Lauren Barer

- Lead takedown automation for phishing, scams, and malicious content across web, email, social media, and app stores. - Work closely with Sales running the POC process from start to finish. - Design and implement effective strategies for clients, collaborating with engineering and product teams to develop and execute solutions. - Build and maintain daily automation tools using Python and JavaScript to streamline social media threat takedowns and improve team efficiency. - Mentor and train analysts, manage onboarding, and deliver team leadership.

- Deliver comprehensive 360-degree brand protection solutions by integrating cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and sales. - Oversee and automate takedown processes for threats such as phishing, scams, email threats, social media threats, and malicious applications. - Conduct threat intelligence analysis and develop actionable insights from various sources to preempt emerging threats. - Design and implement effective strategies for clients, collaborating with engineering and product teams to develop and execute solutions. - Lead the creation of an automation project for social media takedowns using Python and Playwright, enhancing efficiency and scalability. - Manage and close Proof of Concept (POC) projects, coordinating across engineering, product, and sales teams. - Collaborate with the machine learning team to understand AI Large Language Models and their function in daily operations, enhancing threat detection and response. - Forge partnerships with providers to enhance the speed and effectiveness of malicious content removal. - Assist with training and mentorship for the recruitment and onboarding of new analysts.

• Student in an immersive Information & Cybersecurity Engineering program geared toward producing the next generation of Cybersecurity professionals at the caliber expected of UC Berkeley alumni. Curriculum includes but is not limited to: IT Systems Engineering: • SysAdmin (Windows & *nix) • Database Admin (SQL) • Virtualization (Local & Cloud) • Comp. Sci. - Automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python) • Web Technologies (IIS) • Network & Infra Engineering • SRE / DevOps Principles (Config. Mgmt, Vagrant, Chef, Puppet, Ansible) Offensive: • Ethical Hacking / Penetration Testing (Kali Linux, Metasploit, Hashcat, Burp Suite, OWASP, Nessus) • Cyber Threat Intel (Maltego, Shodan, Google Dorks, OSINT) • Social Engineering Defensive: • Endpoint Hardening (Windows & Unix/Linux) • Database Security (SQL Injections) • Cyber Risk Management • Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) • Security Operations & Analytics • Threat & Vulnerability Assessments & Management • Insider Threat • User & Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) • Digital Forensics / Incident Response (DFIR) • Identity & Access Management (IAM) • Cloud Security (Azure) • Cryptography • Network Security (Packet Analysis, Wireshark, Secure Network Design & Architecture)

Medidata, SF - Back End Development -2022 - Created the back end and front end of a statistical page which drew from a csv file. (Used JS, HTML, PHP). - Strengthened my coding skills which included Java and python. - Worked on API set up and deep dive of the back end. - Ensured proper security tactics on the database which held sensitive information. - Used tools like Postman and the network of the Web Browser to watch and monitor API calls. - Created and built new API calls through Postman to better the back end.

- Served as both a Product Manager & Software Engineer driving development on an application enabling the creation of VR Avatars on Facebook / Meta's platforms across several sprint cycles. - Designed, developed, deployed, & maintained the application, infrastructure, programmable logic controls, & security systems. - Led cross-functional stakeholder meetings with representatives from Engineering, Design, Customer Service, & more to resolve blockers as well as to translate business needs into functional specifications in support of identifing future sprint items.

- Designed, developed, and maintained Infrastructure & Software platforms in AWS. - Developed internal-use scripts for key management in AWS Lambda using Python. - Analyzed data access across the bank to improve Access Controls. - Handled IT & Security incidents, utilizing Jira for workflow management.

IT Systems Engineering: - SysAdmin (Windows & *nix) - Database Admin (SQL) - Virtualization (Local & Cloud) - Comp. Sci. - Automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python) - Web Technologies (IIS) - Network & Infra Engineering - SRE / DevOps Principles (Config. Mgmt, Vagrant, Chef, Puppet, Ansible) Offensive: - Ethical Hacking / Penetration Testing (Kali Linux, Metasploit, Hashcat, Burp Suite, OWASP, Nessus) - Cyber Threat Intel (Maltego, Shodan, Google Dorks, OSINT) - Social Engineering Defensive: - Endpoint Hardening (Windows & Unix/Linux) - Database Security (SQL Injections) - Cyber Risk Management - Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) - Security Operations & Analytics - Threat & Vulnerability Assessments & Management - Insider Threat - User & Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) - Digital Forensics / Incident Response (DFIR) - Identity & Access Management (IAM) - Cloud Security (Azure) - Cryptography - Network Security (Packet Analysis, Wireshark, Secure Network Design & Architecture)