Brian C.

About Brian C.

Extensive experience in Information Security roles including Team Lead, Principal Security Engineer, and Information Security Officer. Strong understanding of threat hunting, threat research, MITRE ATT & CK TTPs, threat intelligence, Common Information Model (CIM), and detection engineering. Proficient in frameworks compliance, policy creation, and technical documentation. Experienced in leading teams and training others in cybersecurity practices.

Experience

1. Senior Security Research Engineer

   Exabeam

   Dec 2016 — Present · Boulder, CO, US

   Focused on emerging threats, such as new ransomware and crimeware groups, as well as nation-state actors.Produced various threat detection content published in blogs, white papers, internal customer community posts, and presentations at conferences.Transformed relevant cyber attack information into log-based threat detection logic utilizing correlation, trend, and anomaly rules.Mapped detection details to the MITRE ATT & CK framework.Developed analyst playbooks outlining appropriate responses to malicious detections.Specialized in User and Entity Behavior Analysis (UEBA), Network Detection and Response (NDR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven correlation (strong Indicators of Compromise) detection creation.Served as an advisor in several key areas: new product development. product enhancement testing. functional Quality Assurance (QA) testing development. existing and potential customer sales engagements (pre-sales).

Education

• The University of New Mexico

  Bachelor's degree

  1995 — 2006