Abhishek Joshi
Senior Information Security Analyst
Hubli
Summary
Information Security Specialist with passion for aligning security architecture plans and processes with security standards and business goals. Extensive experience developing and testing security framework for cloud-based software. Versed in robust network defense strategies.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Information Security Analyst
DXC Technology
2024.05 - Current
- Utilize SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, ArcSight, QRadar, and Sumo Logic for real-time monitoring, detection, and incident response.
- Implement and optimize playbooks within Sentinel to automate operational alerts, reducing manual intervention.
- Develop comprehensive runbooks for analysts, guiding effective investigation and response to security incidents.
- Regularly engage with clients to fine-tune false positive alerts, ensuring improved accuracy in threat detection.
- Execute Python scripts to automate reputation checks using VirusTotal API, enhancing efficiency of malware investigation.
- Conduct containment and eradication of malware in client environments, ensuring minimal disruption and full remediation.
- Manage email security tools like PhishER and Mimecast, monitoring for suspicious email activity and preventing phishing attacks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance overall security posture and response protocols.
- Streamlined incident response procedures by establishing clear roles, responsibilities, and communication protocols within team.
- Mitigated cyber threats through timely identification, containment, and resolution of incidents.
Information Security Engineer
Cisco
9 2020 - 2023.10
- Identified security threats, vulnerabilities and potential malicious activities through log analysis
- Monitored network traffic for suspicious activity using SIEM tools such as Splunk and ASA Firewalls
- Worked on DNS Security (Cisco Umbrella)
- Knowledge on Cisco XDR
- Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans
- Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit
- Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.
Information Security Analyst
Accenture Solutions
2019.06 - 2020.06
- Performed 24x7 Monitoring of events and alerts, create incidents tickets, talking with clients, explaining issue, escalate where applicable
- Analyze security incidents to determine if incident qualifies as legitimate security breach
- Incident Investigation's & Incident Managements
- Managed Shifts alone when required and maintained SLA Prioritizing Incidents based on risk and relevant impact with appropriate teams to ensure related communications are in line within agreed SLA
- Following up with concerned team for compliance related alerts
- Make recommendations on fine tuning Correlation rules
- Real-time monitoring, log analysis for security devices such as firewall, IDS, IPS, operating system and endpoint devices using SIEM (ArcSight & Qradar).
Security Associate
Trigent Software Ltd (Accenture)
2018.05 - 2019.06
- Work as part of growing team, to disseminate information to others - which makes us continuously improve
- Observe security solutions; SIEMs, firewall appliances, Intrusion prevention systems, Data loss prevention systems, Analysis tools, Log aggregation tools
- Technical analysis of network activity, monitors and evaluates network flow
- Provide real-time guidance to customers on network configuration, security settings and policies, and attack mitigation procedures
- Create and maintain operational reports for Key Performance Indicators and weekly and Monthly Metrics
- Analyze network flow data for anomalies and detect malicious network activity
- Checking on Threat Intel Advisory reports shared.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electrical Engineering
SDM College Of Engineering And Technology
Dharwad 2012.08 - 2017.05
Skills
Verbal and written communication
OSI, TCP/IP communication model, Network ports and protocols.
Familiar with network architecture and security infrastructure.
Knowledge on Network Security devices like Firewall, IPS, IDS, Proxy, Active Directory, Routers, Switches.
MxToolbox, Virustotal, IPVoid, X-force.
Symantec Endpoint Manager(SEPM), Carbon Black ESM
Microsoft Excel,Powerpoint
Sumo Logic,Arcsight,Qradar and Sentinel SIEM
Phishing Detection
Threat Intelligence
Palo Alto and Cisco ASA Firewall Monitoring
Timeline
Senior Information Security Analyst
DXC Technology
2024.05 - Current
Information Security Analyst
Accenture Solutions
2019.06 - 2020.06
Security Associate
Trigent Software Ltd (Accenture)
2018.05 - 2019.06
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electrical Engineering
SDM College Of Engineering And Technology
2012.08 - 2017.05
Information Security Engineer
Cisco
9 2020 - 2023.10
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