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Preston Booth

@prestonbooth

I'm building practical cybersecurity skills through NIST-based cloud security, incident response, and ransomware recovery projects.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for an entry-level cybersecurity role where I can apply NIST-based risk, cloud security, incident response, and recovery analysis while continuing to build hands-on security experience.

I'm pursuing a Business Cyber Security degree at the University of Alabama and applying NIST Cybersecurity Framework principles to practical security scenarios.

I've assessed AWS environments for monitoring, incident handling, and recovery readiness, mapping GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Security Hub, and CloudWatch to NIST controls. My recommendations focused on automated recovery, forensic readiness, and stronger incident communications.

I've also analyzed credential theft, session hijacking, and ransomware scenarios to identify governance, identity, detection, response, and recovery gaps. I'm active in the Alabama Information Management Society and BRIDGE.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Slide Attendant

University of Alabama Recreation Center

May 2026 - Jul 2026 (2 months)

Ensured the safety of members by surveilling pool slide activities.

Safety Surveillance Attention To Detail

Team Member

Sports Addition

Nov 2023 - Jun 2025 (1 year 7 months)

Provided customer service and sales/upselling.

Customer Service Sales Upselling

Official Baseball Scorer

LakePoint Sports

Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 (1 month)

Observed the field of play and used attention to detail to record outcomes.

Attention To Detail Observation Recording

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The University of Alabama

Bachelor of Science, Business Cyber Security

2022 - 2026

Activities and societies: Alabama Information Management Society; BRIDGE – Male student retention initiative.

Entry-level IT and cybersecurity student with experience using forensic tools, analyzing digital artifacts, and applying security concepts from coursework. Strong communicator with a customer-focused mindset and proven reliability in safety-critical environments. Skilled in troubleshooting, documentation, and maintaining secure, organized workflows.