Eric Kleman

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About Eric Kleman

Hello, my name is Eric Kleman and I'm a highly accomplished and strategic visionary with extensive experience advancing Information Security programs across a broad spectrum of organizations. My expertise spans critical domains including security operations, incident response, engineering, and adversary emulation. In my current role, I strategically reduced the organization's Splunk license consumption by 45 percent through collaborative data analysis optimization and the effective deployment of Cribl. Looking ahead, I've developed a strategic three-year technology roadmap projected to reduce our budget while significantly enhancing operational capabilities by prioritizing a unified security platform over siloed solutions, thereby improving team efficiency. My incident response background includes experience as both an Investigator and Coordinator across a range of critical scenarios. This includes actively monitoring and tracking adversaries within the network, conducting in-depth post-impact analysis of security breaches, and leading recovery efforts following ransomware attacks. As a business advisor with a deep understanding of adversary techniques and strategies, I effectively translate complex threats and vulnerabilities into clear business terms. This empowers the organization to make informed and confident decisions, aligning security investments with its acceptable risk tolerance. Furthermore, my extensive knowledge of frameworks such as NIST CSF, SOC2, SOX, and NERC CIP ensures these decisions are also grounded in established security best practices and compliance requirements. Empathy is central to my communication with the business and its people. My many years of technical architecture and engineering experience have taught me that technology and practices are rarely introduced with the intent of making the business insecure. As a trusted ally to technical practitioners and leaders, my priority is to help them secure their designs and practices while maintaining the ease of management and operational efficiency they desire. Specialties: Security Operations and Engineering, Incident Response, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Internal Red Team, Network and System Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management I'm an agile contributor and leader that thrives in fast-paced organizations with rapidly shifting priorities. If you would like to know more about my experience, passion, areas of expertise, or the improvements I can make to your organization, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or reach out to me at eric.kleman@gmail.com.