Information Security Manager at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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- Treasurer at Mankato Chapter ISSA
- Information Security Manager at Minnesota State University, Mankato
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- Network Analyst at SMDC Health System
- Network Engineer at Duluth Public Schools
- Information Systems Technician 2nd Class at US Navy
- Education
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- The College of St. Scholastica
- Cloquet Senior High School
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Kevin Thompson, CISSP’s Summary
Information Security specialist with over 12 years experience in the IT field. The majority of my career has focused on computer networking (routing, switching, vpn, firewalls) but over the last few years has turned towards digital forensics, incident response, risk management, and project management.
Kevin Thompson, CISSP’s Specialties:
Pointsec Disk Encryption
Sidewinder Firewall
Cisco Networking
Kevin Thompson, CISSP’s Experience
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Treasurer
Mankato Chapter ISSA
(Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2008 — Present (8 months)
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Information Security Manager
Minnesota State University, Mankato
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Responsible for ensuring that sensitive information is not leaked or stolen. Specializing in Risk Management, Policy Development, and Digital Forensics.
Perform administration of Cisco MARS appliance, Secure Computing Sidewinder Firewall, and nCircle IP360 Vulnerability Management appliance. -
Network Analyst
SMDC Health System
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
July 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 1 month)
Network engineering specializing in Nortel Networks switches, routers, VPN appliances, and Load Balancers. Also responsible for administration of Secure Computing Sidewinder Firewall.
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Network Engineer
Duluth Public Schools
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
January 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Network engineer specializing in Cisco switches, routers, and IP telephony.
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Information Systems Technician 2nd Class
US Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years)
Kevin Thompson, CISSP’s Education
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The College of St. Scholastica
Computer Science 2003 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- Minnesota College Republicans
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Cloquet Senior High School
1994 — 1996
Additional Information
Kevin Thompson, CISSP’s Websites:
Kevin Thompson, CISSP’s Groups:
Knights of Columbus
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
CompTIA
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PCI DSS Compliance Specialist -
Security Bloggers Network -
Information Security Network
Kevin Thompson, CISSP’s Honors:
US Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (1999)
