Ashwin Balasubramanya
SOC AnalystAshwin Balasubramanya joined the team at Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in Summer 2022 as a SOC Analyst. In this position, he investigates potential incidents and protects the organization against cyberattacks. […]
Dave Hoff
SOC EngineerDave Hoff joined the Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) team in 2020 as a SOC Analyst, responsible for maintaining and running the BHIS SOC, including detection strategies, cluster infrastructure, and […]
Brian Ireland
Elastic EngineerBrian Ireland joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in July 2022 as an Elastic Engineer. He is responsible for supporting the SOC around the SIEM operations. Brian previously spent 12 […]
Hayden Covington
SOC AnalystHayden Covington joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in the Summer of 2022 as a SOC Analyst. He chose BHIS after hearing many great things over the years and seeing […]
James Marrs
SOC AnalystJames Marrs started his journey with Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) as an intern while working on his B.S. of Computer Science at South Dakota State University. During his time […]
Kiersten Gross
SOC AnalystKiersten Gross joined the Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) team in April 2021 as a SOC Analyst, responsible for monitoring logs and conducting analysis to identify attacks. Previous to joining […]
Michael Getman
SOC AnalystMichael Getman joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in January 2022 as a SOC Analyst, responsible for monitoring and conducting analysis on log data. Previously, he worked as a technician and […]
Scott Johnson
SOC AnalystScott Johnson joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) as a SOC Intern in the spring of 2022 and became a full-time SOC Analyst later that winter. He helps monitor and investigate […]
Randy LeFever
Web DeveloperRandy LeFever joined the Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) team in 2021 as a Web Developer, working on developing a web-based control panel to help manage the Cyber Range access, […]
Phillip Woodward
Director of SOC ServicesPhillip Woodward became Director of SOC Services for Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in December 2021. Previously having managed a product development team at Diligent, he was drawn to BHIS’s […]
Neeraj Shetty
SOC AnalystNeeraj Shetty joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in Summer 2022 as a SOC Analyst. In this role, he investigates suspicious activities, and documents and reports on any information security […]
Tom DeJong
Sys Admin & SOC AnalystTom DeJong originally joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in October 2022 as an Intern but came on full-time in May 2023. He operates as part of the Systems team, […]
Owen Wisser
SOC AnalystOwen Wisser started working with Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) as an Intern in October 2022, then became a full-time SOC Analyst in May 2023. He is responsible for monitoring […]
David Perez
Detection EngineerDavid Perez joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) as, first, an Intern in early 2023, and then became a full-time Detection Engineer in August 2023. In this role, he researches, […]
William Corbin
SOC AnalystWilliam Corbin joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in March 2024 as a SOC Analyst. In this role, he investigates alerts to determine if there is an active threat in […]
Upayan Saha
CNO EngineerUpayan Saha joined the team at Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in November 2020 as a CNO Engineer. In this role, he develops sophisticated exploits and stealthy implants that mimic […]
Sarah Lankford
SOC AnalystSarah Lankford joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in December 2023 as a SOC Analyst, after working as an intern since that summer. She describes her role as, “Defeating bad […]
Chris Watson
SOC AnalystChris Watson joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in July 2023 as a SOC Analyst. In this role, he provides cyber threat intelligence, threat hunts customer networks and performs malware […]
Paul Lammers
SOC AnalystPaul Lammers joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in April 2024 as a SOC Analyst. In this role, he monitors client networks for any kind of malicious behavior. Previously, Paul […]
Daniel Pennington
SOC AnalystDaniel Pennington joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in early 2024 as a SOC Analyst. In this role, he helps ensure that client environments are safe. Prior to this, Daniel […]