Kat Nielander Cissp,Ccsp,Cism,Ceh,Cdna,CSI S,Cssbb,Ccsk
About Kat Nielander Cissp,Ccsp,Cism,Ceh,Cdna,CSI S,Cssbb,Ccsk
Kat Nielander is a Principal Information Systems Security Manager and Cyber Security Instructor with over two decades of experience in the IT and services industry, holding multiple cybersecurity certifications.
Title
Kat Nielander holds the position of Principal Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM).
Current Employment
Kat currently works at Applied Technology Academy as a Cyber Security Instructor since 2023. Additionally, she serves as Principal Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) at Sandia National Laboratories starting from the same year. She is also a Cyber Security Instructor at EC-Council and a Webinar Presenter for Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) since 2022. Furthermore, she holds the role of Co-Owner at Allied Cyber LLC, a supplementary cyber education training company, since 2022.
Past Employment
Previously, Kat worked at the Texas Department of Information Resources in 2022 as a Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security TX-ISAO Web Lecturer. At the United States Department of the Air Force, she served in various roles, including Cyber Security Specialist (2020-2022), Laughlin AFB EFB LEAD 47th Operations Group (GS 2210) Client Services Technician (2019-2020), and EFB Lead and Technical Order Document Specialist 47th STUS Bookstore (2011-2019). Earlier in her career, she was self-employed as a System and Network Engineer from 2002 to 2007 in Landscheid, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Education and Expertise
Kat acquired her Master of Technology (MTech) degree in Computer/Information Technology Information Assurance and Security from American Military University, completed between 2017 and 2019. She possesses multiple cybersecurity certifications, including CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CEH, CDNA, CSIS, CSSBB, and CCSK.
Professional Skills and Focus
Kat Nielander specializes in system deployment, information assurance, requirements management, and configuration management. She focuses on creating functional systems that guarantee confidentiality, integrity, and availability in cybersecurity. Her expertise is backed by over twenty-three years of experience working in the Information Technology and services industry.