Danielle Vivolo

About Me

I’m a cybersecurity analyst with 4–5 years of combined experience across public sector environments.

• Incident response, detection logic, SOC triage, alert tuning
• Creator of documentation, triage guides, and analyst workflow playbooks
• Familiar with CMMC and NIST 800-171 frameworks
• Exploring DevSecOps: Terraform, Azure Security, Secure Pipelines
• Enjoy translating detection logic into actionability for analysts

I started my career managing technical support teams, moved into mobile application project management, and eventually found my path in infrastructure, sysadmin, and cybersecurity roles — where I thrive in operations, clarity, and collaborative problem-solving.

Experience

• Cybersecurity Analyst – Applied Research Labs (2025–Present)
  • Conduct DFIR investigations using Sentinel, Arkime, and Wireshark
  • Draft playbooks and triage guidance for early-stage alert response
  • Analyze network packet captures for signs of compromise
  • Support ongoing CMMC and NIST 800-171 compliance efforts

• Security Analyst – Texas Legislative Council (2018–2025)
  • Worked in 24/7 SOC triaging alerts and escalating threats
  • Provided detection enrichment and event correlation analysis
  • Supported policy reviews, technical audits, and user access reviews
  • Created documentation, response guidance, and internal tools
  • Used Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Sentinel to triage alerts and provide IOC/behavioral enrichment

Education & Certifications

• M.S. Cybersecurity – Western Governors University (2025)
  WGU Coursework Highlights: Strategic and technical training across secure design, risk, and cloud security. Capstone focused on enterprise-grade endpoint detection and mobile device management (EDR + MDM).
  Core Topics:
  • Cybersecurity Management – Aligning security programs with business goals
  • Security Policies & Standards – NIST 800-171, CMMC, and compliance frameworks
  • Risk Management – Threat modeling & third-party risk analysis
  • Network Security – Infrastructure defense & segmentation
  • Secure Software Design – DevSecOps principles, secure SDLC
  • Cloud Security – IAM, data protection, Azure security models
  • Capstone: EDR + MDM implementation strategy
• B.S. Web and Multimedia – Westwood College (2013, Summa Cum Laude)
  Combined creative design with front-end web development and digital strategy. Capstone included a portfolio site and interactive scripting work. Graduated with a 3.93 GPA.
  Core Topics:
  • Web & Multimedia Dev – HTML/CSS, scripting, and UX planning
  • Advanced Web Design – SEO, UI design, and responsive development
  • Graphic Design Foundations – Typography, color theory, illustration
  • Interactive Media – 3D, animation, and video production
  • Marketing & Strategy – Web marketing, information architecture, e-business
  • Capstone: Web & Multimedia Portfolio Review
• Current Certifications:
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA CySA+
  • CompTIA PenTest+
  • ISC² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
• Studying:
  • SecurityX (CompTIA CASP equivalent)
  • ISACA CISM
  • Microsoft AZ-500 (Azure Security)

Projects (Work in Progress)

• DFIR Playbooks: Detection response workflow documentation for Microsoft Sentinel (focused on triage logic, contextual enrichment, and analyst actionability)
• Terraform Labs: Infrastructure as Code projects emphasizing secure Azure architecture and role-based access control (RBAC)
• Kubernetes Labs: Hands-on learning with Kubernetes deployments, Terraform modules, and secure cluster provisioning (in progress)

Skills

Technical:

• SOC Operations, Threat Detection, Alert Tuning, DFIR
• Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk (read-only), Arkime, Wireshark, ServiceDesk
• Azure Security (RBAC, Identity, Defender), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• PowerShell, Markdown, YAML (exposure only), basic Python
• KQL (basic to intermediate) for Sentinel investigation queries

Soft Skills:

• Strong documentation writer: playbooks, workflows, triage guides
• Process-driven with a knack for streamlining analyst workflows
• Cross-team communicator and trusted compliance partner