David Engel

David Engel, CISSP, is an experienced Endpoint Security Engineer at Ancestry since July 2018, where responsibilities include administering the CrowdStrike EDR solution on over 8,000 endpoints, hardening workstations using CIS Benchmarks, and supporting Palo Alto Networks firewall security. Prior experience includes roles as an Endpoint Security Analyst at Workfront, where tasks involved overseeing AWS network infrastructure and managing corporate security projects, as well as a Senior Network Engineer and Network Administrator, focusing on network operations, infrastructure improvements, and firewall management. Earlier positions include Network Engineer Team Lead at Integratechs, Inc., and Technical Services Representative at Wavetronix, with a foundational internship at Novell. David Engel holds a Master of Science in Information Assurance from Capitol Technology University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Technology from Brigham Young University - Idaho.