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Kyle Follansbee

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Leads information security for a Colorado-made propulsion systems company supporting Space Launch, Hypersonics, and Defense. I like quantum-resistant cryptography, privacy-respecting systems, and helping others better protect their data.

Education

University of South Florida

M. Sci. Cybersecurity; Threat Intelligence GPA: 4.0


CompTIA

Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CSO-002


University of Florida

B. Sci. Journalism; Investigative

Experience

Cybersecurity Administrator

Ursa Major Technologies, Inc. 06/22 -

  • Reinforce contractual commitments alongside Compliance Management adhering to CMMC 2.0, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, and ITAR/DFARS while maintaining Plan fo Action and Milestones (POA&Ms)
  • Administer multi-disciplined security program, security awareness education, and document control - while attending industry conventions
  • Mature cyber response playbook to protect people, missions, and assets by following NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
  • Develop Cyber Plans and Procedures in a diverse environment of virtual/physical machines, prioritizing high-risk services
  • Consolidate data points, system scans and present weekly technical report slides to key stakeholders
  • Empower compliance, support communication between technical and customer-side stakeholders to support DoD initiatives

Network Administrator

Sheriff's Office, Sumter County 01/20 - 06/22

  • Support 150+ users via Active Directory Administration on Windows Server; provision/deactivate accounts
  • Configure Symantec Endpoint Protection, Firewalls, site-to-site VPNs for updated work-from-home protocols
  • Resolve T.1-3, LAN, and WAN networking issues by working closely with vendors and endpoint users
Security/Risk
  • NIST CSF
  • NIST RMF
  • I&AM
  • Incident Response
Compliance
  • CMMC 2.0
  • ITAR/DFARS
  • NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2
  • NIST 800-53
  • POA&M
Programming
  • JavaScript/ECMAScript
  • Python
  • React
  • ES6
  • Sass/CSS
  • HTML5
  • jQuery
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