Hi, I’m David Rizzo

I’m a Cybersecurity professional with a B.S. in Cybersecurity (Digital Forensics concentration) and an MBA candidate in Business Analytics at UNC Pembroke. I bridge the gap between technical security expertise and business strategy — translating complex threats into clear, actionable decisions for stakeholders.

Ranked in the 88th percentile nationally in the NCL Spring 2025 CTF, with top scores in OSINT (95th), Cryptography (91st), and Forensics (91st).

Skills

Security: Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Vulnerability Analysis, OSINT, SIEM, Threat Detection

Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Autopsy, FTK Imager, Magnet Axiom, Hashcat, Splunk, ELK, Wazuh, Metasploit

Systems: Linux, Windows, macOS

Business: Project Management, Operations Management, Data Analysis, Risk Assessment, Executive Reporting

Education

MBA — Business Analytics | UNC Pembroke (Begins May 2026)

B.S. Cybersecurity — Digital Forensics | Wilmington University

  • Certificate: Cybersecurity & FinTech

Certificate in Cybersecurity | UNC Charlotte

Get In Touch

📧 drizzo@davidjrizzo.com 🔗 linkedin.com/in/davidjrizzo1