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Mary Kate Lively has a diverse work experience in the field of information security and technology. Mary Kate started their career as a NBA Dream Team Intern at Cisco in 2015. From 2016 to 2018, they worked at Henry Schein as an Information Technology Technician, providing support for global video conferencing meetings and maintaining technical documentation. In 2018, Mary joined Asset Inventories as an Information Security Analyst, collaborating with different business lines to implement security controls and policies, conducting trend analysis on security issues, and investigating insider threat incidents. Currently, Mary Kate Lively is working at OceanFirst Bank, initially as an Information Security Analyst from 2020 to 2023 and currently as an AVP, Senior Information Security Analyst. In their current role, Mary monitors enterprise security tools, collaborates with stakeholders to develop and implement new security controls, and maps incoming threats and attacks to provide insight into real-time attack trends.

Mary Kate Lively's education history is as follows:

From 2022 to 2025, Mary Kate attended the University of New Haven. Mary Kate pursued a Master of Science degree in Cybersecurity Management and Leadership.

Between 2013 and 2015, Mary Kate studied at Farmingdale State College, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

From 2011 to 2013, Mary Kate attended John Jay College (CUNY). The degree they pursued during this time is not specified.

In addition to their formal education, Mary Kate obtained certifications in Network+ from CompTIA in October 2021 and in Security+ from CompTIA in December 2017.