Mohammad Mustafa Siddiq Alikhan
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
SOC Analyst in the industry, specializing in network and information security technologies, incident response, and threat hunting. Proven ability in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security events while enhancing SOC processes. Strong collaborator and communicator adept at providing critical insights to upper management.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SOC Analyst
Cotelligent India Pvt Ltd
08.2023 - Current
- Monitored, analyzed, and responded to over 1000 security events monthly from various sources within the organization, achieving a 99% incident identification rate.
- IDS monitoring and analysis through SIEM (Seceon, Splunk, IBM QRadar, Logpoint & Innspark).
- Analyze network traffic for potential threats in XDR tool.
- Reviewed and enhanced SOC processes, leading to a 30% quicker mitigation of potential threats and vulnerabilities.
- Participated in 50+ incident response activities, ensuring timely containment and recovery, limiting the impact to business operations.
- Collaborated with a cross-functional team of 15 professionals, ensuring security tools were properly configured and reduced false-positive alerts by 40%.
- Provided regular and ad hoc reporting to upper management, reducing the time spent on incident review meetings by 20%.
Education
Sri Vasavi Engineering College
Tadepallegudem, India03.2023
Skills
- IBM QRadar and Seceon Administration
- Log analysis and SIEM management
- Incident management
- EDR & XDR
- Threat hunting & Threat indicators
- IDS & IPS
- Network security & Cyber-SOC
- Vulnerability assessment
- Nmap scanning
- Web security
- Linux & Bash scripting
- Malware analysis
Strengths
- Analytical Problem Solver
- Effective Communicator
- Adaptive Learner
Certification
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), 09/2021, PRESENT, CEH1802211486
- SECEON Certified Professional for aiXDR, aiMSSP, aiSIEM, aiSecurity Score 360 & aiSecurity BI360
- Certification & Proficiency Badges in IBM QRadar SIEM Foundation, MaaS360 & Randori Attack
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Projects
SOC Analyst, Cotelligent India Pvt Ltd
State Bank of India (SBI) 02/2024 - Present
In Project (SOC as a Service) :- Monitored and analyzed security alerts to identify and respond to potential threats in a banking environment, ensuring the protection of sensitive financial data and compliance with industry regulations. Escalated critical incidents to senior analysts and contributed to maintaining robust security protocols.
Extracurricular Activities
- Certificate of excellence in NATIONAL LEVEL PROJECT EXPO Participation
- Certificate in INSTINCT-INTELLISMART'S INNOVATION CHALLENGE & HACKATHON
- Certificate for winner in IDEA BROCHURE conducted by National Institute of Technology (NIT), Andhra Pradesh.
Timeline
SOC Analyst
Cotelligent India Pvt Ltd
08.2023 - Current
Sri Vasavi Engineering College
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