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Denise Schipani

London

Summary

Dedicated and attentive cyber technologist with one year experience in proactively identifying and analyzing potential security threats to clients. Demonstrated expertise in intelligence gathering primarily through OSINT and SOCMINT, threat assessment through comment analysis and tracing patterns of behavior, and delivering comprehensive threat intelligence reports for clients and their executives. Currently studying to achieve the CompTIA – Security +, and CSTAP certifications and seeking to leverage skills and experience within a challenging threat landscape.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Cyber Technologist

Darktrace
08.2023 - Current
  • Acting as a technical point of contact between clients, partners, and internal teams within Darktrace
  • Being accountable for the delivery of Proof of Value engagement from end to end
  • Presenting Threat Intelligence Reports and advice to a variety of audiences, from technical audiences to C-level executives.
  • Partnering closely with our Account Executive teams on their work with new and existing clients
  • Being the trusted advisor and technical authority to the client
  • Providing feedback and technical reporting
  • Designing and building custom client integrations and defining solution architectures

Cyber Threat Intelligence Researcher (Spanish)

Control Risks
06.2022 - 07.2023
  • Identification and prioritization of potential threats to clients based on initial assessments of the volume, credibility, urgency, and severity of risk factors
  • Collecting, and analyzing large amounts of data from both internal and external sources within limited time frames - often through the use of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) - to identify persons of interests, and determine the final violence risk they posed to clients
  • Developed excellent written and verbal communication skills by presenting findings to clients and their executives in clear and concise executive summaries
  • Conducted quality assurance of risk profiles, and provided feedback for newer members of the team
  • Helped develop a new abbreviated assessment method for lower risks of violence to simplify the assessment process and reduce assessment time

Product Analyst

Wowcher
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • Conducted market research to understand customer needs, preferences, and behaviors through competitor analysis, customer surveys, and focus groups
  • Collected and analyzed large datasets to identify patterns, and trends, and inform product development - most notably, implemented a new check-out system aimed at creating a smoother customer journey
  • Liaised with different sides of the business - e.g., dev teams - to understand the technical viability of project ideas
  • Evaluated the performance of products through the implementation and monitoring of A/B testing, and KPIs
  • Demonstrated self-sufficiency by independently learning how to use Adobe Illustrator to make quick edits of icons provided by the design team to ensure timely project delivery despite short-staffing

Research Assistant

PorCausa
02.2021 - 04.2021
  • Researched and identified gaps in the EU legal framework regarding migrant children to inform the targets of the organization and upcoming EU workshops
  • Supported the research manager with the organization of workshops within the EU

Project Management Intern

Come Together Community
10.2019 - 12.2019
  • Volunteer recruitment & implementation of a new volunteer filing system
  • Wrote blog posts discussing charity visits and promoting the upcoming fundraising musical events
  • Kept the charity website and social media profiles up to date with event and charity visit photos, and blog posts

Education

Master of Science - Security Studies

University College London
London, UK
06.2022

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations And Chinese

SOAS, University of London
London, UK
06.2019

Languages

Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

Cyber Technologist

Darktrace
08.2023 - Current

Cyber Threat Intelligence Researcher (Spanish)

Control Risks
06.2022 - 07.2023

Product Analyst

Wowcher
08.2021 - 06.2022

Research Assistant

PorCausa
02.2021 - 04.2021

Project Management Intern

Come Together Community
10.2019 - 12.2019

Master of Science - Security Studies

University College London

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations And Chinese

SOAS, University of London

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