Kent Ickler
Information Security Analyst
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKent Ickler is an Information Security Analyst and consultant with eight years in security and network operations, currently at Black Hills Information Security and co-founder of Defensive Origins. He blends hands-on incident detection, network administration, and systems administration with public speaking and training experience, having taught through Antisyphon Training and as adjunct faculty. Kent contributes to open-source security tooling—refactoring Python back-end code for the widely used EyeWitness project to improve Python3 compatibility, reporting, and UX. His background includes vCIO and managed services leadership, giving him a practical, client-facing perspective on secure architecture and operational resiliency. Holding a BS in IT and a master’s in Management, he pairs technical depth with management acumen to translate complex security findings into actionable business guidance.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Management, Master's degree Management at National American UniversitySouth Dakota MinesBachelor of Science (B.S.) Information Technology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Information Technology at Western Governors University
Github Skills (4)
reporting-services10
python10
webscraping9
application-security8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
RedSiege/EyeWitness
Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 58 PRs, 23 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Kent primarily focused on updating and refactoring Python scripts within the EyeWitness project. Their contributions involved updating the reporting and recategorization modules, including changes to the category definitions, Python3 compatibility, and implementation of a helper function. They also modified the UI/UX of the class information display by removing outdated training dates.
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DefensiveOrigins/DO-LAB
Dec 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:105 commits, 9 PRs, 241 pushes in 9 months
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