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Network Security Engineering at "The Lab"

July 12, 2024 at 06:00 PM

What is a Network Security Engineer?

Short answer: it depends. The title is consistent but the description and duties vary by employer. In addition to the basic description, this talk will cover what a Network Security Engineer does at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), also known as The Lab to the local community. A brief over view of the path taken to get this position and some resources to acquire skills should one what to follow a similar path will be shared. Also covered will be what LLNL does and how a team is cultivated for projects. Then we’ll get to some specifics of what a day looks like, in terms of both tools and work life, for a Network Security Engineer that works on a variety of projects at The Lab.

Speaker

Kirsten Villa - Network Security Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

About the Speaker

Kirsten currently work for the Department of Energy at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. She is part of at team that works to improve critical infrastructure through research and development. This team runs tests against the in-house lab builds and analyzes the results by reviewing network logs, then provide solutions to vulnerabilities discovered. This team works with a variety of partners to analyze live network traffic for indicators of malicious or unusual activity.

Location

WorkVine209

2311 North Tracy Blvd, Suite A, Tracy, CA 95376

Parking and Basic Information

The venue has plenty of no-cost parking. The doors to the venue automatically lock at a certain time. If locked and you are outside, knock and someone will let you in.

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