Christopher Ball

Christopher Ball has an extensive work experience in the field of cybersecurity. Christopher is currently working as a Cyber Security Engineer - SIEM Engineer at Goliath Solutions Group, LLC. In this role, they provide consulting services for Mercy Health Partners in Cincinnati, Ohio, focusing on McAfee Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Engineering. Their responsibilities include administrative support for the full SIEM suite, management of data sources, identifying threat events, creating watchlists and correlation rules, developing custom views and reports, coding regex parsers, and providing SIEM incident response and root cause analysis.

Prior to this, Christopher worked as a Senior IT Security Engineer (Network Pillar Lead) at Providence St. Joseph Health in Southern California. Christopher served as the Security Network Pillar and Lead Engineer, responsible for McAfee's SIEM system, McAfee's Email Gateway (MEG), and McAfee's Web Gateway (Proxy). Christopher also provided support for enterprise Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and Firewall systems.

Before that, they were an IT Security Engineer at Versa Integrated Solutions, Inc., specializing in McAfee's SIEM system for the United States Coast Guard Integrated Health Information System (IHiS). Christopher developed a Cyber Security Program and an Incident Response Plan to ensure the security of the system.

Christopher also worked as an IT Security Specialist at Clutch, Inc., where they were part of a team that transformed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) SOC into a world-class SOC. Christopher engineered and deployed various IT security systems, including continuous vulnerability monitoring and SIEM systems.

Additionally, they served as an IT Governance Consultant at Mission 1st Technologies, providing IT governance support services to the Clarksburg WV Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Information Technology Management Section. Prior to that, they were a Principal Network Engineer at David Hale Associates DHA, where they provided network engineering support for the FBI's CJIS Network Consolidation Project (NCP).

Christopher started their career in the United States Navy as a Cryptologic Technician Maintenance (CTM) Petty Officer 2nd Class, specializing in maintenance of cryptographic systems.

Throughout their career, Christopher has demonstrated expertise in cybersecurity, SIEM engineering, network engineering, IT governance, and incident response planning. Christopher has a strong track record of implementing effective security measures and providing support to various organizations in the public and private sectors.

Christopher Ball attended the University of Phoenix for an unspecified period of time. However, no specific degree or field of study is provided. In April 2013, they obtained the CISSP certification from www.isc2.org.