Matthew H.

Matthew H. has a diverse range of work experience in the IT industry. Matthew started their career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where they served as an IT Support Specialist, providing support to over 1,500 employees. Matthew later became an Exchange Administrator, handling administrative tasks for over 1,600 global employees. Matthew then moved on to Abacus Group, where they held various roles. As a Technical Services Engineer, they provided technical support. Later, as a Client Support Manager, they led a team of onsite engineers, ensuring high standards of support and service. Matthew also served as the Director of Disaster Recovery, overseeing disaster recovery planning and coordination. Currently, they hold the position of Senior Director of Cybersecurity at Abacus Group, where they are responsible for leading tactical and operational cybersecurity efforts, including incident response, vulnerability management, and client communication. Overall, Matthew has extensive experience in IT support, administration, and cybersecurity.

Matthew H. holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University at Buffalo. In addition to their degree, they have obtained various certifications such as "Effective Information Security Writing" from Applied Network Defense in August 2022, "Proofpoint Certified Ransomware Specialist" from Proofpoint in March 2022, "ZCP: Azure 8.0" from Zerto in February 2022, and "Zerto Certified Associate" from Zerto in January 2022. Matthew also achieved certifications like "InsightVM Certified Administrator" from Rapid7 in December 2020 and "Data Protection Specialist" from Zerto in May 2019. In the same year, they obtained certifications like "Zerto Azure Specialist" and "Zerto Certified Professional Cloud Service Provider" from Zerto in May and July respectively. Matthew H. holds recent certifications such as "Proofpoint Certified Insider Threat Specialist 2023" from Proofpoint in April 2023, "Proofpoint Certified Phishing Specialist 2022" from Proofpoint in January 2023, and "Proofpoint Certified DLP Specialist 2022" from Proofpoint in October 2022.