Damian Sopher

Deputy CISO at Westinghouse Electric Company

Jeannette, PA, United States

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Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

Duquesne University

2012 : 2016

Bachelor of computer science

Game Programming

University of Advancing Technology

2006 : 2008

Associate's degree

Computer Information Management

International Academy of Design and Technology

2004 : 2005

Experience: Deputy CISO reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), providing senior leadership and operational excellence in incident response, security architecture, security engineering, security operations, risk assessment, IT governance, and vulnerability management for highly regulated global organization responsible for more than 50% of all nuclear reactors in the world.

2022 : Present

Westinghouse Electric Company

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

2018 : 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company

Senior Manager, Cyber Defense Center

Vulnerability Management Lead

2011 : 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company

Information Security Consultant

2007 : 2011

CSC

Senior Field Service Technician

2005 : 2005

Accenture

J2SE Application Developer

Company: Westinghouse Electric Company

Years of Experience: 18

Skills Active Directory, Application Security, C/C++, CISSP, Computer Security, Computrace, Cyber-security, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, Encryption, Endpoint Encryption, Endpoint Security, Firewalls, Group Policy, Incident Response, Information Security, Intrusion Detection, IT Governance, ITIL, J2SE, JavaSE, Linux, McAfee, McAfee ePO, Mobile Devices, Mobile Device Security, Network Security, Penetration Testing, People Management, Powershell, Security Architecture Design, Security Awareness, Security Policy, Server Security, Software Development, Strategic Planning, System Automation, Team Management, VBScript, Visio, VPN, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, WinBatch, Windows, Windows Security

About I currently serve as Deputy CISO at Westinghouse Electric Company, a multi billion dollar company specializing in the highly regulated nuclear energy industry.

I offer nearly 20 years experience in the IT industry with over 10 years dedicated to cybersecurity, including expertise in incident response, security architecture and engineering, software development, vulnerability management, documentation, compliance, governance, and threat intelligence.

I joined Westinghouse Electric Company in 2011 as a security analyst helping build and enhance cyber capabilities at the company while partnering within IT and other business units to deliver business goals securely and effectively.