Diana Smith

Spearheaded the development of a multi-game SIEM strategy to enhance threat visibility and operational efficiency across complex, multi-system environments. Led the initiative to define and implement effective Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), enabling comprehensive assessment and reporting of inherent, normalized, and residual risk.

Led a team of cloud architects to design and implement robust AWS-based security solutions, resulting in a 15% improvement in overall security posture. Conducted comprehensive cloud security needs assessments, identifying over 20 critical vulnerabilities and strengthening security architecture. Achieved critical OMB 21-31 compliance within an accelerated 5-month timeframe.

Led intelligence operations that identified critical attack methods, mitigating potential financial losses exceeding $10 billion for the government. This role focused on high-impact threat intelligence and direct financial loss prevention.

Trained Large Language Models to identify relevant threat intelligence, improving learning abilities, data labeling, and cleansing techniques. Developed methods to identify Generative AI-specific client threats and tested these capabilities in a sandbox environment. Researched adversarial AI methods like prompt injection, model evasion, and data leakage to assess their impact on clients.

Promoted to Cyber Risk and Financial Advisory Manager, earning the Quarterly Civil Sector Award for Client Excellence. Led a team to implement endpoint detection and response systems, migrating from on-premise to AWS private cloud infrastructure, saving $5 million. Designed and implemented SOAR with existing SIEM platforms, creating 7 SOAR playbooks that reduced incident response times by 75%.

Led the design and implementation of Splunk Enterprise Security solutions for various federal clients, enhancing their security posture and operational visibility. Engineered over 35 correlation searches and 340 knowledge objects, significantly enhancing malicious activity detection and improving incident triage capabilities. Established and managed a comprehensive threat intelligence program, int

Conducted comprehensive threat detection and response analysis for clients across diverse sectors, including healthcare, transportation, and education. Produced new correlation searches for IDS/IPS and EDR solutions, enhancing detection capabilities across client environments. Managed multiple client engagements, providing real-time threat detection, containment, and reporting.

Developed and led a comprehensive threat intelligence program, producing daily reports and actively participating in intelligence communities for ongoing threat assessment. Created hybrid threat actor profiles using OWASP and MITRE methodologies, significantly improving risk identification and mitigation strategies by 20%. Overhauled the Incident Response plan to incorporate advanced risk quantifi

Completed a Master of Science in Engineering with a specialization in Cybersecurity. This program focused on advanced topics in cybersecurity, preparing for leadership roles in the field.

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film from the Meadows School of the Arts. This degree provided a foundation in film studies and creative arts.