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Franklin Onwujuba

Franklin Onwujuba

Cyber Security Analyst, jr
Toronto, Ontario

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About Franklin Onwujuba:

My responsibilities as a Cybersecurity Analyst include:

  • Identifying security issues and risks and providing recommendations for mitigation plans.
  • Governing the deployment of data security controls that mitigate and reduce the loss and exposure of banks' informational assets.
  • Conducting security control evaluation assessments, identify gaps, risks and milestones and work with various teams to recommend possible solutions and mitigation controls.
  • Conducting Data Loss Protection Assessments as part of TRAs (Threat Risk Assessments) on various new initiatives/Projects, interpreting architecture design documents, highlighting risks, and working with respective business lines to develop mitigating action plans.
  • Recommending strategic security solutions and security control improvements to enhance the identification of data security events.

Experience

SL-KONNECT Inc. Canada Cyber Security Analyst Jan 2023 – Date
• Mitigated coordinated attacks, resulting in a 30% decrease in successful attacks. Safeguarded sensitive data and 
maintained system integrity. Worked with system owners and other stakeholders to assess security requirements 
and controls.
• Enhanced employee awareness and response rate to phishing attempts by 20%, strengthening defense against 
social engineering threats. Supported and performed audits and other regulatory framework assessments to ensure 
that Information and Technology (I&T) activities, processes, and procedures met defined requirements, policies,
and regulations.
• Supported secure and efficient cryptographic services, ensuring confidentiality and authenticity of digital 
communications. 
• Improved response time by 25% to mitigate potential security incidents in a timely manner, minimizing impact on 
business operations. Participated in and supported the assessment or review of new I&T solutions or technologies 
to maintain compliance with regulatory frameworks and security requirements.
• Proactively detected and prevented unauthorized access attempts, leading to a 35% decrease in security breaches.
• Through thorough forensic investigations and preventive measures, I achieved an impressive 40% reduction in 
recurrent security incidents. I also collaborated with the risk team to ensure identified risks were appropriately 
logged and managed.
• I ensured compliance with industry standards, mitigating potential risks and enhancing security. I also interacted
with other Cybersecurity teams and IT to understand, apply, and enforce security requirements.


TONY CURTIS Security Operations Centre Analyst Aug 2022 – Jan 2023
Monitored security alerts, detecting potential malicious activity through various security systems, including Intrusion 
Detection and prevention Systems (NIDS/NIPS, HIDS/HIPS, WIDS), Log Monitoring, File Integrity Monitoring, and 
SIEM, resulting in a 20% reduction in successful cyber-attacks.
• Determined and classified the severity of alerts, enabling timely response and mitigation actions, leading to a 30% 
decrease in response time and minimizing the impact of security incidents.
• Reported and investigated potential security incidents, resulting in a 40% increase in the identification and 
mitigation of security breaches, enhancing overall system integrity.
• Provided actionable recommendations to clients for containment and eradication of threats, resulting in a 25% 
reduction in risk exposure and potential financial losses.
• Maintained up-to-date Intrusion Detection/Prevention signatures, ensuring the effectiveness of security systems,
and reducing false positives by 15%.
• Updated security operations processes and procedures, resulting in a 30% improvement in incident response 
efficiency and streamlined workflows.
• Assisted in IT security investigations, exercises, and tests, contributing to a 20% improvement in incident resolution 
time and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Researched training and trends in new security threats, technologies, and regulations, leading to the implementation 
of proactive measures that reduced the risk of data breaches by 25%.
• Maintained SOC standard operating procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry 
best practices, resulting in 100% compliance

Education

Cyber Security Training - University of Toronto, ON. Canada.

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