Ted Swearingen

About Ted Swearingen

PROTECTING AND OPTIMIZING GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURES WITH SECURITY- CENTRIC CULTURES AND SOLUTIONSAs a Security and Risk Leader with numerous security certifications, protecting IT, Data and Infrastructure is what I do best. Building and leading high-performance security teams and promoting a culture of security across the enterprise is how I get it done. Those I’ve worked with will tell you that I’m equally adept in implementing security strategies and tactics that facilitate the commercialization of secure IT services and products strategically aligned with the needs of the business. Along the way I’ve earned a reputation for effectively partnering with business to optimize security and lower risk and provide the organization with a competitive business advantage. Some notable contributions include: • Designing and implementing Neustar’s software security program.• Significantly reducing Neustar’s risk exposure during mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.• Saving millions of dollars by implementing a security and risk tools consolidation program.• Scaling Neustar’s security organization into a robust multifunctional organization. Skills: Information Security Planning and Management | Risk Assessment & Management | Security Strategies & Road Maps | Identity Management | Vulnerability Assessments | Penetration Testing | Security Architecture, Engineering & Networking | Security Operations Center Startups | Executive Reporting & Presentations | Audits & Compliance | Budgeting & Cost Control | Strategic & Tactical Change Management | Program & Project Management | Training, Mentoring & Coaching | High-Performance Team Building | Business Partnering | Business Development

Experience

1. Sr Dir Cybersecurity Operations & Engineering

   NRECA

   Feb 2022 — Present · Arlington, VA, US

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

  Information Security Officer (CISO) Executive Education and Certificate Program, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

  2018 — 2018

• Virginia Tech

  Economics

Skills

• Managed Services
• Dns
• Integration
• Vpn
• Checkpoint
• Vulnerability Management
• Identity Management
• Computer Security
• Network Architecture
• Disaster Recovery
• Cissp
• High Availability
• Vmware
• Information Technology
• Network Design
• Saas
• Penetration Testing
• IT Strategy
• Network Security
• IT Management
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Ips
• IT Audit
• Juniper
• Data Center
• Security Audits
• System Deployment
• Servers
• Itil
• Information Security Management
• Professional Services
• Virtualization
• Application Security
• Business Continuity
• Cism
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Vulnerability Assessment