David Harris

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Computer Information Systems

Fort Valley State University

1996 : 2001

Experience: 2022 : Present

TransUnion

Manager Network Security Operations

Teach hybrid courses to aspiring cyber security professionals as they pursue undergraduate degrees and certifications as a Cyber Security Specialist. Course development in the areas of computer and network security, cryptography, digital forensics, security policies, and malware analysis. Provide mentorship, student advising and public outreach services. Serve on Advisory Board to provide industry insight and further develop Cyber Security program.

2016 :

Gwinnett Technical College

Adjunct Cybersecurity Professor

Lead departmental staff that includes hiring, mentoring, and career development for staff

Participate in the selection of technology, devices and software that are to be used on in the information security infrastructure and ensure that their implementation meets technical requirements of the business

Responsible for operationalization and availability of network security, endpoint security, cloud security, enterprise logging, and data privacy solutions.

Develop metrics and reports for C-Level executives to show performance of team and security posture of deployed security controls

Conduct internal and external audits to identify potential control gaps in log monitoring and data protection controls.

Provide real time decision making for ongoing information security solution deployments, incidents, and requests as they occur to protect corporate assets.

2019 : 2022

Equifax

Global Security Operations Manager

Design, build, test, and implement firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and intrusion detection systems. Lead security architectural design infrastructure for current and acquired company acquisitions. Implement restriction policies and guidelines for corporate endpoint devices and BYOD devices. Primary security technical contact for risk assessments, compliance, and cloud assessments (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, and Salesforce products). Automate the deployment of Security tools. Perform security incident analysis, remediation, and vulnerability testing. Act as an escalation point for tier-1 and tier-2 security analysts.

Manage vendor relationships and technology budget for acquiring new infrastructure hardware.

Tune intrusion detection and prevention systems to prioritize and identify false positives in alerting mechanisms. Integrate SIEM tools with internal data sources for easier mitigation of security incidents; log management, and event correlation. Implement cloud access security broker (CASB) solution to secure SaaS platforms.

2017 : 2019

Verizon Connect

Principle Security Engineer

Support SIEM appliances and software that includes log event correlation, anti-virus, IPS and IDS platforms. Hands on daily support for operations for Security Architects, Development, Database and Product teams. Manage lab environment that includes heavy VMWare, Linux, Windows, and Network administration. Configure and support Cisco ASA, Juniper, Bluecoat, and Palo Alto firewalls. Perform forensic analysis, investigations, updates, patching, and hardening of Linux and Windows systems. Partner with Risk and Compliance team to perform end-to-end information systems that included assessing risk and formal reporting of risk internal and external to the enterprise. Build and support Cent OS , Ubuntu, Oracle Linux, Fedora, RHEL, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, and Windows workstations leveraging VM Ware virtualization. Create incident reports to update management on high/critical incidents and security breaches. Manage procurement, budget, and vendors for purchasing of security infrastructure hardware and software.

2016 : 2017

FireEye, Inc.

Senior Security Engineer

Company: TransUnion

Years of Experience: 20