The experience of Todd Gilson - Stamford, Connecticut, Entrepreneur

Todd Gilson, a senior security engineer, certified ethical hacker, and EDR professional, resides in Stamford, Connecticut. The roles Todd Gilson has held near his Stamford, Connecticut, residence have helped him build extensive skills in cybersecurity.

Mr. Gilson owns GEST Precision LLC, a cybersecurity and technology consulting company. He has served as CEO since 2013, providing contractor and consulting services to various companies. His first client through GEST Precision LLC was Bridgewater Associates in Norwalk, where he worked as a senior technology consultant. He also served as a security technology consultant at Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky and as a senior security analyst at IBM Watson Research in Yorktown Heights. He now provides consulting services as a senior security engineer at Voya Financial.

His security expertise covers vulnerability management, incident response, risk and compliance, penetration testing, and malware analysis. Mr. Gilson also specializes in digital forensics (using tools like Splunk), automation, and cloud and AI integration.

Mr. Gilson demonstrates technical skills across multiple areas and tools. He is an expert in endpoint detection and response, identity and access management, SIEM and security orchestration, issue tracking, and using team collaboration tools. His toolkit includes PowerShell, Bash, Slack, Jira, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Purview (Microsoft’s Data Loss Prevention solution), and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), Microsoft’s container and orchestration platform (similar to Docker and Kubernetes).

His achievements include earning recognition for quickly resolving a critical server issue involving the Tanium security tool at Voya Financial Services. Mr. Gilson also attended the 2024 Atlanta hackathon.

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Todd Gilson
Stamford, CT US