Ryan Tidey
Security Operations Manager – Cybersecurity & Compliance (MSSP/SOC Operations)Ryan Tidey serves as Security Operations Manager at Buchanan Technologies, where he leads the company's Managed Security Operations Center and its 24/7 threat detection and response practice. He advanced to the role from cybersecurity analyst within the same team, and holds a Master's degree in Cybersecurity.
His work centers on the gap between an organization's assumed security coverage and its actual coverage. Ryan leads tabletop breach simulations that model attacker behavior against client environments to surface detection gaps, conducts network configuration audits that identify exposed services and weak authentication paths, and validates vulnerabilities in live production environments using Qualys. His technical foundation was built investigating alerts across IDS/IPS, firewalls, EDR, and antivirus platforms, giving him a practical view of how threats present in enterprise environments.
Highlights of Expertise
- Managed Security Operations Center (MSOC)
- Detection Engineering & Coverage Assessment
- Threat Detection Across IDS/IPS, Firewalls, EDR & AV
- Adversary Simulation & Tabletop Exercises
- Vulnerability Validation & Remediation (Qualys)
- SOC 2, HIPAA & PCI DSS Operations
- NIST CSF & ISO/IEC 27001 Alignment
- GDPR & Data Protection Requirements
- Identity & Access Controls
- Endpoint Security & Root-Cause Analysis
Ryan works across compliance frameworks including SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, and GDPR, supporting clients in healthcare, construction, energy, government, and non-profit sectors where regulatory obligations shape how security operations are structured and evidenced.
He applies a methodical, root-cause approach to security operations, using endpoint audits and identity controls to ensure no system goes unmonitored. His command of security tooling and Linux environments allows him to trace complex system failures to their origin and design durable strategies to resolve them.
At Buchanan, Ryan continues to strengthen the company's managed security services portfolio, advancing detection capabilities and scaling a 24/7 security operations practice clients can depend on.
He applies a methodical, root-cause approach to security operations, using endpoint audits and identity controls to ensure no system goes unmonitored. His command of security tooling and Linux environments allows him to trace complex system failures to their origin and design durable strategies to resolve them.
At Buchanan, Ryan continues to strengthen the company's managed security services portfolio, advancing detection capabilities and scaling a 24/7 security operations practice clients can depend on.