Christian Taillon

About Christian Taillon

A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.\"- Proverbs 6:10-11This feels like it\'s talking about cybersecurity teams.Fortunately, God blessed our green Earth with the coffee plant, producing the superior caffeinated beverage that keeps us vigilant.On a serious note, we don\'t have the luxury of time in InfoSec. To compensate, we must lean on our broader community. You don\'t need to work at the same company to be on the same team.Professional Focus: Cybersecurity professional passionate about integrating Threat Intelligence, Intrusion Detection, and Security Monitoring. As a Linux enthusiast and active member of the Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance, Information Systems Security Association, and Cyber Resilience Institute, I bring both technical depth and collaborative insight to security challenges. Proud Grand Canyon University alumnus.My methods: Focus on high value with low effort. Make it data-informed. Threat Intelligence is simply current data that informs our decision-making.Mission: I believe in investing in people—especially the juniors, because we were all once one. I love creating tools, sharing guides, and putting in that extra 5-10% effort to turn my wins into everyone else\'s wins by sharing them openly. My philosophy: Share how you win so others can make it their own victory. I\'m a strong believer in communities, crowdsourcing, and open sourcing solutions. Full disclosure—I was a script kiddie before LLMs started writing all our junior-level code, so I understand the journey from curiosity to competence.Through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem-solving, I aim to elevate the entire security community, one shared solution at a time.When not immersed in technology, I cherish time with my amazing wife and two wonderful daughters.

Experience

1. Threat Response Engineer

   Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

   Aug 2020 — Present · Phoenix, AZ, US

   Senior member of the IT Security Engineering team. Responsible for security tool management, detection engineering, incident response, and cloud security implementation in AWS and Azure.Key Activities:• Architect and Admin Splunk deployment, including Splunk ES and SOAR• Managed EDR, NDR, multiple firewall vendor products, and Cloud WAFs, CASB, IAM, Secret Management• Administered any Linux-based and API managed security solutions• Detection Engineer and Developed SOC alert content and program• Served as an escalation point for SOC team and forensics tasks• Conducted ad-hoc and programmatic Threat Hunting and authored security advisories and guides• Led Cloud Security projects in AWS and Azure, implementing CPSM and logging enhancements and hardening• Utilized Azure DevOps and GitHub for development operations and development team code scanning• Terraform managed security team clould infrastructure • Managed network security tools, including Zeek, Suricata, PacketBrokers, and Host Firewall• Administered all SIEM and data logging systems, including Splunk integrations, Enterprise Syslog-ng, Elastic, and SOAR• Operated Threat Intelligence Program• Managed vulnerability assessment tools, including Host Vulnerability Management• Lead in cloud security AWS/Azure• Managed Identity and Access Management, including Conditional Access• Managed Endpoint Security Solutions across server, cloud, workstation, and mobile• Maintained IT Security Team Linux servers and workstationsCollaborated with vendors and oversaw vendor product and open source solution implementations to enhance organizational security posture.

Education

• Grand Canyon University

  Information Technology with a Minor in Cyber Security, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

• Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance

  Virtual SME TUFTeam Training, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism

  2019 — 2019

Skills

• Technical Support
• Windows
• Microsoft Office
• Hardware
• Troubleshooting
• Information Technology
• Help Desk Support
• Networking
• Computer Hardware
• Team Leadership
• Technical Research
• IT Security Operations
• IT Security Policies & Procedures
• Kali Linux
• Virtualization
• Vmware Workstation
• Malware Analysis
• Security Incident Response
• Anti-Phishing
• Information Security
• Cyber-Security
• IT Security Best Practices