David Ebizugbe
Bradford
Summary
A cyber-security analyst and a dedicated professional with an excellent work ethic. Experienced in a wide range of technologies with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to new environments. Passion for cybersecurity, cloud and network security, Web application security, penetration testing, Vulnerability Management, DevOps, Global Infrastructure (Data Centre Administration, Management and Deployment), Automation, and digital forensics. A result-orientated team player with excellent communication and influencing skills. Confident, with the ability to operate at all levels. Seeking to find the opportunity to work in a fun and challenging environment that will continuously motivate him to improve and learn new skills to enable him to do his best for the company with the view of advancing in the information technology industry.
Offering solid foundation in cybersecurity principles and strong desire to develop within SOC environment. Brings aptitude for threat analysis and network monitoring, coupled with quick learning ability for security tools and protocols. Ready to use and develop skills in threat detection and incident response within [Desired Position] role.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SOC Analyst
Capita
06.2024 - Current
- Creating threat detection analytics
- Onboard log sources in alignment with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- Investigating and monitoring the SIEM platform to detect and respond to security incidents in real-time
- Tuning of alerts and event sources to ensure the highest level of defence
- Thoroughly investigation of all identified events
- Collaborate with other Analysts to improve and simplify processes
- Threat Hunt to identify and assist in the remediation of advanced security threats
SOC Analyst
NCC Group
08.2021 - 06.2024
- Monitor security information and event management (SIEM) tools to detect and respond to security incidents in real time
- Conduct comprehensive security assessments, including vulnerability scanning, network traffic analysis, and log analysis
- Perform incident response activities, investigate security breaches, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to mitigate threats and minimise the impact
- Triage and advanced analysis tasks across endpoint, server, and network infrastructure
- Knowledgeable of the MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE DeFend framework
- Mapping client's use cases to tactics and techniques
- Collaborate with the incident response team to develop and improve incident response procedures and playbooks
- Identify and analyse security incidents, determine the root cause, and recommend appropriate remedial actions to prevent future incidents
- Maintain and update the organization's security incident response plan and ensure its effectiveness and alignment with industry standards
- Conduct Threat Hunting on customer networks to detect, and isolate threats and provide recommendations
- Knowledgeable of identifying indicators of compromise and indicators of attack in alerts, by Manually and automatically hunting through data, and review of investigation notes
- Provide proactive security investigation and searches on the client environment to detect malicious activities
- Monitor and analyse security logs, events, and alerts generated by various security tools and platforms
- Keep up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends, and apply this knowledge to improve the security infrastructure
- Participate in security incident tabletop exercises to test the effectiveness of the incident response plan
Education
MSc - Cloud and Network security
University Of Bolton
06.2021
BSc - Computing
Bradford College
06.2020
HND - Computing
Bradford College
06.2019
Level3 Diploma - IT
Bradford College
06.2017
Level2 - System support
Bradford College
06.2015
Skills
- Knowledge and experience of Windows and Linux OS Management and Deployment
- Firewall and IDS/IPS (Fail2Ban, Cisco Firepower, Snort) Experience (monitoring and management)
- Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning (Nessus scanner, Nmap, Zenmap, Maltego Armitage)
- ServiceNow, Remedy, AsistLive
- Knowledge of SCADA and ICS systems security
- Knowledge of Data Security/System Security
- Knowledge of MIS(Managed Intelligence service)
- System and Network Monitoring (LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender for cloud App, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Swimlane, PRTG, Splunk, VMware Carbon Black, Palo Alto XDR(cortex), Qradar, Forcepoint etc)
- Knowledge of information security standards/programs and frameworks ie ISO27001-2013, GDPR, NIST, OSINT, MITRE Attack Framework, CIS Benchmark etc
- Containerization (Docker)
- Agile (Jira “Kanban Ticketing System”)
- Server Configuration management and Automation (AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Terraform) IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
- Java, Python, Kql, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and PowerShell
- Network Troubleshooting skills (Cisco and GNS3)
- Vulnerability assessment
- Endpoint security
- SIEM management
- Threat intelligence
- Log analysis
- Incident response
Certification
- CompTIA Security+
- Splunk Fundamentals1 &2
- Threat Hunting Level1
- SC-900 (Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals)
- SC-200 (Microsoft Security Operations Analyst).
- CompTIA CySA+ ce
- CompTIA Security Analytics Professional – CSAP Stackable Certification
Hobbies and Interests
Listening to Music, Socialising with Friends, and Families, Photographing, Traveling, Singing, Playing Sports (Football, Snooker), Gym, Gaming, Reading etc.
Professional Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and mitigate security threats.
- Excellent knowledge of security operations and incident response processes.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritise tasks efficiently.
- Continuous learning mindset to stay updated with emerging security trends and technologies.
Additional information
- Developed a conversational Agent (Chatbot) in my HND Project.
- An active member of Bradford College Network Society.
- Participated in the development of an IoT Application for LoRaWAN Gateway and a Flood Detection System with Arduino Uno and Raspberry Pi.
Timeline
SOC Analyst
Capita
06.2024 - Current
SOC Analyst
NCC Group
08.2021 - 06.2024
BSc - Computing
Bradford College
HND - Computing
Bradford College
Level3 Diploma - IT
Bradford College
Level2 - System support
Bradford College
MSc - Cloud and Network security
University Of Bolton
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