Who I Am
Building resilient systems with a defender's mindset.
I'm Ma'Nye Wade, a cybersecurity professional with hands-on experience in threat detection, vulnerability management, network infrastructure assessment, and security awareness. I enjoy building and defending systems from the ground up and bringing structure to complex security challenges.
I'm actively seeking opportunities where I can keep growing, contribute to meaningful security work, and make a measurable impact on the people and systems I support.
Threat Detection
Vulnerability Management
Incident Response
Security Awareness
Master of Science in Cyber Risk Management and Compliance
Expected 2028
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity: Cyber Operations
Expected 2027
- Minor: Computer Science
- Organizations: ColorStack, Cyber Defense Organization, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
Cybersecurity Specialist
May 2025 - Dec 2025
- Reduced organizational risk by 15% by performing vulnerability assessments on a critical endpoint using Tenable Nessus, identifying 2+ high-risk vulnerabilities and 20+ CIS benchmark non-compliance issues that drove remediation efforts.
- Accelerated remediation timelines by up to 2 days by researching 3-5 emerging CVEs weekly and producing detailed technical reports for senior analysts on vulnerability impact and patching requirements.
- Maintained 95%+ triage accuracy by analyzing 3-5 Microsoft Defender alerts daily, effectively identifying false positives related to international logins and IP shifts to streamline senior analyst workflows.
- Developed 10 incident response flowcharts aligned to security playbooks, standardizing threat detection workflows across a 4-person team and improving incident resolution efficiency by 25%.
- Enhanced security awareness across a 5,000+ campus community by authoring 2 security blog posts and co-hosting a hands-on workshop with 30 participants, improving security knowledge through interactive jeopardy-style training.
IT Help Desk Technician
Sept 2024 - May 2025
- Administered identity and access management operations for 5,000+ users by authenticating identities via LDAP, provisioning accounts, and resetting passwords through ReACT Self-Service.
- Resolved 300+ support tickets in TeamDynamix ITSM by managing MFA enrollment and reenrollment through the Duo Security Admin Portal, restoring secure access for users across campus.
- Optimized team efficiency and ticket resolution speed by 20% by mentoring 8-10 student technicians on troubleshooting workflows and modernizing internal knowledge through 2 new KBAs and a comprehensive rewrite of 3 Help Desk SOP chapters.
- Maintained 99% uptime across 5+ WEPA print stations by performing preventive maintenance and hardware troubleshooting, enforcing Acceptable Usage Policy and information security protocols.
Core Skills
Tools and areas I work with most often.
Tenable Nessus
Microsoft Defender
Linux Administration
IAM
LUKS Encryption
Bash
Power Automate
Security Awareness
Next Step
Want to learn more about my background or see my work in detail?
You can review my resume for a fuller snapshot of my experience, or reach out directly through the contact page.
Patch Management & System HardeningUbuntu system hardening via CIS Benchmarks.
Account Management & Authentication PoliciesLeast privilege and PAM password enforcement.
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