Deeksha Malladi - Soc Analyst - Senior Associate - Happiest Minds Technologies

Summary

Dedicated and detail-oriented Security Analyst with 2+ years of experience in monitoring, detecting, and mitigating security threats in dynamic SOC environments. Skilled in analyzing security data, conducting incident response, and implementing proactive measures to protect critical assets and ensure system and data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Passionate about creating secure environments and continuously striving for improvement in both personal and team performance.

Overview

3

years of professional experience

1

Certification

Work History

Senior Associate

Happiest Minds Technologies

09.2022 - Current

Played a Vital role in SOC team as L1 Analyst. Worked with core teams to investigate the false and true positive alerts.
Monitor and respond to security events and alerts using SIEM tools, IDS/IPS, and other security platforms.
Monitored and analyzed security events, escalating incidents and managing responses to ensure timely remediation.
Gained practical experience in threat hunting and security incident response.
Trained and supported new team members, maintaining culture of collaboration.
Mentored junior associates, fostering professional growth and helping them reach their full potential.
Consistently maintained strong relationships with clients, ensuring clear communication and timely updates on project progress.
Provided technical support during high-priority incidents, ensuring timely resolution with minimal impact on business operations.
Good experience in basic and advanced analysis of security events like phishing email attacks, and malware attacks and providing defensive methods to overcome them in the future.
Worked on email analysis (header, URL isolation, and attachments) for detecting phishing attacks using Email security tools
Knowledge of making reports and recommending for fine-tuning of rules.
Created and documented SOPs, playbooks, and detailed security reports.
Good Understanding of Cyber kill-chain, Mitre-ATT&CK, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Education

Master of Computer Applications - Cyber Security And Information Technology

JAIN( Deemed-to-be-University)

Bengaluru, India

04.2001 -

Skills

SIEM Tools: Sumo Logic (Cloud-based)

Endpoint security: Palo Alto Cortex XDR, Microsoft Defender

Email Security: Proofpoint (Web & Email), Trap, CASB

Network Visibility & Traffic Monitoring: FortiNDR Threat Insight, Vectra AI, DarkTrace

IT Service Management (ITSM): ServiceNow

Incident response

TCP and IP protocols

Malware Analysis

Rule Tuning

Cybersecurity frameworks

Certification

SOC Analyst Training – SOC Experts (Level 1 & Level 2)

Awards

Insta Award for Learning
Go That Extra Mile Champion Award

Decalration

I hereby declare that statements made are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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