BRIAN GRAY

INFORMATION & CYBER SECURITY EXPERT

Experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO), Technical Security Officer (TSO), senior leader, wisdom provider and problem solver with a proven track record of reducing risk.

Executive Summary

My CV

I have applied my craft in numerous projects in the following areas.

5000+

Projects Completed

I have led implementations for IT and security solutions with major global companies, helped many clients and customers from small to large implement solutions in a timely manner meeting their business goals and objectives.

2M+

Company Saves

With my experience with people, process and technology I have saved many companies OPEX and CAPEX expenditures through focused requirements, proper testing, implementation, use of open source tooling and continuous improvements.

30+

Years of Experience

Teaching, IT, Information Security, CyberSecurity, Leadership, Strategy, Vision, People Manager, Process Improvement & Technology understanding and implementer.

Security Skills

Having and understanding security technologies is essential for understanding environments, assessing them and determining where clients and customers need to focus on. This allows me to piece together the people, process and technology needed for well rounded security programs and to help better security postures. My philosophy is to be a leader you first have to be a solider. Throughout my 30+ year career I’ve started out in the ranks and taught and learned what was needed to move through the ranks and bring my schema long to each level. I’m not just a book savvy security practitioner to say the least.

Operating Systems

All versions of; Unix, Linux, Windows, OSX, BSD, Novell, Chromium, IOS & Andriod

Cloud & Application Technologies

Containers, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform – GCP, Office 365 & Google Suite, Federated AD, ERP, CRM, HR, Payroll, Data Analysis, GRC, Risk Registry & eDiscovery

Network, Storage & Infrastructure

Virtualization, Routers, Switches, Load Balancers, Clustering, QOS, DHCP, DNS, VDI, SAN, NAS, VEEAM, NFS, ISCSI, SD- WAN, SASE, Servers, Network Monitoring, Packet Analysis, Structured and Unstructured Data, Micro Segmentation, Databases, Big Data, Data Flows & Security Solutions

Security Technologies

Incident Response (IR) & Management (IM), Disaster Recovery(DR), Business Continuity Plans (BCP), Data Leak Prevention (DLP), Active Directory (AD), Zero Trust, ADCS, PKI, HSM, LDAP, Kerberos, Multi-factor, IDS/IPS, Firewall, EndPoint Security, Forensics, Pentesting & Vulnerability Management, Log Monitoring, Encryption, Secure Transport and Storage, Cloud App Security, Identity and Privileged Access Management.

Frameworks & Security Best Practices

ISO, COBIT, CSI, GLBA, HIPPA, PCI, SOX, SOC I & II, SWIFT, Zero Trust, CVE, SANS, NIST, SCF, CMMC, CMMI, CIS, MITRE Att&Ck, FIPS, GDRP, FFIEC, Data Security, Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC), Audit, Assessment & Remediation.

Code Review, AI Development DevOps/DevSecOps & SDLC

AI Security, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, CI/CD, DevOps, DevSecOps, API, OWASP, Code Review (DAST, SAST, IAST, RAST, SCA etc.), Code Repositories, Languages & Security Tooling.

People, Process & Technology

Business Integration, Workflow, Analytics & Automation, Six- Sigma, Continuous Improvement, CMMI, Capabilities and Maturity, Roadmaps, Skills Matrix, Security Awareness, Technology Training, Mentoring, Guiding, BIAs and Assessments.

Business Skills

Business skills are needed for security practitioners because every aspect of a company, their data and information are touched by people, processes and technology. With my degree in education and minor in psychology and business I’m well suited with high emotional intelligence to effectively communicate with all levels within the business. My entrepreneurial past along with roles in startups to enterprises allows me to adapt to your needs and understand the levels and styles of communication needed.

Leadership & High Performance Teams

Relationship Builder, Collaborator, Motivator & Influencer

We will work with you to create a personalized plan to help you achieve your financial goals.

Continuous Improvement

We will work with you to create a personalized plan to help you achieve your business & financial goals.

Tactical Thinker & Decision Maker

We will work with you to create a personalised plan to help you achieve your financial goals.

Global, Enterprise & Startups

We will work with you to create a personalised plan to help you achieve your financial goals.

Business & Technology Centric Solution Requirements

We will work with you to create a personalised plan to help you achieve your financial goals.

Education, Honors, Training and Certificates

Continuous Learning

✓ Education Excellence

Bachelor of Science
North Carolina State University
Major: Technology Education
Minors: Psychology and Business
Graduated Cum Laude
GPA: 3.34

✓ Training & Certificates

CISSP, CISA, CISM & CEH
BlackHat, Defcon & SANS
McAfee & Qualys: Vulnerability
Mgmt., Compliance & WebApps
CheckPoint: CCSA & CCSE
Cisco: CCNA & CCSP
Red Hat: RHCE
Novell: CNA, CNE, CNP, CLS, &
CLP
Windows: MCP

✓ Honors & Recognition

Voya: Selected for CTF – Capture the Flag & Red and Blue Teaming
Voya: Nefarious Hacker Challenge Award.
Norfolk Southern: Created Security aspects within the OAR – Operation and Awareness Response Exercises
Red Hat: Recipient of the First Fedora Award.
Red Hat: Selected to represent the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) for Education
Tangram Enterprise Solutions: Presidential Award for Excellence
NCSU: President of TECA and Epsilon Pi Tau

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volunteer & Charity

Giving Back

✓ Volunteer & Charity

Mission 22
Wounded Warrior Project
Fort Benning Transition Battalion
Fisher House Foundation
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Humble Heros Foundation
Touch a Truck

About Me

BRIAN GRAY

5000+

2M+

30+

Security Skills

Business Skills

Continuous Learning

Giving Back