Resume

Winston Ighodaro

Ethical Hacker and Cybersecurity analyst with 3+ years of experience with private organizations contractor. Identified the 2022/2023 Folina virus, saving over 1,000 computers from destruction.

Professional Experience

Cybergon, Lagos, Nigeria

Cyber Security Analyst & Pen tester (2020-2022)

  • Performed threat analysis in 24/7 environment, mitigating and managing all threats and risks to the company and gaining 99% security in data.

  • supervised a team of skillful individuals to deliver company projects on time.

  • Identified over 100 new viruses and hidden malware in under Two years, saving the entire company over 5,000 computers from destruction.

  • Soley managed a comprehensive database of over 2,000,000 users, resulting in a significant increase in overall department performance.

Glascow, Lagos, Nigeria.

Junior Cyber Security Analyst (2021-2022)

  • Wrote and updated security plans to meet NIST 800.53 standards as a team.

  • Participated in a penetration attack using social engineering on workers to test strength.

  • Performed random security inspections for a site containing 1500 employees to ensure the validity and safety of all technical operations.

  • Wrote batch files to force check-in and updates for 200 laptop computers.

Txshop, Preston, United Kingdom.

Website Manager (2023-present)

  • Successfully secured and monitored over 20 websites with major attacks utilizing skills, expertise, and proficiency in cybersecurity and safety.

  • Quarantined and removed any security issues found to ensure security.

  • Scanned sites for malware and security risks regularly, saving over 100 Computers from unwanted and unwarranted threats and destruction.

  • Considered client concerns to determine the best method of defending WordPress sites from attacks, maintaining overall data security of 95%.

Baltimore city community college, Baltimore, MD

Associate Degree in Cyber Security and Assurance

Education

Skills & Other.

Certification: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Pentest+

Skills: Reverse Engineering, Python Scripting, Nmap, Metasploit Framework, Malware Analysis, Social Engineering, Kali Linux, Wi-Fi auditing, Risk Management, Malware Scripting, Brute force, Wireshark, Information Gathering.