Michael Burney

Michael Burney has a significant work experience in the field of cybersecurity and information technology. Michael started their career in 2008 as an Information Technology Specialist in the US Army, where they worked until April 2016. In August 2016, they joined the US Army as a Cyber Network Defender, a role they held until August 2019. Since September 2019, they have been working as a Cyber Security Engineer at Abile Group, Inc.

Michael Burney received their Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Western Governors University, which they attended from 2016 to 2020. In addition to their degree, they also obtained multiple certifications. In 2014, they obtained the Security + certification from CompTIA. In 2016, they earned the GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) and GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED) certifications from GIAC. That same year, they also obtained the GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC). In 2017, they obtained the Project Plus certification from CompTIA and the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification from EC-Council. Furthermore, in 2018, they received the A + certification from CompTIA. Recently, in 2022, they obtained the ITIL Foundation Level certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice.