Anthony Gray Jr, M.S.

Anthony Gray Jr, M.S. has a diverse range of work experience in the technology and cybersecurity field.

From January to August 2022, they worked as a Technology Specialist at Staples Technology Solutions. In this role, they focused on troubleshooting and diagnostics for company resources and analyzed client business processes to propose optimal software applications. Anthony also made recommendations for technology upgrades to improve client security.

In September to November 2022, Anthony served as an On-Site Support Technician at Leapfrog Services. Anthony'sresponsibilities included maintaining, analyzing, and troubleshooting computer hardware, server hardware, network hardware, and software. Anthony also implemented corrective actions to mitigate security risks and vulnerabilities and conducted gap analysis to identify IT-related deficiencies.

Anthony then transitioned to Leapfrog Services as an Information Security Analyst in December 2022 and continues to hold the position. In this role, they manage the day-to-day operations of a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC), ensuring effective monitoring, threat detection, and incident response. Anthony has implemented advanced security monitoring tools and techniques to improve threat visibility and reduce false positives. Additionally, they have expertise in various security solutions such as SentinelOne, Forticlient, FortinetVPN, and FortiClient Cloud.

During their time at TryHackMe from March to July 2022, Anthony completed the Cyber Defense Learning Path. This allowed him to develop TCP/IP protocol expertise and hands-on experience with network and packet analysis. Anthony also gained skills in Security Operations and monitoring utilizing core Windows processes, Sysinternals, and event logs, as well as endpoint detection and response using OpenEDR applications.

Anthony Gray Jr, M.S. completed their Master's degree in Computer Science from Columbus State University from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Health Science from the same university from 2015 to 2020. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications including Patch Management, Reporting Strategies and Best Practices, Vulnerability Management from Qualys, Cyber Defense Learning Path from TryHackMe, NSE 1 Network Security Associate, NSE 2 Network Security Associate, and NSE 3 Fortinet Product Awareness from Fortinet.