
Aaron Birnbaum
5.0
(6)
Learn How to Protect Your Business | Cybersecurity Pro | CISSP & MBA
Studied at University of Denver
Worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Successful clients at
Not currently taking new clients
Aaron’s Cybersecurity Qualifications
Experience level: Executive
Aaron has helped clients get into these companies:
I have been involved in technology for many years. At one point, a company I had started experienced a cyber attack. I felt like they had attacked me personally. I spent the next two years learning everything I could about cyber security, trying to learn who did it, why did they do, and most importantly how they did it. This inspired me to change my career to become a cybersecurity practitioner and I love it. I make more money, have a much better quality of life, and enjoy helping others learn more about the different aspects of cyber and physical security. I hold a Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certification (CISSP) and a Master of Business Administration. I have started businesses, worked for Fortune 100 companies and worked with everyone in between. I look forward to working with everyone to help protect themselves.
Aaron can help with:
Behavioral Interview Prep
Cover Letters
Cyber Security Strategy
Freelancing
Incident Response
LinkedIn Review
Networking Strategy
Network Security
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
Risk Assessment
Salary Negotiation
Security Auditing
Skill Building
Technical Interview Prep
Vulnerability Management
About Aaron
Personal Business Expertise: I've been an entrepreneur for a long time, but paid my dues working in a wide variety of industries - finance, service, IT, retail, telecommunications, cybersecurity, healthcare, etc., and always used technology to make myself perform better. I have worked with a lot of startups as an official and unofficial advisor. I tend to be the one that people call when no one else can help them. Academic Expertise: I hold a Bachelor's degree in Communications (BA) and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA). Certified Expertise: I am a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and held Amazon Web Service Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP)
Why do I coach?
I like to help people maximize their potential and improve their businesses and their lives. I have taught several subjects in person and virtually. I want people to learn from my mistakes.
Work Experience

Information Assurance Analyst
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
January 2024 - March 2025
I provide guidance and expertise for an enterprise wide CMMC GRC project. Cyber Security, cyber-security and +2 skills

Chief
TRaViS Attack Surface Management
October 2022 - Present
Hiring Manager
TRaViS is an External Attack Surface Management (EASM), Software as a Service (SaaS) scanner, for Red or Blue Teamers, to identify security vulnerabilities in organizations’ information systems, located either locally/on-premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid system. We detect, display, and report an extraordinary amount of information while also minimizing the incidence of false positive results. TRaViS leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide actionable intelligence - detailed, specific 'how-to' remediation instructions for users. TRaViS is faster, more accurate, less expensive and provides more information than any other tool available today.

Cybersecurity Analyst
Tiber Creek Consulting
July 2021 - July 2022
Joined an IT defense contractor to help spin off a new company (IntelliGRC) around a compliance assessment platform. Responsibilities included: Crafting strategy, structure and processes around all core aspects of operations - completed after 4 months. Creation and implementation of comprehensive sales and partnership strategy to increase sales and partners. Drafting legal documents and company policies. Assessed organizations on CMMC preparedness, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, HIPAA, GDPR, and CSF frameworks. Actively participated in DiB/CMMC/Security groups and discussions on LinkedIn, Discord, Slack and other forums.

Chief Security Officer
Seron Security, LLC
January 2016 - January 2024
Hiring Manager
We provide comprehensive security assessments of systems, create detailed testing procedures, test plans, and test results, then interpret and provide recommendations and guidance in achieving NIST 800-171, 800-172, ITAR, DFARS, CSF, RMF, CMMC-preparation, PCI-DSS, HIPAA and other industry specific frameworks.

Chief Security Officer
CITM
April 2003 - March 2018
Hiring Manager
Strategically led all information technology strategy, identifying inadequacies and deficiencies that affect the ability to support/meet organizational goals. Provided information security governance, infrastructure and application security, policy development, security metrics, and overall technology risk management. Conducted requirements gathering sessions with client stakeholders, developed detailed technical documentation and policies and delivered knowledge transfer to relevant personnel. Designed secure network environments configuring and developing ACLs and rulesets for IDS/IPS and firewalls. Implemented security policies such as MFA, PAM, Active Directory GPOs, logging and monitoring on internal devices with different SIEMs. Conducted physical and electronic penetration tests. Moderated strategic sessions and created programs to drive strategic communications with clients. Screened new candidates, conducted training and on-boarding processes, mentored and managed diverse groups of teams, locally and remote. Developed systems for analysis of current state assessments, as-is processes, recommendations for improvement with a focus on innovation / automation / digitization as a core goal. Leadership
Education

University of Denver
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Activities and societies: Student Advisory Board Member of the Student Advisory Committee

State University of New York at Oswego
BA, Communications
Activities and societies: Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, Theater President's List Fraternity Founder and Chapter President
6 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Aaron has helped clients get into these companies: