Daniel Watson

About Daniel Watson

As a Manager of Information Security, I have lead multiple teams of security analysts and engineers who provided 24x7x365 coverage for intrusion monitoring, incident response, infrastructure maintenance, and user administration. I have over 15 years of experience in the security field, with a bachelor\'s degree in cyber security, numerous certifications, and the practical application of those skills.I have extensive knowledge and skills in various security tools and technologies, such as Rapid 7 Insight VM and IDR, Sentinel One, MS Defender, Digital Shadows, Abnormal, Knowbe4, Cisco Umbrella, McAfee NSM IDS/IPS, Cisco FMC, NGFW, Alert Logic, SOAR, MDR, EDR, Fortinet products, Trellix SIEM, RSA SecurID, DDoS mitigation systems, Microsoft Active Directory, ISE, DNS management, ServiceNow, and more. I actively profiled network traffic to detect patterns indicating possible intrusions from inside or outside corporate networks, and I handled service support requests for active directory accounts, two factor authentication, SSL VPN. I also have strong customer service, communication, and teaming skills. I am a US Army veteran and a proud husband, father, and grandfather.

Experience

1. Manager, Information Security Operations

   Greenway Health

   Apr 2024 — Present

Education

• Rasmussen University

  Associate of Science (A.S.), Information Systems Management: Network Administration

  2009 — 2011

• Rasmussen University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cyber Security

  2009 — 2013