Derrick E.

About Derrick E.

I help organizations secure their cloud environments by combining IAM governance…

Experience

1. Cyber Security Analyst

   Park Nicollet Health Services

   Jun 2019 — Present · US

   Provide Tier 1 support and escalate all events to Technical Leads for review before completing event notation to ensure accuracy and completeness.• Analyzes files and URLs to detect malicious content, investigate the ownership and registration details of a domain to understand its legitimacy or identify potential malicious activity by using virustotal, whois URl scans, hybrid analysis.• Identify and locate devices on a network by analyzing IP addresses determining the source and destination of network traffic using IP address and NS lookup.• Monitor and analyze security alerts by continuously reviewing logs from various security tools such as intrusion detection systems, firewalls and splunk.Investigate anomalies, assess potential threats, determine the severity of incidents, and initiate appropriate responses. This includes identifying patterns, correlating data, and staying vigilant for any suspicious activities that may pose a risk.Response to a security incident by detecting malware outbreak, analyzing and isolating affected systems, containing the spread, gathering evidence, and communicating with relevant teams.• Create a ticket in the SOC ticketing system for tracking and escalation purposes where a specific action is required for an event.• Perform ad-hoc analysis of events in the currentSIEM and other SOC tools looking for malicious activity and other security related events that were not identified by the automated processes.• Conduct a vulnerability assessment, using Nessus and wireshark to scan networks, systems, and applications for potential weaknesses such as identity outdated software, misconfigurations, or known vulnerabilities.• Trained new employees on how to handle investigations and safely deal with phishing emails.• Document all incidents and create a clear narrative that supports their conclusions.

Education

• University of Yaoundé

  Master's Degree