Hal Poyta
About Hal Poyta
Hal Poyta is a Data and System Security Specialist at Fannie Mae with extensive experience in information assurance and security engineering.
Title at Fannie Mae
Hal Poyta currently works at Fannie Mae as a Data and System Security Specialist. In this role, Hal is responsible for various aspects of data and system security, including ensuring secure software development, remediation requirements, and accurate reporting of security assessment findings.
Previous Experience at Booz Allen Hamilton
Hal Poyta worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as an Information Assurance specialist from 2007 to 2013. During this tenure, Hal was involved in activities such as re-testing multiple penetration test findings using tools like Burp and Paros to determine current exploitability. Additionally, Hal provided oversight on Application Security Assessment reports.
Earlier Roles in Security
Prior to working at Booz Allen Hamilton, Hal Poyta was a Security Engineer at Unisys from 2005 to 2007 and a Management Analyst at BearingPoint from 2004 to 2005. These roles contributed to his foundational experience in the security field.
Education and Expertise
Hal Poyta holds a BS in Computer Science from West Virginia University, where he studied from 1998 to 2004. His academic background provided a solid foundation for his eventual roles in data and system security.
Key Projects and Contributions
Hal played a key role in the rollout of the Fortify DevOps integration project, ensuring that Fortify scans were executed as part of the build process. He also assisted in the analysis of solutions for bringing static code analysis assessment functionality in-house by comparing tools such as HP Fortify, IBM AppScan Source, and Veracode. Additionally, he was involved in the documentation of various Application Security process flows and the update of Application Security policies and procedures documentation.