Forrest Swick

About Forrest Swick

Experienced Leader and Information Security Advisor with a demonstrated history of supporting the higher education, northern colorado non-profit organizations.Skilled in Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Endpoint, Entra ID, Defender for XDR, Palo Alto Cortex XDR, CloudStrike EDR, InCommon SSL Certificate Services, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Cloud App Security, Microsoft 365 Defender, Storage Area Network (SAN) Management, QNAP NAS, Knowledge Centered Service (KCS), Software Documentation, Solarwinds Security Event Manager, Stellar Cyber Open XDR, Threat & Vulnerability Management, VMWare, Web and Application Scanning, Qualys Vulnerability Management Detection and Response (VMDR) and PCI DSS. Strong information technology leader and professional with a Masters Degree in the Department of Leadership, Policy and Development focused in Higher Education & Student Affairs Leadership from University of Northern Colorado and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Experience

1. Information Security Advisor

   LevelBlue

   Oct 2025 — Present · Reston, VA, US

   I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as an Information Security Advisor at LevelBlue.Trustwave was recently acquired by LevelBlue creating the industry’s largest pure-play Managed Security Services Provider.

Education

• University of Northern Colorado

  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Management, Management Information Systems, Minor in Environmental Studies

  1986 — 1991

• University of Northern Colorado

  Masters of Arts (M.A.), Higher Education & Student Affairs Leadership (HESAL)

  2015 — 2020

Skills

• Technical Training
• Troubleshooting
• Higher Education
• Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• Server Administration
• Leadership
• Networking
• Servers
• Powerpoint
• Windows 7
• San
• Security
• Access
• Dynamic Application Testing
• Public Speaking
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Threat & Vulnerability Management
• Technical Documentation
• Nonprofits
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Information Security
• Analysis
• Research
• Pci Dss
• System Administration
• Management
• Technical Presentations
• Disaster Recovery
• Teaching
• Network Security
• Software Documentation
• Social Media
• Microsoft Exchange
• Sharepoint
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Technical Support