Rick Givens
Senior Manager Information Security
Greater Chicago Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRick Givens is a Senior Manager of Information Security with nine years in corporate security roles and a decade-plus background running his own IT/security consultancy. He leads enterprise-wide programs at Health Care Service Corporation—covering IT risk, phishing, training, security communications, DSO support, and GRC tooling—bringing operational rigor and program governance to large-scale health insurance environments. A former Federal Air Marshal, he pairs investigative and incident-response instincts with technical security acumen, having researched and responsibly disclosed critical vulnerabilities while consulting for clients. Academically grounded with a BS in Computer Information Systems and currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science focused on information security, he blends formal study with hands-on vulnerability research and program delivery.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BS) Dual Major: Computer Information Systems and Management Information Systems Minor in Business, Bachelor of Science (BS) Dual Major: Computer Information Systems and Management Information Systems Minor in Business at Columbia CollegeMaster of Computer Science Computer Science, Master of Computer Science Computer Science at Lewis University
Spanish
Github Skills (3)
security3
iot3
vulnerabilities3
Github contributions (5)
RickGivens/IOT-Vulnerability-Research
Aug 2017 - Sep 2019
Contributions:21 commits, 2 PRs, 20 pushes in 2 years
vulnerabilitiessecurityiot-devicesiot
RickGivens/Software-Vulnerabilities-and-Defense
Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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