John Lyons


Location

Glenview, IL
Education
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    August 2018 - May 2023
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Cyber Security Systems
Work Experience
    IGI Cybersecurity
    Junior Penetration Tester
    Pittsford, NY, United States, 14534
    January 2022 - August 2022
    company
    IGI Cybersecurity
    title
    Junior Penetration Tester
    overview
    • Achieved high standards on penetration tests/ethical hacking on clients’ systems/network configurations, testing high CVSS score vulnerability assessments. • Executed internal and external cybersecurity evaluations (Red Teaming), operating various pen testing tools/techniques/TTPs: leveraged MITRE ATT&CK framework, metasploit, Burp, nMap, Nessus. • Maintained IGI reporting software written of Jinga, PlexTrac. Corrected bugs within it, implementing feature improvements to streamline process efficiency by +30-40% and improving profitability. • Scripted a proprietary pen testing tool designed to automate the use of multiple component tools. Tool successfully created detected and exploit vulnerabilities on a target network, increasing team productivity by +18%. • Resolved unproductive areas in IGI security team workflow and cloud infrastructure, developing scripts to assist in accomplishing fundamental tasks. • Produced documentation of security/compliance issues, providing remediation recommendations for vulnerabilities/exploits.
Fun Fact

I am a dual citizen and able to work in either the US or Canada. My mother is originally from Ottawa and I have been visiting Canada since I was an infant.

Skills
Technical skills
cc++javajavascriptlinuxpythonsql
Volunteer
    New Trier High School District
    North Shore Karate Center
    Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
Hobbies
Martial Arts
Cybersecurity