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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>INFORMATION SECURITY STRATEGIST<br />
LEGAL GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, & COMPLIANCE<br />
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Leader with professional experience providing information security consulting and services to corporations, law<br />
firms, and government agencies.<br />
Expert in protecting company assets, operations, and infrastructure in the highly fluid cyberlaw movement<br />
encompassing business transactions critical to management, customer, supplier, and service expectations.<br />
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PROFILE & VALUE<br />
Strategic Infosec Expert – Dynamic consultant with<br />
extensive experience in proactive and reactive stages of<br />
information security assurance. Employ a dynamically<br />
created methodology consisting of best practice approaches<br />
to electronically stored information; ensuring handling is<br />
defensible, systematic, proven, repeatable, scalable,<br />
explainable, and documented from cradle to grave.<br />
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Cyberlaw Corporate Strategy & Development Strategist –<br />
Bold, innovative business strategies to comply with<br />
cyberlaw while streamlining information processes to<br />
efficiently lower cost and add value to increase profitability.<br />
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Defense in Depth Specialist – Baking in secure layers to<br />
offset APTs using a combination of specialized technology<br />
such as WAF, IDS, rule sets, and extensive testing with<br />
manual and automated OWASP wares.<br />
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Extraordinary Personal Characteristics – Dynamic and<br />
results-oriented consultant with proven ability to undertake<br />
and lead any project scope through all stages of project life<br />
cycle while surpassing quality standards and exceeding<br />
deadline expectations. Engaged in attention to detail,<br />
adaptability, and flexibility to deliver strong bottom line<br />
contributions. Adept in identifying and addressing<br />
customer needs to drive revenues through customer<br />
satisfaction. Persistent and ambitious to succeed in highly<br />
competitive environment, combining strong technical<br />
capacity and outstanding customer service to thrive on<br />
challenges with a problem solving approach.<br />
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QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERTISE<br />
Creative Problem Identification, Avoidance, &<br />
Innovative Solution<br />
Confidentiality, Integrity, & Availability<br />
Cyberlaw Requirements<br />
Ethics<br />
Web App Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking<br />
Defending Web Applications<br />
Pen Testing In The Cloud<br />
Network Vulnerability Assessment<br />
PCI, PII, HIPPA, & NIST Requirements<br />
Cybersecurity<br />
Incident Response<br />
Digital Forensics<br />
Electronic Discovery<br />
Performing Security Audits<br />
Drafting Security Policy, Standard, & Guidelines<br />
Remediation<br />
CERT Team Formation & Duties<br />
Infosec Policy Review<br />
Forensic Lab Implementation<br />
Legal Technology (All Stages of EDRM)<br />
Data Mapping<br />
Legal Hold & Early Case Assessment Strategy<br />
Custom Implementations<br />
Pen Test Scripting (Python, SQL, RegEx, Java)<br />
Network Hardening<br />
Lateral Thinking<br />
Nonlinear Analysis<br />
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Anthony J. Francone<br />
Dallas, TX 75251 • (214) 769-4222 • afrancone@live.com<br />
linkedin.com/in/AnthonyFrancone<br />
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HIGHLIGHTS OF CAREER EXCELLENCE<br />
Executive level (V-level and C-level) customer relationship builder with a track record of personally<br />
reporting custom solutions and status to companies such as Arvest Bank, Baker Hughes, Barratt<br />
Developments PLC, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, FedEx Corporation, FlyteComm, H&R Block, Inc.,<br />
Halliburton, Invensys/Foxboro, Nedbank Limited, Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Securities Exchange<br />
Commission, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd., Sony Gaming Network, Tyson Foods, Inc., and<br />
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.<br />
Adept in International Business. Traveled 100% for 1.5 years, domestic and international.<br />
Principal Lead in founding, building, implementing, and maintaining the eDiscovery Center of<br />
Excellence at the 2011 #1 Fortune 500 company. Managed a team of 15 people.<br />
Principal Lead in founding, building, implementing, and maintaining the electronic Legal Hold system at<br />
the 2011 #1 Fortune 500 company. Managed a team of 5 people.<br />
Member of initial Incident Response team for the world's 5th largest media conglomerate, focusing on<br />
their compromised gaming network. Scope included acquisition, analysis, and reporting.<br />
Principal lead in implementing enterprise eDiscovery solutions at one of the largest public banks in<br />
South Africa. Trained 20 bank employees for one week on the software and risk management.<br />
Principal lead in planning and implementing 5 unique enterprise cybersecurity solutions in varying<br />
locations and providing analysis at a major technologies corporation in Singapore. Also taught a 1 week<br />
course on Cybersecurity and Web App Risk Management.<br />
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Principal Lead in writing company security policies, standards, and guidelines for government audit.<br />
Also performed network vulnerability assessments and web app pen tests to harden as necessary based<br />
on results. Passed the government audit.<br />
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Layer Cake Secure, Dallas, TX<br />
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<br />
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PRINCIPAL<br />
Operate as an independent consultant.<br />
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Guidance Software, Inc., Pasadena, CA<br />
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2010 to 2012<br />
CONSULTANT<br />
Performed all aspects of information security. 100% travel for assigned accounts, such as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,<br />
FedEx Corporation, Securities Exchange Commission, Invensys/Foxboro, Tyson Foods, Inc., and more. Also<br />
flew international on a weekly basis for accounts in UK, South Africa, and Singapore.<br />
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Kiersted Systems, Houston, TX<br />
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2009 to 2010<br />
CONSULTANT<br />
Performed consulting for electronic discovery and digital forensics in the Houston area.<br />
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Equivalent DATA, Houston, TX<br />
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2007 to 2009<br />
PROJECT MANAGER<br />
Performed consulting for electronic discovery and digital forensics in the Dallas and Houston area.<br />
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RECOGNITION<br />
Selected by The SANS Institute to facilitate SANS AppSec 2012: Summit & Training in Las Vegas.<br />
Guidance Software, Inc. - President’s Club 2012<br />
Guidance Software, Inc. - Customer Win Award – The Sony Team<br />
Guidance Software, Inc. - Rookie of the Quarter<br />
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Anthony J. Francone<br />
Dallas, TX 75251 • (214) 769-4222 • afrancone@live.com<br />
linkedin.com/in/AnthonyFrancone<br />
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EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS<br />
B.B.A., University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<br />
SANS SEC542 Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (Facilitator)<br />
SANS Application Security Summit 2012 (Facilitator)<br />
SANS DEV522 Defending Web Applications Security Essentials<br />
Certified Ethical Hacker v7<br />
EnCase Computer Forensics I & II<br />
EnCase eDiscovery<br />
EnCase Enterprise Examinations<br />
North Texas Private Investigator's Association—Ethics<br />
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS<br />
North Texas Private Investigator's Association (NTPIA) Associate Member; Smithsonian National Associate<br />
Program; SANS Institute</div>KateHartmann