Natnael Debebe

About Natnael Debebe

Cyber Security analyst with a demonstrated hands-on experience in Network Traffic Analysis, Data Security, Network Security, Endpoint Security, Application Security, cloud security, PKI and Encryption, and Malware Analyses.

Experience

1. Lead Technologist

   Booz Allen Hamilton

   Dec 2022 — Present

   Led cloud security incident response activities across GCP environment, developing and implementingcomprehensive detection and response procedures aligned with industry’s best practices• Tested and deployed endpoint security solutions including Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Defenderfor Server to protect diverse cloud infrastructure including VMs and containerized environments• Created and optimized detection rules that improved identification of unauthorized access and reduced false positives across multi-cloud environments• Conducted exercises simulating advanced GCP attack scenarios, resulting in improvement in teamresponse readiness and reduced mean time to detection• Researched, evaluated, and implemented hybrid-cloud security solution technologies, ensuring seamless compatibility with existing infrastructure• Developed training programs that improved team GCP cloud security competencies• Enhanced security log ingestion and analytics frameworks for multi-cloud environments, improvingthreat detection capabilities and reducing incident investigation time• Establishing direct communication channels with GCP cloud service provider security teams to leverageplatform-specific security features• Analyzed and defined data requirements and specifications for efficient log ingestion from diverse cloud data sources, contributing to improved threat detection and incident response.• Stay current with emerging cloud security threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices to enhance theorganization\'s security posture.• Interface with cloud service providers\' security teams to understand platform-specific security featuresand capabilities.• Provide actionable insights to enhance cloud security policies, controls, and configurations based onanalysis of security events.

Education

• University of Maryland University College

  Master's degree

  2015 — 2017

• Bahir Dar University

  Bachelor's degree

  2002 — 2006