Matthew Gracie, MBA, CISSP

Matthew Gracie, MBA, CISSP has extensive work experience in the field of cybersecurity. Matthew is currently serving as a Senior Engineer at Security Onion Solutions, LLC, where they began their role in April 2021. Additionally, they work as an Adjunct Professor in Cybersecurity at Canisius College since August 2021.

In 2019, Matthew founded and organized Infosec 716, a cybersecurity organization. Prior to this, they owned Digital Undercurrents since 2006.

Matthew has also held positions at various companies, including Highmark Health as an Information Security Engineer from March 2021 to April 2021, and HealthNow New York Inc. where they served as an Information Security Engineer from April 2018 to February 2021. In these roles, they divided their time between being an Integration Lead on large enterprise projects and designing and implementing security tooling to enhance detection and response capabilities on the network.

Before that, Matthew worked as a Security Analyst implementing the corporate security program at AIX Group, a role they held from March 2016 to April 2018. Matthew also served as a Security Analyst at Rich Products Corporation from February 2012 to March 2016.

Matthew's career began at Canisius College, where they held multiple roles. Matthew served as an Information Security Administrator from July 2006 to February 2012 and as an Adjunct Professor in Computer Science from an unspecified date to February 2012. Matthew also worked as a Computer Support Specialist from July 2001 to July 2006, providing desktop support and managing the IT department's intern and employee program.

Lastly, Matthew's early experience includes a role as a Tech Support professional at Verizon, where they worked from March 2000 to March 2001.

Matthew Gracie earned a BA in English from Canisius College in 1999. Matthew then pursued a BA in Computer Science from the same institution, which they completed in 2008. In 2009, they obtained an MBA with a focus on Information Technology from Canisius College as well. Additionally, they attended Erie Community College for a Cisco Networking Academy program from 2006 to 2007.

Matthew has obtained several certifications throughout their career. Matthew became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) through (ISC)² in September 2019. Matthew also obtained the following certifications: GWAPT (Web Application Penetration Testing) from GIAC in February 2016, GMOB (Mobile Device Security) from GIAC in September 2013, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August 2020, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate from AWS in January 2021. Matthew also completed the "Scrum: The Basics" course from LinkedIn in November 2019 and "Learning Ansible" from LinkedIn in January 2019. Matthew has additional certifications listed, including GCWN (Windows Server Security), GSEC, and ITIL Foundation, but no information regarding the institution or the exact dates of completion is provided.