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Andrew Porter

Chief Information Security Officer

United States of America

Member Since: 2008/09/18

Industry: Computer & IT

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Message

Reality is merely an illusion albeit a persistent one.

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Activity

Points this month2,900

Total points915,855

Questions: 17

Solutions: 373

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Videos:

Tutorials:

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Group Discussions: 1

Professional Background

Chief Information Security Officer

Stack Financial Management

September 2018 – Present

Montana

Education

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Bachelors of Science

Information Systems

2001 – 2005

Full Biography

I am a seasoned IT professional who has experience in a number of different technology disciplines from Service Desk, Network Administration, DBA, Cybersecurity, Web Dev, App Dev, Systems Administration, Systems Analyst, and IoT.

Languages

English

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Spanish

Elementary Proficiency

Level Progress

Current: Level 21

Andrew needs 52,145 points to level up.

LVL 22

What do levels mean?

Overall

21

915,855
Windows OS

8

136,014
Networking

7

112,460
Windows 10

7

108,900
Microsoft 365

6

77,100
Microsoft Office

6

73,500
Active Directory

5

65,750
Security

5

63,900
Outlook

5

52,948
Miscellaneous

4

48,868
Exchange

4

45,100
Hardware

4

43,150
Software

4

42,450
Cisco

4

40,300
Microsoft

4

38,100
Printers and Scanners

4

35,350
Azure

4

32,350
Wireless Networking

3

31,500
Windows Server 2016

3

30,200
Microsoft Excel

3

28,450
Microsoft Server OS

3

24,800
VPN

3

24,050
Network Security

3

23,750
iPhone

3

22,650
WordPress

3

22,500
Networking Hardware-Other

3

22,168
Group Policy

3

20,900
Windows Server 2012

3

20,350
Network Management

3

20,318
Microsoft SharePoint

3

20,100
Databases

3

20,000
Laptops Notebooks

3

18,200
Desktops

2

17,550
Microsoft Access

2

16,750
Windows Server 2019

2

16,650
Microsoft SQL Server

2

16,600
PC

2

16,475
Web Development

2

15,900
VMware

2

15,150
Dell

2

14,950
Hardware Firewalls

2

14,050
E-Commerce

2

13,850
Microsoft Teams

2

13,300
Routers

2

12,950
IP Telephony

2

12,850
PDF

2

12,750
Scripting Languages

2

11,850
Installation

2

11,650
Images and Photos

2

11,450
Switches / Hubs

2

11,450
Virtualization

2

10,400
Vulnerabilities

2

10,250
Network Architecture

2

10,228
Cyber Security

2

10,050
Windows Server 2008

2

10,000
Email Servers

2

9,850
Network Operations

2

9,600
Mobile

2

9,350
Storage

2

9,250
Voice Over IP

2

8,650
Web Browsers

2

8,650
SQL

2

8,600
VBA

2

8,450
Microsoft Word

2

8,418
OneDrive

2

8,300
Android

2

8,000
Encryption

1

7,950
Internet Marketing

1

7,700
Windows 7

1

7,552
SolarWinds

1

7,550
Powershell

1

6,800
Adobe Creative Suite CS

1

6,750
DNS

1

6,650
Displays / Monitors

1

6,400
Web Development Software

1

6,400
Microsoft Applications

1

6,322
Microsoft Legacy OS

1

6,304
Cell Phones

1

6,150
Network Analysis

1

6,100
Software Firewalls

1

6,100
Python

1

6,050
Adobe Acrobat

1

5,850
Automotive

1

5,850
Storage Hardware

1

5,800
Digital Cameras / Camcorders

1

5,750
Storage Software

1

5,750
IT Administration

1

5,500
HTML

1

5,450
Project Management

1

5,268
Sophos

1

5,200
Disaster Recovery

1

5,150
Internet Protocols

1

5,150
Troubleshooting

1

5,150
Digital Audio

1

5,100
OS Security

1

5,100
Spreadsheets

1

5,100
Chrome

1

5,000
Operating Systems

1

4,950
CSS

1

4,900
System Utilities

1

4,900
Social Networking

1

4,650
Java

1

4,600
Photos / Graphics Software

1

4,600
SonicWall

1

4,600
ASP.NET

1

4,550
Networking Protocols

1

4,350
Google

1

4,250
Programming

1

4,200
SSL / HTTPS

1

4,200
Anti-Virus Apps

1

4,150
Windows XP

1

3,964
Windows Server 2003

1

3,850
Email Clients

1

3,800
Windows Networking

1

3,664
Chat / IM

1

3,550
Internet / Email Software

1

3,350
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

1

3,350
Smartphones

1

3,150
AWS

1

3,100
MultiMedia Applications

1

3,100
WSUS

1

3,100
AntiSpam

1

3,050
Business Administration

1

3,050
Business Communication

1

3,050
Business Management

1

3,050
Citrix

1

3,050
PHP

1

3,050
Remote Access

1

3,050
Windows 11

1

3,050
iOS

1

3,050
DHCP

1

3,000
Mac OS X

1

3,000
TCP/IP

1

2,900
Web Applications

1

2,900
Server Hardware

1

2,850
Microsoft IIS Web Server

1

2,800
QuickBooks

1

2,800
Programming Languages-Other

1

2,700
Cloud Computing

1

2,600
Adobe Flash

1

2,550
Anti-Spyware

1

2,550
Broadband

1

2,550
Internet Protocol Security

1

2,550
Sales

1

2,550
Telecommunications

1

2,550
Veeam

1

2,550
Linux

1

2,400
Microsoft DOS

1

2,400
Email Protocols

1

2,350
Google Workspace

1

2,300
Math / Science

1

2,300
Components

1

2,275
Microsoft Hardware

1

2,200
.NET Programming

1

2,050
Analytics

1

2,050
Apple Software

1

2,050
Cloud Services

1

2,050
Linux Distributions

1

2,050
vSphere

1

2,050
Microsoft Server Apps

1

2,000