Matthew Maisel

Current

• Senior IT Operational Security Intern at Exelon

Past

• Technology Champion at WishVast Venture
• Curriculum Research Assistant at Penn State University
• Open Source Analyst at Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

• IT Operational Security Intern at Exelon
• Team Big Click at 2008 Google Online Marketing Challenge

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Education

• Pennsylvania State University
• Penn Manor High School

Connections

41 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• Twitter
• WishVast Venture

Matthew Maisel’s Experience

• Senior IT Operational Security Intern

  Exelon

  (Public Company; EXC; Utilities industry)

  May 2009 — Present (3 months)

  •Deploying production Honeypots with several personalities to augment intrusion detection
  
  •Collecting forensic data for Legal and HR incidents
  
  •Analyzing the IT Defense in Depth posture

• Technology Champion

  WishVast Venture

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2009 — May 2009 (5 months)

  •Stood up a social entrepreneurship venture that built a trust building, cell phone-based social network platform
  
  •Validated several different WishVast trust scenarios and business models
  
  •Championed the WishVast Network Management System throughout the software development cycle

• Curriculum Research Assistant

  Penn State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)

  •Researched international counter-terrorism policy of the G8 countries
  
  •Developed and mapped a hypothetical terrorist cellular network for a link analysis training exercise
  
  •Consulted on course procedures & regulations

• Open Source Analyst

  Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

  (Non-Profit; Think Tanks industry)

  September 2008 — September 2008 (1 month)

  A joint red team exercise with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
  
  •Analyzed commercial technologies that could diminish or disrupt Marine Corp assets
  
  •Utilized open source resources and red cell methodologies
  
  •Presented findings to Warfighting Lab and Potomac Institute directors

• IT Operational Security Intern

  Exelon

  (Public Company; EXC; Utilities industry)

  May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)

  •Collaborated on the implementation of NERC CIP regulation
  
  •Integrated a vulnerability communication & escalation workflow
  
  •Assisted in intrusion detection analysis and security event monitoring
  
  •Designed and presented an innovative workspace and toolkit for the next generation of IT workforce
  
  •Administered the OPSEC Microsoft SharePoint site

• Team Big Click

  2008 Google Online Marketing Challenge

  (Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

  December 2007 — May 2008 (6 months)

  •Developed an Adwords campaign tailored towards a client’s goals
  
  •Researched keyword markets and determined the focus of adgroups
  
  •Micromanaged daily events and issues throughout campaign execution
  
  •Increased daily web traffic to client’s website
  
  In July 2008, Google announced the Challenge's results. Team Big Click won the Americas Region (one global and three regions total ). The 2008 Challenge had over 1600 teams and 47 countries participating. (http://www.google.com/onlinechallenge/2008winners.html)

Matthew Maisel’s Education

• Pennsylvania State University

  B.S. , Security and Risk Analysis, Information Sciences and Technology , 2007 — 2011 (expected)

  SRA Club, Webmaster, 2009-Present
  SRA Club, Director of Web Content, 2008-2009
  SRA Club, Member of the Semester, Fall 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Security and Risk Anaylsis Club, Volunteers in IST Association

• Penn Manor High School

  2003 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Men's Swimming team, Men's Lacrosse team, National Honor Society

Additional Information

Matthew Maisel’s Websites:

• Twitter
• WishVast Venture

Matthew Maisel’s Interests:

security and intelligence technologies, risk management analysis, operational security, information assurance, enterprise 2.0, social media, search engine marketing, entrepreneurship, freestyle skiing, longboarding

Matthew Maisel’s Groups:

Security Analysis and Risk Management Association, Member

•    PSU Startup Community
•    Security Twits
•    Tempo
•    IT Security Jobs Forum

Matthew Maisel’s Honors:

AMERICAS Regional Winner, 2008 Google Online Marketing Challenge

Matthew Maisel’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• reference requests