Sarah Bradford

Security Analyst at Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.

Merrill, Wisconsin, United States

About

Experience

  • Security Analyst at Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

  • Lead Information Security Coordinator at MidWest InfoSec, LLC
    Sep 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 11 mos

    ▪ Lead creation and execution of operational plans and facility layout for two annual cyber security conferences (GrrCON & BrrCON) ▪ Recruited, trained, and managed 30+ volunteer staff across multiple teams ▪ Insured deployed information systems were hardened from attendee threat actors ▪ Operated as a primary point of escalation for attendee concerns and issue ▪ Developed and instituted process to ensure seamless experience 2,000+ attendees ▪ Facilitated multi team incidents and managed the analysis of multiple hosts involved

  • Security Analyst at Target
    Jan 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

    ▪ Lead Cyber Security incident intake, analysis, and remediation across global corporate environment ▪ Identified process and procedural gaps in CSIRT’s response plan and work to remediate them by engaging the appropriate teams as needed ▪ Perform real time network appliance analysis of host traffic to determine root cause of infections ▪ Manage intake phishing messages and handling VIP email prioritization ▪ Lead communication between multiple teams for large cases that span multiple platforms ▪ Create filters and dashboards within monitoring technology for specific attack techniques and IOCs ▪ Facilitated multi team incidents and managed the analysis of multiple hosts involved ▪ Experience conducting cyber threat hunting and active defense activities ▪ Experience creating new detection methods based on identified indicators of compromise ▪ Responsible for mentoring and teaching junior analysts

  • Network Server Specialist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    May 2015 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    ▪ Available to travel at any time for an extended period of time ▪ Working with data centers for various-sized companies ▪ Maintaining server and storage hardware ▪ Being able to troubleshoot issues, assisting customers with different levels of technical experience, ▪ Install servers into new or existing systems

  • Operations Manager at Baymont Inn & Suites
    Apr 2012 - Dec 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    ▪ Responsible for all Social Media and PR tasks across organization ▪ Lead design and develop of training and internal materials ▪ Responsible for managing diverse staff; including organizing scheduling, vacations, call-offs, and staff issues