Justin Newberry

Justin Newberry has a range of work experience starting from their position as a Paralegal at Horowitz & Weinstein from July 2004 to September 2011. Their responsibilities included legal cite checking, legal research, corporate research, and drafting various legal documents. Justin also served as a network administrator and provided onboarding and training to new employees.

From September 2011 to August 2021, Justin worked at Strauss Malk & Feder LLP. Justin initially worked as a Senior Litigation Paralegal and Office Administrator before transitioning to the role of Director of Operations | Network Administration and Security, IT Helpdesk, Software Procurement. As a Senior Litigation Paralegal and Office Administrator, they assisted with various aspects of representing clients and implemented changes to document assembly software. In their later role as Director of Operations, they managed network administration and security, IT helpdesk, and software procurement.

In 2021, Justin joined Springboard as a Cybersecurity Fellow. Their responsibilities included practicing system hardening techniques, performing technical security audits and assessments, and enumerating network users, hosts, and traffic using various tools.

Later in 2022, Justin joined InfraGard Chicago Members Alliance as an Infragard Member, and they joined iManage as a Security Operations Center Analyst.

Overall, Justin's work experience showcases their expertise in legal support, network administration, cybersecurity, and security operations.

Justin Newberry completed a Cybersecurity Career Track program at Springboard in 2021-2022. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Knox College, where they studied from 2000 to 2004. In addition to their formal education, Justin has obtained numerous certifications, such as Splunk Core Certified Power User from Splunk, Critical Thinking, Goal Setting: Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and Inclusive Mindset from LinkedIn, as well as CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Security+ ce Certification, and various CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep courses from both CompTIA and LinkedIn. Justin has also completed courses on Learning Splunk, CASP+ Cert Prep: 5 Research, Development and Collaboration, Creating a Cybersecurity Awareness Program, Cybersecurity Awareness: Social Engineering, and DevSecOps: Automated Security Testing, all from LinkedIn. The specific months and years Justin obtained these certifications are also provided.