R. Tyler Schroder

Microsoft Incident Response

Customer Experience Engineer, Intern, Infrastructure Security Response • Summer 2024

As an intern on Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART), supported reactive and proactive incident response engagements for customers across the world.

• Learned Threat Hunting skills to identify malicious cyber activity in on-premises and cloud infrastructure
• Shadowed Infrastructure specialists to understand common malware containment and restoration techniques
• Authored functions in Kusto Query Language (KQL) to automate hunting efforts and file persistence identification
• Worked with other interns to identify gaps in Active Directory data collection tooling for future improvement

CrowdStrike

Falcon Complete Analyst (Intern) • Summer 2023

As a Falcon Complete Analyst, Tyler managed incident response and remediation for a variety of CrowdStrike customers across the globe.

• Learned and applied incident response frameworks to over 300 cyber incidents using the full extent of the CrowdStrike Platform to stop malware and remediate any damage caused.
• Managed CrowdStrike environments for Falcon Complete Customers.
• Worked with account managers to resolve complex issues not resolved by first line support.
• Achieved CrowdStrike Falcon Administrator & Responder Certifications.
• Presented at DEFCON 512

The MITRE Corporation

Data Security Intern • Summer 2019 — 2022

• Updated the Trusted Data Format XML Python library to support new sponsor needs and the updated TDF standard.
• Developed an enterprise network simulation capability for software evaluation tasks by automating Windows domain deployment and PfSense routing in an offline environment, resulted in up to two weeks of staff time savings.
• Researched data dictionary tooling by evaluating 7 products against sponsor needs in support of their greater data standardization effort.
• Built a web interface to integrate with different text to speech programs. Modified programs and models to integrate with a generic API for easier use in future.
• Assisted principal engineering staff with modification to an open-source malware evaluation platform by integrating automated/unattended sample ingestion and reporting, reduced time spent on sample evaluation by 2 hours per week.

Yale University

Operations Assistant, Technical Theatre Consultant, Engineering Tour Guide • 2021 — Present

• Technical and Life Safety Consultant for undergraduate performing arts events on campus
• Project Manager under Assistant Director of Operations for Yale College. Oversee and implement digital transformation projects for Yale's Residential Colleges.
• Tour Guide for Office of Undergraduate Admissions, focusing on the engineering and applied sciences.

Yale Digital Ethics Center

Director's Fellow, Undergraduate RA • October 2023 — Present

Special one-year appointment as a research assistant to Dr. Luciano Floridi. In-progress work on cybersecurity considerations for brain-computer interface devices designed by Dr. Abhishek Bhattacharjee under the guidance of Renee Sirbu in Digital Ethics. Co-author on Counter-Misinformation Dynamics The Case of Wikipedia Editing Communities during the 2024 US Presidential Elections led by Guiliano Formisano (Oxford) and Emmie Hine (Yale DEC)

Independent Researcher

Conference Speaking and Presentations • 2024

Talk “Securing Sideways How AD Tiering Thwarts Lateral Attacks” selected and presented at Security Bsides CT, 2024. Talk “Cybersecurity Considerations for Brain-Computer Interfaces” selected and presented at Security Bsides NYC, 2024

Yale University

Master of Science, Computer Science • 2024 — 2025

Master of Science, Computer Science, Expected Graduation May 2025 (4.0 GPA). Selected Coursework includes Topics in CS/Global Affairs (J. Feigenbaum), Sensitive Information in a Connected World (M.J. Fischer), Compilers (J. Lim), Algorithms and their Social Consequences (N. Vishnoi), AI Emerging Tech and National Power I (T. Wittenstein). Research supervised by Sohee Kim Park (Computer Sci) and Luciano Floridi (Digital Ethics)

Yale University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science • 2021 — 2025

• F. Wilder Bellamy Jr. Memorial Prize (2024)
• Michele E. Dufault ’12 Memorial Prize (Music) (2024)
• Directors Fellow, Digital Ethics Center at Yale University
• CrowdStrike Next-Gen Scholar
• ARRL Amateur Radio Digital Communication Scholar

Computer Science student at Yale University. Expected Graduation May 2025. Coursework includes GLBL 7305 (Disinformation in the Age of AI), CPSC 310 (Technology, Power, and Security Political Challenges of the Computer Age), CPSC 323 (Intro Systems Prog & Comp Org.), ENGL 121 (Writing About Big Tech), ENV 756 (Modeling Geographic Objects). Activities included Pauli Murray College Council (President), STEM Admissions Tour Guide, Technical Peer Mentor (Undergraduate Production), Students & Alumni of Yale (Director), W1YU Amateur Radio @ Yale (President), Yale Computer Society (Communications Officer)

Yale Computer Science Career Fair

Director • 2022 — Present

Organized the first ever Yale Computer Science Career Fair with over 450 students and 16 employers in attendance. First ever specialty recruiting event for computer science students at Yale University. Coordinated between several university offices to implement an effective event. Successful second event in 2024 with 350 attendees and 15 companies.

Yale Department Student Advisory Council

Senior Member • 2021 &mdash Present

Senior member of DSAC, the CS department student council charged with improving the CS student experience.

CVE-2018-7213, CVE-2019-6481

Discoverer • 2018

Discovered a 2FA and MacOS Disk Encrytion Bypass in Abine Blur, a popular password management tool. Invited and Presented to the George Mason Univerity Digital Forensics Masters Class.

Leadership

Cyber Security

Public Speaking

CompTIA Security Analytics Professional

CompTIA • 2023

ISC^2 Certified in CyberSecurity

ISC^2 • 2023

Eagle Scout with Vigil Honor (OA)

Boy Scouts of America • 2018

Attained the rank of Eagle in August 2018. My service project was the restoration of the Crouch Family Cemetery, which was a local family that dated back to 1861 when the town founded, and started the first schoolhouse in the area.

Medal of Merit

Boy Scouts of America • 2019

Awarded for directing mulitiple lifesaving actions at the 24th World Scout Jamboree with unit 136 (DMV).

ISC^2

Member (CC) • 2023 — Present

Yale University

Senior Class Council, Class Day Committe • 2024 — Present

W1YU - The Amateur Radio Club @ Yale & W1NRG - Meriden Amateur Radio Club

Club Member, Net Controller • 2021 — Present

W1YU is recognized as a club by the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) and supports amateur radio activity on Yale's campus. Additionally member of W1NRG in Meriden, CT.

Greater Los Angeles Amateur Radio Group VEC

Volunteer Examiner • 2022

Volunteer Examiner for Amateur Radio exams. Authorized to administer technician level exams pending Extra class upgrade.