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KARTHIK RAGHUNATH

Bengaluru

Summary

Cybersecurity professional with 6 years of experience specializing in proactive threat hunting and incident response. Skilled in leveraging EDR technology and integrating threat intelligence and open-source intelligence (OSINT) data to identify and mitigate threats. Collaborates with clients to remediate security incidents and enhance their long-term security posture. Adept at investigating suspicious events, providing actionable remediation plans, and supporting platform development. Strong focus on customer satisfaction and contributing to knowledge-sharing through the creation of best practices and malware analysis documentation.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

MDR Analyst

SentinelOne
11.2021 - Current
  • Investigated alerts, conducted triage, deep-dived into issues, and developed actionable remediation plans via SentinelOne EPP
  • Proficient in utilizing security information and event management (SIEM) systems, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and endpoint protection platforms to safeguard organizational assets
  • Strong analytical skills in reviewing security logs and incidents to identify vulnerabilities and mitigate potential threats effectively
  • Executed endpoint-based threat hunting and compromise assessments, identifying and mitigating potential threats through proactive investigations
  • Assisting multi-million dollar clients in incident triage and providing tailored Cyber Security solutions for their environment
  • Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, translating complex technical concepts into clear communication for non-technical stakeholders
  • Managing cybersecurity projects experience, through demonstrating different organizational and leadership styles to lead those initiatives to a successful end

Security Delivery Specialist

Accenture Security
05.2020 - 10.2021
  • Performing same roles & responsibilities accredited to the transition as a result of the acquisition of Symantec CSS by Accenture
  • Incident triage, contain, and remediate threats via Endgame EDR Solution and Crowdstrike Falcon EDR Solution
  • Evaluating and performing incident escalation in accordance with MITRE ATT&CK and incident response procedures

Associate Security Analyst

Symantec Corporation
07.2018 - 04.2020
  • Incident triage, contain, and remediate threats via Symantec EDR
  • Creating new correlation rules and fine-tuning existing rules to reduce false positives
  • Performing Static and Dynamic analysis of malware to determine its action and get insight to its behavior to investigate malware incidents
  • Conduct investigative research on security incidents including policy violation, malware detection and exploit attempts
  • Timely review of normalized alerts generated by customer security devices and analyze raw log dumps for optimum value on security
  • Triage incidents validating if that is an unauthorized activity (and not a false positive), identify severity level, categorize and report the threat to customer
  • Documenting the assessment, review and suggest improvements in security posture of the client based on attack pattern and threats observed
  • Collaborate with the security threat intelligence team by providing IOCs for improvising threat detection and effective monitoring for global customers

MSS Intern

Symantec Corporation
01.2018 - 06.2018

Education

M. Tech - Cyber Security Systems and Networks

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetam
07.2018

B. Tech - Computer Science and Engineering

Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre
06.2016

Skills

  • Incident Management
  • Cybersecurity Expertise
  • Network Intrusion Detection
  • Proactive Threat Hunting
  • Endpoint Security Management
  • Network Protection Strategies
  • Malware Analysis
  • Log analysis
  • Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)

Certification

  • Blue Team Level 1
  • Autopsy Basics and Hands On
  • Intro to DFIR: The Divide and Conquer Process
  • Cyber Security Foundation Professional Certificate
  • Splunk 7.x Fundamentals Part 1 (eLearning)

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Malayalam
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

MDR Analyst

SentinelOne
11.2021 - Current

Security Delivery Specialist

Accenture Security
05.2020 - 10.2021

Associate Security Analyst

Symantec Corporation
07.2018 - 04.2020

MSS Intern

Symantec Corporation
01.2018 - 06.2018

B. Tech - Computer Science and Engineering

Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre

M. Tech - Cyber Security Systems and Networks

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetam
KARTHIK RAGHUNATH