Alex Ryan
CISSP | GPEN | Security Solutions Architect | Risk Attack Surface Management | Threat Intelligence | Incident Response | Security Consultant
- Role
- Incident Response Commander at Cisco Talos
- Location
- Corvallis, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alex Ryan
Cybersecurity professional with expertise in Threat Intelligence, Detection Engineering, and Incident Response, integrating intelligence-driven insights to improve detection and response capabilities. Experienced in developing high-confidence detections, collaborating with IT teams to ensure accuracy, and optimizing response processes to reduce resolution time. Focused on documenting processes to enable organizational scalability and improve team efficiency. Strong understanding of adversary tactics and their application to security operations.Proficient in securing both AWS cloud and on-premise environments. In Threat Intelligence, conducted OSINT research using in-house developed correlation tools, established Prioritized Intelligence Requirements (PIRs) by engaging key stakeholders, and authored actionable threat intelligence reports tailored to target audiences. For Threat Detection, utilized Python, Jupyter Notebooks, Scapy, Wireshark, and a dedicated lab to develop detections in JSON format for ingestion into a QOSMOS/Suricata engine, contributing to a SaaS security product for anomaly detection. In Incident Response, led investigations in both corporate IT environments and ransomware cases, leveraging Elastic, QRadar, AWS CloudTrail, AWS WatchTower, EDR, and NDR to analyze logs and create automated response mechanisms for security incidents.Certifications: CISSP #20946 GIAC-GPEN #584461 GIAC-GSEC #5849 GIAC-GSFP CCENT NSA INFOSEC Assessment Methodology, NTI Forensics Certification, Infrastructure Liaison Officer (FBI)Email: p••••••••@proton.me
Experience
Incident Response Commander
Mar 2025 — Present
Education
University of Houston
BA, Philosophy
University of Houston
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
Skills
- Security
- Network Security
- Cisco Technologies
- Vpn
- Cissp
- Enterprise Architecture
- Information Security
- Integration
- Networking
- Virtualization
- Management
- Solution Architecture
- Saas
- Disaster Recovery
- Firewalls
- Servers
- Cloud Computing
- Enterprise Software
- Data Center
- Itil
- Virtual Private Network (Vpn)
- Cisco Systems Products
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