Hey, my name is

Anthony
Russo

Cybersecurity professional

Years of experience

8+

Certifications

21

Degrees

3

Splunk

99%

Crowdstrike

95%

Python

97%

Elastic

85%

XSOAR

95%

Magnet

98%

EducatioN & Experience

2016-2019

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical university

BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with Minor in Communications

2016-2019

Community College of the air force

AAS in Electrical, Electronic and Communications

2016-2020

United States Air force – cyber security analyst

Lead threat hunt operations team, handling network monitoring, incident response, and digital forensics—a crucial member in establishing one of Europe’s first cyber defense teams.

2020

microsoft software systems academy

Focused and studied in Cloud Application Development, learning to design, write, build and support applications and programs. Gained fundamental skills in Azure, C#, SQL, CSS, and HTML. Learned conceptual frameworks for Web Applications development, ASP.NET MVC, and Azure Application Development.

2020-2021

rapid7 – technical account engineer

Helped organizations around the globe advance securely. Our technology, services, and community-focused research simplify complexity for security teams, helping them reduce vulnerabilities, monitor for malicious behavior, investigate and shut down attacks, and automate routine tasks.

2021-2022

unity technologies – Senior Secops/ir analyst

Drive the incident response lifecycle, conduct forensic investigations, dive into threat hunting activities, build processes and procedures, and assist in building out core security functions.

2020-2023

SANS technology institute

MS in Information Security Engineering with focus in Incident Response

2022-present

Atlassian – IR Analyst

Respond to threats against our corporate environment and Atlassian cloud services, contributing to our incident response playbooks and knowledge base, and contributing to mission-critical projects. More than that, building new systems, developing automation, and crushing security problems we care about.

My top skills

01.

Incident Response

A seasoned IR analyst who has experienced a multitude of sophisticated incidents in environments ranging from multi-billion dollar tech companies to the world’s largest military force.

02.

Security tooling

I strive in situations that require innovative solutions to complex problems. I’ve developed multiple security tools, enabling more streamlined and focused incident response.

03.

Digital forensics

A keen understanding of various digital platforms including Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. Able to provide complete and thorough forensics analysis for high-severity investigations

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