Senior Systems, Network, Endpoint, and Security
Mission Statement: To aspire towards providing solutions to issues in the most secure manner that promotes the organization and to thrive in a culture that is centered around encrouagement to others, the pursuit of innovative thinking, and life long learning.
Goal: Protect that which is in my purview with mechanisms that prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of company assets or services and to achieve this through understanding of threats and tactics to reduce impacts in a security incident.
Directed a team of developers in designing and implementing a managed interface that extracted and normalized CI database data to track device LDOS, improving lifecycle visibility and enabling data-driven budget allocation for timely hardware refresh.
Directed the design and delivery of an enterprise dashboard providing end-to-end visibility into application placement and services across multiple load balancers. Enabled rapid access to critical infrastructure data—including IP addresses, DNS mappings, and hosting configurations—significantly accelerating troubleshooting and architectural analysis. Drove measurable reductions in operational overhead, establishing the platform as a mission-critical capability deployed within a highly available, redundant environment.
Leveraged the Problem Management application to resolve issues, provide mitigation strategies, and fix incidents that led to outages or service degradation.
Provided governance review of production change documentation for devices and applications, validating accuracy and mitigating outage risk before, during, and after implementation.
Performed manual and automated firewall configurations, including updates to rule policies to ensure optimal security and performance. Troubleshot complex issues within the INSPECT engine, including resolving rule visibility (“rule hide”) problems during policy verification processes. Managed firewall decommissioning activities, including proper license release and asset retirement. Supported a wide range of additional firewall maintenance, configuration, and operational tasks.
Led daily SIEM operational briefings focused on critical enterprise systems, driving coordinated response to cybersecurity incidents and proactive risk mitigation. Directed remediation strategies, ensured accountability through follow-up validation of effectiveness, and oversaw root cause analysis to prevent recurrence and reduce organizational impact.
DevOps
Successfully added DNS entries and alias for enterprise systems.
Proactive solutions bring value to business and secure environment improvements.
★★★★★
I have known Brenda Hoyt for many years now and we have shared many stories about our work situations. She has shown professionalism and ways to understand and move difficult and diverse individuals. She will find a way to obtain the company goal and complete major projects for implementation of new strategies and technologies. She has an understanding of what is needed today and what will be needed in five years. She is a value add to any company.
Brenda Looks out five years ahead for growth, systems improvements, and compatibility. She always keeps the organizations objects in focus.
Brenda's expertise in cybersecurity is unmatched. Her dedication to finding solutions is truly admirable.
Always impressed by Brenda's strategic approach to cybersecurity. Highly recommend!
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