Wyatt Tauber
Rochester Institute of Technology, Class of 2023
From Backus, MN
Rochester Institute of Technology
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Nevis Area Learning Program
Wyatt Tauber graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in computing security (BS and MS). Some 4,800 degrees were conferred in the 2022-2023 academic year at all of RIT's c...
July, 24 2023 - Verified by Rochester Institute of TechnologyWyatt Tauber was named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2020 Spring Semester. Tauber is in the computing security program. Congratulations!
June, 24 2020 - Verified by Rochester Institute of TechnologyWyatt Tauber was named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2019 Spring Semester. Tauber is in the computing security program. Congratulations!
July, 01 2019 - Verified by Rochester Institute of TechnologyWyatt Tauber was named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2018 Fall Semester. Tauber is in the computing security program. Congratulations!
February, 14 2019 - Verified by Rochester Institute of TechnologyWyatt Tauber, who is in the computing security program, made the Dean's List for the spring semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for D...
June, 26 2018 - Verified by Rochester Institute of TechnologyWyatt Tauber, who is in the computing security program, made the Dean's List for the fall semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean...
February, 27 2018 - Verified by Rochester Institute of TechnologyEmulated an advanced persistent threat to evaluate defenses of customer networks
Conducted recon, gained access, and maintained persistence to meet customer objectives
Evaluated customer detection capabilities to determine if defenses alert on the activity
Hunted for indicators of compromise in customer networks during the evaluation
Leveraged generative ML (GML) training sets and evolutionary properties across capabilities
Investigated GML applications in the malware analysis domain with academic partners
Explored methods to analyze network defense data in cyber GML-based capabilities
Employed GML algorithms and generated data to produce and evaluate efficient ML models
Toured with the threat identification & characterization (TIC) team
Assigned to attribute unidentified suspicious or malicious digital network activities
Worked with other government partners to define TTPs for two threat actor campaigns
Assisted with producing 13 activity reports, one selected for organization director briefing
Assisted with Computer Forensics, Network Security, and Capstone courses
Duties included answering learner questions and grading learner submissions
Strived for a 1-2-hour message reply time and provided one-on-one assistance
Reduced downtime due to technical issues and improved student performance
Toured with the learning management system (LMS) team
Tasked with implementing QA and security monitoring solutions for the LMS
Oversaw the deployment of performance monitoring on three LMS platforms
Decreased the team's recurring error and downtime rates by 25% over 5 months
Worked with the NSIC FFRDC's Network Automation & Intelligent Control team
Responsible for developing next-generation SDNs for national security sponsors
Created capabilities to classify and mark traffic in higher-layer network protocols
Reduced network traffic overhead and infrastructure cost in DDIL areas
Joined Cyber Operations' network simulation and automation team
Tasked to assess the success rate and performance of network capabilities
Developed a containerized, automated test suite using NIDS technologies
Project was deployed across Cyber Operations teams upon completion
Assisted with the IMPRESS Summer Experience for First-Generation STEM freshmen
Responsible for metacognitive day and evening activities to educate and bond students
Developed lessons on imposter syndrome, validation and motivation, and mindset
Improved student resilience in STEM majors among freshmen entering RIT in 2018
Identified an IT services market gap in northern Minnesota small businesses
Founded a consulting service to increase rural technology resilience and security
Provided on-call IR, device repair, system configuration, and user training services
Recognized as one of the NFIB's Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs of 2017
Maintained provided and BYOD technology programs for the school district
Sought modern MDM solution as the previous implementation was disorganized
Automated MDM processes using Microsoft Access and G Suite to reduce overhead
Project reduced device provisioning and issue resolution times for staff and students