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M Harrison

Senior Vulnerability Analyst at Redacted

I love Cybersecurity as it allows me to work under constant pressure, actively engage in problem solving and apply my well-honed critical thinking skills. I am recognized as being a collaborative leader, an excellent communicator and one who loves to take responsibility for results. Fintech veteran pivoted to cybersecurity after managing risk for over two decades.

Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Practical Network Penetration Tester
Certified Penetration Testing Specialist
Leadership
Pentesting
Hard Working

Skills

Experiences

1
Senior Vulnerability Analyst
Redacted

Aug 2023 - Present, Dallas, TX

A Mid sized institution with integrity.

Responsibilities:
  • Conduct regular vulnerability assessments of systems and applications using vulnerability scanning tools
  • Analyze and interpret vulnerability scan results, and prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk
  • Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability research to identify new and emerging threats
  • Review information security aspects of emerging technologies to identify how both blue and red team initiatives could incorporate them
  • Investigate security incidents to determine root cause and develop remediation plans
  • Communicate with senior management and other stakeholders regarding security risks and incidents

Cybersecurity Analyst/Engineer
redacted

Aug 2023 - Present, USA

Cybersecurity Engineering duties, Analyst Duties.

Responsibilities:
  • Help support a team of professionals engaged in keeping the world a safer place
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Cybersecurity Analyst, Level II
Binary Defense

Nov 2021 - Aug 2023, Stow, OH

Binary Defense is a widely recognized company for Managed Detection and Response, SIEM and Threat Hunting.

Responsibilities:
  • Supported companies high-priority clientele while furthering the efforts of the talented internal security teams
  • Investigated active threats, including containment of compromised assets, gathering malware, and sandboxing.
  • Evaluated IOCs and map to MITRE while providing input to formulate hunting rules that prevent future attacks.
  • Utilized a myriad of forensic tools to dump memory, network traffic, and other sources of evidence.
  • Reviewed information security aspects of emerging technologies to identify how both blue and red team initiatives could incorporate them.

Advisory Chair
Bookmap

Jun 2014 - Jan 2017, Tel Aviv, IL

Visualize market liquidity and gain incredible insight into the order book. The Bookmap trading platform provides a range of remarkable trading tools.

Responsibilities:
  • Led software and network design as well as implementation for connectivity to dozens of global exchanges and data vendor providers.
  • Joined this startup at the beginning, growing its revenue by 100% or more every year for three years ($800K/year upon leaving).
  • Built a business plan and go-to-market strategy while launching a revolutionary trading program.
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Principal
MJH3 Trading

Jun 1997 - Present, Chicago, IL

Self Employed Derivatives trader focused on both exchange traded and off exchange assets.

Responsibilities:
  • Built internal data collection software to source real time data from multiple exchanges globally.
  • Applied proprietary quantitative algorithms to all available data sources to locate and exploit market inefficiencies.
  • Automated the execution of 1000’s of orders per second as a Statistical Arbitrage Specialist
  • Hedging all forms of risk and asset exposure using Futures and Options

Education

B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
CGPA: 3.5 out of 4
Publications
Extracurricular Activities
  • CyberSecurity Club President
  • National Cyber League Team Captain - Led Teams to top 10 finishes in national competitions.
  • National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Team Captain
  • NIST/NICE Challenge Coordinator
  • \"Fowl Owls\" CTF Team Captain for over 40 global Capture The Flag events
Associates in Computer Science & Engineering
CGPA: 3.89 out of 4

Achievements

Certified Penetration Testing Specialist

Practical Network Penetration Tester

Microsoft Certified - Kusto Detective Season 2 KQL

Top Defender

Lockheed Martin Cyber Challenge

Graduation

CompTIA - CySA+

Security Operations Analyst Associate

Microsoft Certified - Kusto Query Language Detective KQL

ISC2 Certified - SSCP

Cybersecurity Architect Expert

Hack the Box