Brandon Rizzo

About Brandon Rizzo

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Experience

1. Senior Security Engineer - Threat Intelligence Detection Engineering

   Amazon

   Dec 2019 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US

   Designed digital threat monitoring service making use of open source and paid threat intelligence providers to detect compromises of 3rd party vendors and companies, as well as internal data leakage and specific threats to the company.Designed automated compromised credential remediation system used to protect applications with the highest abuse potential, preventing 50M+ in fraud as a result.Providing technical leadership on the threat intelligence team, supporting and representing threat intelligence and our efforts across the company. Leading and participating in threat assessments. Building bridges between functions, with a goal of improving and and optimizing our prevention/detection/response to emerging threats.Vendor management, onboarding, RFPs, negotiations, etc.Onboard, and ramp up new team members. Played an instrumental role in expansion and growth of the team from just a few members to over 3x in size and 3x locations.Interviewing/hiring of security engineers and industry specialists (90+interviews and counting).Providing input to team, organization, and cross-company security strategies and effortsJustified the replacement of internally developed threat intelligence system. Onboarded 3P Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), manage and consult/provide guidance for usage, and partner on the development of integrations with stakeholders across the company. Providing mentorship to internal aspiring security engineers and current security engineers looking to progress in their careers or job functions.