Pat Heaney

Education: Bachelor of Science - BS

Security and Risk Analysis : Information and Cyber Security (ICS)

Penn State University

2015 : 2019

High School Diploma



Central Bucks High School South

2012 : 2015

Experience: 2021 : Present

Security Risk Advisors

Senior Information Security Consultant

Diligently monitored security tools and alert platforms to respond to security incidents across a diverse range of 24x7 SOC clients with various security software stacks. Devised and implemented efficient response workflows for Splunk Phantom/SOAR and Cortex XSOAR, significantly enhancing incident response capabilities. Provided expert recommendations for SIEM and EDR detection rule logic tuning, resulting in improved alert quality and a marked reduction in false positives.

2019 : 2021

Security Risk Advisors

Consultant

• Conducted thorough investigations of security alerts and suspicious emails, safeguarding the organization from potential threats.

• Designed and maintained a dynamic Splunk dashboard for the effective display and search of gathered threat intelligence data.

• Achieved 1st place in a Hackathon through the development of an innovative, gamified security awareness web app, promoting company-wide security best practices.

2018 : 2018

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Intern, Security Operations Center Analyst

• Proactively researched newly discovered vulnerabilities, assessing their potential impact on the organization's network and systems.

• Compiled and presented detailed reports of vulnerability scan findings, facilitating the prioritization of remediation efforts.

• Executed a comprehensive vulnerability assessment on over 4,000 networked computers, resulting in substantial improvements to overall network security.

2017 : 2017

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Intern, Information Security

I produced content ranging from concerts to training videos for teachers and substitute teachers. I assisted in editing videos for the school district. I provided miscellaneous technical and IT support. I worked with professional technologies to stream video content over a network.

2015 : 2017

Central Bucks School District

Assistant to Video Specialist

Company: Security Risk Advisors

Years of Experience: 8

Spoken Language: English, French