Hitesh Niischal

SOC Analyst with 7+ years of IT operations experience and hands-on exposure to SIEM (Splunk), security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, and log analysis. Skilled in incident triage, network security, TCP/IP, DNS, Linux, and Wireshark, with experience investigating security events and managing escalations in fast-paced environments. Holds a Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate and Microsoft SC-900 (Security, Compliance and Identity) with a strong focus on protecting enterprise environments and driving effective incident resolution.

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate -

• Gained hands-on understanding of SIEM tools and security monitoring workflows.
• Performed log analysis and event correlation using simulated datasets.
• Learned Incident response life cycle (Detection, Containment, Recovery)
• Worked with Linux commands, SQL basics and network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS HTTP)
• Learned Risk Management, Threat Modeling and security frameworks like NIST (CSF), MITRE ATT&CK.

CompTIA Security+ (Pursuing – Expected Completion 2026)

• CIA Triad, security controls, types of threats.
• Network Security Architecture - VPNs, Firewalls, Subnets etc.

• Incident Response Life Cycle, Reporting and Documentation.

Microsoft SC-900 (Security Compliance and Identity)

• Microsoft Entra ID and its Identity types, Entra ID protection.
• Privileged Identity Management, Conditional Access.
• Microsoft security copilot and its integration with other services.
• Azure DDoS protection, Web Application Firewall, NSGs.
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Microsoft Defender XDR.
• Microsoft Service Trust Portal, Microsoft Purview.

TryHackMe SOC Level 1 Learning Path (In Progress)

• Linux Command Line Interface
• TCP/IP Fundamentals
• Networking Fundamentals
• Security Operations Center (SOC) Fundamentals
• Incident Monitoring & Escalation
• Log Review and Issue Investigation
• Risk Awareness and Threat Detection Concepts
• Familiarity with MFA, SSO, and access control best practices
• Zero Trust Model

Great communication skills - IELTS 7.5 Bands (Valid till Oct 2026)

Analytical Thinking 

Process Improvement

Reporting and Documentation

Improvisation