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Mike Evans

Cyber Security Strategist

Hello everyone, My name is Mike Evans. I am security leader in the greater Seattle WA area with a passion for leading and building high-performance teams. I entered in 2002, and have since developed a strong background that combines both business and technology. This began while serving on a Cyber Security Unit in the US military, then rapidly grew to include industries such as aviation, insurance, retail, government, and technology. I love to explore security, risk, architecture and to interact people by enriching their lives with it.

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Skills

Technical Skills

Security Architecture and Design
90%
Penetration Testing
75%
Vulnerability Management
90%
Perimeter Controls
85%

Management Skills

Operations Management
85%
Strategic Planning
90%
Incident Response
80%
Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance
85%

Experience

Cybersecurity Leader, Consultant, and Owner @Cybersecurity Advisory Services, LLC

 2016-Present

Security Engineering Manager @Check Point

 2015-2015

Regional Security Consulting Manager @Cisco Systems

 2013-2015

Sr. Information Security Engineer @Starbucks

 2012-2012

Sr. Information Security Engineer @Alaska Airlines

 2010-2013

Information Security Analyst @Pemco Insurance

 2009-2010

Sr. Network Security Analyst (Consultant) @Liberty Mutual

 2008-2009

Network Security Specialist @US Air Force

 2002-2006

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Mark Handleman

Information Security Architect @Confidential Telecommunications Corporation

Michale possesses an extraordinarily sharp and focused intellect, a deep and wide comprehension of Computational Information Security, and a fundamental foundational level of integrity unsurpassed by his peers. His robust skill set engenders a high level of respect by his peers, he evidences a curiosity that serves him well, and is in an apparently constant search for new knowledge. On a daily basis, I observed Michale's targeted focus on Information Security related matters, coupled with a deep concern for business related interaction with those matters. I highly recommend Michale Evans, and trust his work in Information Security implicitly.

Kip Boyle

President @Cyber Risk Opportunities, LLC

As his CISO, I appreciated two qualities in particular about Michale: His intellect and his can-do spirit. Michale has a great capacity for knowledge and understanding. In this case, he was quick to pick up the details of his vulnerability management duties, both technical and social. Regarding his can-do spirit, I found his enthusiasm for both the large and small tasks assigned to him to be infectious!

Joel Scambray

Managing Principal @Cigital

Michale is an astute information security professional and a pleasure to work with. We’ve had the opportunity to collaborate on a number of security projects across IT policy, compliance, operations and software development arenas, and Michale was reliably expert in his recommendations and diplomatic in his approach. He is a strong team player, but also brings and independent perspective to issues that I consistently found valuable.

NewsBytes

WireX Botnet Takedown

August 28, 2017

Several tech companies have worked together to take down the WireX botnet. Researchers first became aware of WireX at the beginning of August; now there are at tens of thousands of infected nodes. The malware appears to have been hiding in apps in the Google Play Store. Google has identified roughly 300 rogue apps, has blocked them from the store and is in the process of removing them from users' devices.

Brazilian University Tor Relay Banned for Gathering .onion Addresses

August 25, 2017

Researchers at a Brazilian university have had their Tor relay banned after it was found to be harvesting users' .onion addresses. One of the researchers says they were working on a tool that would be able to distinguish malicious hidden services from those that do not pose a threat. Harvesting .onion addresses violates Tor guidelines.

Spam Bot Holds Massive Trove of eMail Addresses

August 29 and 30, 2017

Researchers have found a spam bot that contains hundreds of thousands of email addresses, passwords, SMTP credentials, and configuration data. The spam bot, which is known as Onliner, has been used to spread the Ursnif banking Trojan.

Google Accidentally Shuts Down Internet in Japan

August 26, 27, and 28, 2017

Due to a configuration error by Google that resulted in a broken Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), major Japanese Internet providers were temporarily left without a connection on Friday, August 25. Google fixed the problem within minutes, but outages for customers existed for several hours. The outage prompted an investigation from Japan's Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry.

IoT Device Credentials Leaked

August 25 and 26, 2017

Someone posted a list of Telnet credentials to Pastebin in June. The information could be used to compromise home routers and IoT devices and use them as part of a botnet. The list includes IP addresses, device usernames, and passwords. In many cases, the passwords are default passwords. Researchers are attempting to notify the owners of the affected devices.

Eight National Infrastructure Advisory Council Members Resign

August 24, 2017

More than a quarter of the 28 members of the US National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) have resigned. A resignation letter obtained by Nextgov reads, "My experience to date has not demonstrated that the Administration is adequately attentive to the pressing national security matters within the NIAC's purview, or responsive to sound advice received from experts and advisors on these matters." Specifically, the letter cites the current president's "fail[ure] to denounce the intolerance and violence of hate groups [and] insufficient attention to the growing threats to the critical systems on which all Americans depend," as well as the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.