Cyber Risk Cover Letter

Please consider me for the cyber risk opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for oversight of security-related policies, processes, standards, architectures and guidelines, defining security requirements for and security certification of all projects, advising functional security strategies and supporting all aspects of information security in accordance with the Group’s policy, business requirements and risk appetite, and both domestic and international legislative and regulatory requirements.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Familiarity working within the financial industry with security best practices, FFIEC and ISO standards
• PMP and/or CISA certifications
• SIEM deployments
• Web proxy deployments
• Application whitelisting tools
• Forensic tools
• Static analysis tools and secure development techniques
• Virtualization/hypervisor hardening and deployment

Please consider me for the cyber risk opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for as needed customer training on security concepts.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Familiarity with basic networking, defensive measures and controls, and common cyber attack patterns
• Self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience managing clients and projects
• Implementing cybersecurity frameworks and programs within private organizations
• Developing and facilitating incident response tabletop exercises
• Experience conducting or supporting teams conduct social engineering or penetration tests
• Government service at DHS, DoD, SEC, FCC, the Intelligence Community or other department/agency in a cybersecurity role
• Knowledge of cyber insurance, financial cyber requirements, healthcare cyber regulations, financial risk modeling
• Survey/ Interview/case study design and analysis

In response to your job posting for cyber risk, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for input to briefings, transitioning concepts to execution, and assisting in the coordination of operational planning in support of training, exercises, and operations.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Knowledge of developing and implementing cybersecurity, privacy, and IT risk strategies in the areas of operational cybersecurity, privacy and/or IT risk knowledge and other related areas in order to assist clients in assessing their posture and program improvement
• Common cybersecurity, privacy or technology industry standards/ regulations
• Experience working with technical, security controls and operational risk tolerance, conducting privacy and security risk and/or gap assessments and internal privacy audits, reviewing privacy practices, and preparing reports and other deliverables that contain strategy, project, or technical analysis and findings in connection with consulting engagements and communicating those results to the team and client
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to develop and deliver management presentations
• Experience working with/leading geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups with strong team management, leadership and coaching skills
• Clarity, Excel (data analytics), SharePoint, Word /PowerPoint
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, Archer, Openpages, SAP GRC and multiple Reporting tools

I am excited to be applying for the position of cyber risk. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for metrics and feedback to the assigned line of business on security and compliance matters, i.e., vulnerable systems, PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley, security awareness, security policy, and investigations.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Assessment experience
• Experience in RMF and IT controls testing
• Develop custom risk frameworks for third party risk, incident response, business continuity, and other domains
• Develop policies and procedures for technical and non-technical business units within regulated companies
• Evaluate and compare commercial products to meet specific client needs
• Perform cost/benefit analysis and provide clear recommendations based on the specific client environment
• Communicate technical topics clearly to non-technical audience (present reports to senior leadership, C-suites)
• Develop, perform, and analyze risk assessments for the government or commercial organization

I am excited to be applying for the position of cyber risk. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for significant contribution to the development of cyberspace operations plans, contingency plans, concepts of operations, and orders.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Bachelor or Master in Information System / Computer Engineering
• Working knowledge of common security event transports and subsystems
• Solid understanding of the nature of cyber risk, and how security monitoring can play a role in its reduction
• Working knowledge of the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures that adversaries use against organizations
• BA or BS (preferred) in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent work experience
• Quantitative risk analysis experience or aptitude with established risk management practices - preferably with Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR)
• Business certifications in security, risk, or FAIR
• Advanced Information Security certification (CRISC, CISSP or equivalent is preferred)