Chris Kansas

Chris Kansas has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Starting in 2010, they worked as an IT Support Specialist at Engel & Devlin and the Hyde & Watson Foundation, where their responsibilities included coordinating PC desktop support, troubleshooting, and implementing the digitization of electronic legal records.

In 2011, they became a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual, focusing on driving new business development and promoting financial products. Chris utilized financial risk analysis methodologies to inform clients on fiscal planning and built strong relationships with customers and small businesses in the Clinton area.

From 2012 to 2019, Chris worked at Western Union as a Lead Risk Analyst. In this role, they managed product and services risk, collaborated cross-functionally for risk assessments, and presented findings to the C-Suite and Board of Directors. Chris strategically uncovered previously unidentified legacy product lines to inform risk assessments and workstream optimizations.

In 2020, Chris joined ThreatX as a Security Operations Center (SOC) Engineer II. Chris provided high-level oversight across security operations and investigations, scripting tools to mitigate risk, and successfully deployed enhancements in AWS and INAP data centers.

In 2021, they moved to Palo Alto Networks as a Resident Engineer, where they worked until 2022, and in 2022, they joined Fastly as a Sr. SOC Engineer. Further details about their roles at these companies are not included in the provided data.

Chris Kansas has a Certificate in Cybersecurity from the University of Denver, obtained in 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Mary's College of Maryland, completing it in the period from 2007 to 2011. In addition to their formal education, Chris has obtained several certifications in the field of cybersecurity. These certifications include CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) ce Certification from CompTIA, obtained in April 2023; GIAC Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB) from GIAC Certifications, obtained in November 2021; AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS), obtained in August 2020; CompTIA Network+ from CompTIA, obtained in May 2020; CompTIA PenTest+ from CompTIA, obtained in April 2020; CompTIA Security+ from CompTIA, obtained in September 2019; Splunk 7.x Fundamentals from Splunk, obtained in September 2019; and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) from ACAMS, obtained in May 2019.