Khoa (Jon) Tran

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Oct 2008 - now

  • Communicated risk, cyber threat, cyber intelligence, threat hunting deployment to Executive level leadership• Lead threat hunting team on both remote and on-suite operations globally• Configured and utilized Deployable Mission Support System (DMSS) for threat hunting and analytics• Instructed peers, subordinates and superiors in analytic development and threat detection• Planned and deployed sensor grid with Security Onion Framework and Gigamon taps• Deep packet analysis with Wireshark and TCP Dump• Deployed Splunk and FireEye HX agents to gather information and intelligence to detect adversaries.• Integrated multiple technologies to SIEM solutions, i.e. Splunk and Elastic Stack• Developed custom analytics based on emerging threats and named malicious actors.• Analyzed malware to create indicators of compromise and provide threat intelligence for adversarial detection• Conducted forensic analysis on live systems with FireEye HX and on dead disc systems with Autopsy, FTKImager and Volatility Show less • Authored policies and directives hardening the defensive posture of the entire United States Marine Corps Enterprise Network• Configured and utilizedDeployed Security Interdiction Device (DSID)• Used Fortigate firewall to establish perimeter defense and creation of DMZ• Planned and deployed ACAS Suite (Security Manager, Nessus Scanner, Nessus network monitoring) • Used ACAS to scan and analyze systems for vulnerabilities and generate reports• Audited Windows OS, Linux OS, Cisco Technologies, ESXi, and other various technologies for STIG compliance with STIG Viewer and PowerShell• Applied STIGs to various technologies ensuring compliance• Audited organizations against NIST standards for DoD compliance Show less • Managed IT Deployment, technology refresh, and personnel• Administrated Windows Server, Windows Exchange Server, WSUS, ESXi technologies, and other miscellaneous software• Administrated Cisco technologies to provide LAN and WAN support• Managed and installed remote monitoring and management software• Delivered software andconfigurations through GPOs and deployment software• Created and maintained Symantec Ghost cast server for imaging multiple computers• Maintained and deployed cryptographic technologies (GRE Tunnels, Taclane and KIV)• Converted bare metal servers to virtualized servers• Provided help desk support and customer service Show less

  • Defensive Cyber Operations Architect

    Jun 2016 - now

  • Cyber Readiness Engineer

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Network and Server Administrator

    Oct 2008 - Dec 2014
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  National Security Corporation

  Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  Senior Security Consultant

  Conducted Cloud Migration to AzureAD and O365Provide cyber security consultation for CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, and NYDFS

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  The Chertoff Group

  Nov 2021 - now

  Senior Associate

  The Chertoff Group is a global advisory services firm that applies security expertise, technology insights and policy intelligence to help clients build resilient organizations, gain competitive advantage and accelerate growth. Through its investment banking subsidiary Chertoff Capital, the firm provides M&A advisory services in global security markets and assists cyber and tech-enabled security companies raise capital to grow their enterprise. The Chertoff Group is headquartered in Washington, D.C., For more information, visit http://www.chertoffgroup.com.see more Show less