireshark, Snort, TCP/IP, crowd strike, Carbon black, IDS/IPS, suricata

Experience

1. Senior Soc Analyst at Fda

   FDA

   Oct 2019 — Present · Silver Spring, MD, US

   Capable of working independently and involving senior analysts as necessary• Communicate the severity of the threat and recommendations for remediation to the customer and other cyber security personnel through written and verbal media• Follow detailed processes and procedures to analyze, escalate, and assist in remediation of critical information security incidents• Configuring and monitoring Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform for security alerts. Integrate and work with the firm’s Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) services• Serve as the SOC’s initial point of contact for all users• Scan and monitor system vulnerabilities on servers and infrastructure devices using a Threat and Vulnerability security solution• Perform security monitoring and reporting, analyze security alerts and escalate security alerts to local support teams• Lead and respond to security incidents and investigations and targets reviews of suspect areas. Consult on teams to resolve issues that are uncovered by various internal and third party monitoring tools. Identify and resolve root causes of security-related problems

Education

• Univesity of Ghana

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

  2003 — 2006

• Montgomery College

  Associate's degree, Information Technology

  2010 — 2014