Davian Reed

Experience

1. Security Engineer

   Gartner

   Dec 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Conduct comprehensive assessments of human-centric cyber risks, identifying vulnerabilities and potential attack vectors tied to human actors like phishing, social engineering, and insider threats.• Design, implement, and manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies and controls to prevent unauthorized disclosure or exfiltration of sensitive information. You\'ll also monitor DLP alerts, investigate incidents, and recommend remediation steps.• Develop and implement programs to detect, analyze, and mitigate insider risks, including monitoring user behavior and collaborating with relevant stakeholders (e.g, HR, Legal) on incident response.• Stay ahead of current attack vectors, trends, and techniques used by threat actors targeting human vulnerabilities, proactively identifying emerging threats and recommending countermeasures.• Advocate for and ensure adherence to information security best practices across the organization, especially regarding human behavior and data handling.• Configure, monitor, and optimize security tools relevant to human cyber risk.• Support during security incidents related to human-centric threats, assisting with investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery efforts.• Contribute to the development and delivery of security awareness training programs to educate employees on human cyber risks and best practices.• Generate reports on human cyber risk posture, incident metrics, and the effectiveness of security controls, while maintaining accurate documentation of security processes.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT Operations, Legal, HR, and other security teams, to achieve security objectives.

Education

• Arkansas Tech University

  Emergency Management, Cybersecurity

  2016 — 2022