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Gideon Owusu Asamoah

@gideonowusuasamoah

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Cybersecurity professional with hands-on SOC experience, incident response, and penetration testing skills.

Ghana

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What I'm looking for

I seek a hands-on cybersecurity role focused on incident response, threat detection, and improving defensive controls within a collaborative, security-first organization.

I am a cybersecurity professional with practical SOC experience at Consolidated Bank Ghana, where I triaged alerts, managed incidents, and supported information security operations.

I have completed multiple industry certifications including eJPT, CEH v13, ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity, Splunk Security Operations, and ISO/IEC 27001 foundation, demonstrating strong technical competence across SIEM, NDR, EDR, and network security.

My projects include implementing AppLocker in a lab environment to block unauthorized executables, building a Windows domain test environment, and applying real-world controls to improve endpoint security and prevent lateral movement.

I am pursuing advanced cybersecurity and digital forensics education while researching blockchain applications for agency banking security, and I seek roles where I can contribute to incident response, threat detection, and secure architecture improvements.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Information Security Analyst

Consolidated Bank Ghana

Oct 2024 - Nov 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Managed SIEM and NDR alerts and resolved 2 critical security incidents while triaging 50+ alerts to improve threat detection and response; conducted risk assessments for 5 bank-wide projects and reviewed policies to ensure PCI DSS and ISO 27001 compliance.

SIEM Incident Response Risk Assessment PCI DSS ISO 27001 PAM MFA Vulnerability Assessment

Banking Hall Operations Intern

Consolidated Bank Ghana

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 (3 months)

Supported secure banking operations by monitoring and participating in transactional and operational activities, gaining insight into integration of security controls with everyday financial processes.

Customer Service Banking Operations & Compliance Security Awareness

Cybersecurity Intern

Devtown Online

Sep 2021 - Jan 2022 (4 months)

Completed hands-on training in ethical hacking and defensive strategies, improving problem-solving through CTF challenges and practical labs.

Ethical Hacking CTF Vulnerability Assessment TryHackMe PicoCTF Penetration Testing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Wisconsin International University College

Master of Science, Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics

2025 -

Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics program started February 2025; compiling a thesis on leveraging blockchain to increase security and availability in agency banking.