Joe Parker
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AJ Yawn
Joe Parker is hands down the best security professional I have ever worked with. His knowledge of security concepts shined in his first few days as he established our security culture at ByteChek. Joe understands the context of threats and where to put resources in an environment where there is not a huge budget. He led efforts to help with phishing attacks via email and cell phone, he ran incident response from start to finish with some of the best documentation I have ever seen, he helped engineering to understand the security impact of key decisions and educated the team on security best practices regularly. Joe led up the scheduling, running and responding to penetration tests and helped us prepare for a SOC 2 Type 2 audit. A true security swiss army knife, Joe is comfortable in every situation you can put him in because of his experience but more importantly because of who he is. Joe is caring, empathetic, kind but also driven and dedicated to his craft. Joe was never afraid to help out in areas outside of security including becoming an expert on the ByteChek platform and helping to demo for potential customers. Joe advised me on key security intiatives and I never felt like I didn't know what was going on in security. Joe is steady in all situations, a calming force in the midst of chaos. I am confident Joe will be a CISO one day and be the best CISO in the industry. I am fortunate and honored to have had the opportunity to work with Joe and am confident any organization he joins immediately becomes a better org.
Daniel Lazcano
I had the privilege of having Joe Parker as my direct manager when I was an intern and full-time engineer. Not only did working under his team progress my security career in ways I couldn’t imagine but it also gave me a high standard I look for in leaders from now on. Joe brought his best self to every 1:1 and team meeting, encouraging discussion and creating a safe collaborative space. He knows how to bring the best out of his ICs and nurtures them in the otherwise hectic tech space that is security. If you need help both personally and professionally, Joe is already there. He is truly a compassionate, diligent, and technical leader.
AJ Yawn
Joe Parker is hands down the best security professional I have ever worked with. His knowledge of security concepts shined in his first few days as he established our security culture at ByteChek. Joe understands the context of threats and where to put resources in an environment where there is not a huge budget. He led efforts to help with phishing attacks via email and cell phone, he ran incident response from start to finish with some of the best documentation I have ever seen, he helped engineering to understand the security impact of key decisions and educated the team on security best practices regularly. Joe led up the scheduling, running and responding to penetration tests and helped us prepare for a SOC 2 Type 2 audit. A true security swiss army knife, Joe is comfortable in every situation you can put him in because of his experience but more importantly because of who he is. Joe is caring, empathetic, kind but also driven and dedicated to his craft. Joe was never afraid to help out in areas outside of security including becoming an expert on the ByteChek platform and helping to demo for potential customers. Joe advised me on key security intiatives and I never felt like I didn't know what was going on in security. Joe is steady in all situations, a calming force in the midst of chaos. I am confident Joe will be a CISO one day and be the best CISO in the industry. I am fortunate and honored to have had the opportunity to work with Joe and am confident any organization he joins immediately becomes a better org.
Daniel Lazcano
I had the privilege of having Joe Parker as my direct manager when I was an intern and full-time engineer. Not only did working under his team progress my security career in ways I couldn’t imagine but it also gave me a high standard I look for in leaders from now on. Joe brought his best self to every 1:1 and team meeting, encouraging discussion and creating a safe collaborative space. He knows how to bring the best out of his ICs and nurtures them in the otherwise hectic tech space that is security. If you need help both personally and professionally, Joe is already there. He is truly a compassionate, diligent, and technical leader.
AJ Yawn
Joe Parker is hands down the best security professional I have ever worked with. His knowledge of security concepts shined in his first few days as he established our security culture at ByteChek. Joe understands the context of threats and where to put resources in an environment where there is not a huge budget. He led efforts to help with phishing attacks via email and cell phone, he ran incident response from start to finish with some of the best documentation I have ever seen, he helped engineering to understand the security impact of key decisions and educated the team on security best practices regularly. Joe led up the scheduling, running and responding to penetration tests and helped us prepare for a SOC 2 Type 2 audit. A true security swiss army knife, Joe is comfortable in every situation you can put him in because of his experience but more importantly because of who he is. Joe is caring, empathetic, kind but also driven and dedicated to his craft. Joe was never afraid to help out in areas outside of security including becoming an expert on the ByteChek platform and helping to demo for potential customers. Joe advised me on key security intiatives and I never felt like I didn't know what was going on in security. Joe is steady in all situations, a calming force in the midst of chaos. I am confident Joe will be a CISO one day and be the best CISO in the industry. I am fortunate and honored to have had the opportunity to work with Joe and am confident any organization he joins immediately becomes a better org.
Daniel Lazcano
I had the privilege of having Joe Parker as my direct manager when I was an intern and full-time engineer. Not only did working under his team progress my security career in ways I couldn’t imagine but it also gave me a high standard I look for in leaders from now on. Joe brought his best self to every 1:1 and team meeting, encouraging discussion and creating a safe collaborative space. He knows how to bring the best out of his ICs and nurtures them in the otherwise hectic tech space that is security. If you need help both personally and professionally, Joe is already there. He is truly a compassionate, diligent, and technical leader.
AJ Yawn
Joe Parker is hands down the best security professional I have ever worked with. His knowledge of security concepts shined in his first few days as he established our security culture at ByteChek. Joe understands the context of threats and where to put resources in an environment where there is not a huge budget. He led efforts to help with phishing attacks via email and cell phone, he ran incident response from start to finish with some of the best documentation I have ever seen, he helped engineering to understand the security impact of key decisions and educated the team on security best practices regularly. Joe led up the scheduling, running and responding to penetration tests and helped us prepare for a SOC 2 Type 2 audit. A true security swiss army knife, Joe is comfortable in every situation you can put him in because of his experience but more importantly because of who he is. Joe is caring, empathetic, kind but also driven and dedicated to his craft. Joe was never afraid to help out in areas outside of security including becoming an expert on the ByteChek platform and helping to demo for potential customers. Joe advised me on key security intiatives and I never felt like I didn't know what was going on in security. Joe is steady in all situations, a calming force in the midst of chaos. I am confident Joe will be a CISO one day and be the best CISO in the industry. I am fortunate and honored to have had the opportunity to work with Joe and am confident any organization he joins immediately becomes a better org.
Daniel Lazcano
I had the privilege of having Joe Parker as my direct manager when I was an intern and full-time engineer. Not only did working under his team progress my security career in ways I couldn’t imagine but it also gave me a high standard I look for in leaders from now on. Joe brought his best self to every 1:1 and team meeting, encouraging discussion and creating a safe collaborative space. He knows how to bring the best out of his ICs and nurtures them in the otherwise hectic tech space that is security. If you need help both personally and professionally, Joe is already there. He is truly a compassionate, diligent, and technical leader.
Credentials
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GSEC
SANS InstituteJul, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Jul, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Cognira
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United States
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of IT and Security Compliance
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Jan 2023 - Present
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ByteChek (Inactive)
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of IT and Security
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Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
• Reported to the COO and CTO • Established IT and Security policies and procedures and oversaw adoption and change management • Established and executed risk management, incident response, BCDR, vendor management, and vulnerability management programs • Provided feedback and redlines on legal contracts including MSA and TOS to ensure alignment with risk management approach • Productized established policies and procedures, resulting in a policy management feature that scored a 12/10 on usability feedback as a direct result of scalability • Acted as a technical resource to the Sales team to support customer demos, partner negotiations, and customer questions • Onboarded customers and managed customer data migrations • Acted as Technical & Security expert for the GRC auditor team, providing feedback on control mitigations, approaches to evidence collection, and evaluating evidence ensuring customers could meet controls • Established an MDM process to enable staff scalability, replace BYOD, and implement security and compliance requirements across the entire fleet • Promoted and cultivated security culture by regularly providing security presentations and a forum to answer security-related questions Show less
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DataGrail
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT and Security Manager
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Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
• Reported to the CTO and CEO • Responsible for maintenance, implementation, and reporting for all IT and Security policies and priorities • Established an incident response program and led and reported on all incident response activities • Led all compliance activities, including SOC 2 Type 2 audit, vendor management, risk management, and customer security escalations • Fostered security culture by rewarding participation in security work and sharing what lessons we were learning as a company • Designed and implemented an endpoint management program to automate rollout of new devices while ensuring all security and privacy requirements were being met via an MDM Show less
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Duo Security
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United States
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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Security Operations Manager
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2021
• Managed a team of analysts responsible for conducting incident response,vulnerability management, and security education services for Duo Security andCisco’s Secure Business Group• Co-founded an incident response forum (CFIRE) and created a unified process forresponding to incidents that impacted Cisco and individual business units• Facilitated information sharing and company-wide incident tests, and strengthenedincident response capabilities through collaboration with the CFIRE team• Worked closely with Trust & Compliance and participated in evidence collectionand interviews with auditors to maintain security certifications, including SOC 2, ISO27001, PCI, and FedRAMP• Improved visibility of security issues and enabled cross-training of Security Operationsand Application Security analysts by merging product security and existing incidentresponse programs• Collaborated with the security engineering team to create tools to automate securityresponse, providing quality-of-life improvements for responders• Attended meetings with internal design teams and provided feedback on security considerations for new product features Show less
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Information Security Analyst II
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Apr 2018 - Jun 2019
• Responded to security incidents impacting Duo employees and internal systems, includinginvestigation, remediation, and documenting findings and improvements• Created and conducted security incident exercises to test and improve responsecapabilities, including business continuity and disaster recovery• Created and delivered security education training for Duo employees
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Robo6k
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Austin, Texas Area
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Senior IT and Security Manager
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Oct 2015 - Apr 2018
* Create and conduct tailored Security Awareness trainings * Architect and implement security controls such as MFA, log aggregation, network and device isolation * Audit security of Network, Endpoint, and Active Directory deployments and provide options to remediate issues * Act as a technical resource and manager to various helpdesk and support teams * Leverage PowerShell and Python to create automation and auditing tools * Work directly with client stakeholders to create secure processes that complement workflow and business needs Show less
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Moxy Box Cloud Computing
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Albuquerque, New Mexico Area
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Vice President
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Jan 2012 - Oct 2015
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CTO
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Feb 2006 - Oct 2015
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Education
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2001 - 2005
Lehigh University
BS, Computer Science
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