Nikhil
Banglore
Summary
Cybersecurity professional with over 4 years of experience in Security Operations, focusing on Incident Response and Threat Investigation. Proficient in managing network and host intrusions, as well as malware analysis with advanced security tools. Demonstrated success in protecting organizational assets through effective prevention and resolution of security incidents. Expertise includes SOC operations, Network Defense, and Information Security practices.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Information Security Analyst
YOULOGIX INFOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED
Banglore
06.2021 - Current
- Monitored, analyzed, and investigated real-time security logs from multiple sources using SIEM tools (Azure Sentinel, etc.) to detect, escalate, and resolve incidents effectively.
- Administered Qualys agent lifecycle, including provisioning and de-provisioning, ensuring smooth deployment and compliance across enterprise environments.
- Prepared detailed MDR reports, providing stakeholders with insights into threat detections, incident findings, and mitigation actions.
- Conducted proactive threat hunting activities by leveraging threat intelligence, behavioral analysis, and hunting queries to identify potential attack patterns.
- Fine-tuned SIEM and other security tools to minimize false positives, enhancing accuracy of security alerts and improving detection capabilities.
- Investigated and responded to Flare and Microsoft Defender alerts, analyzing threats and applying necessary remediation measures to strengthen security posture.
- Performed malware analysis using static and dynamic methods, identifying indicators of compromise (IOCs) and taking appropriate response actions.
- Ingested IOCs (malicious IPs, URLs, hashes) into Azure Sentinel and maintained awareness of emerging vulnerabilities, CVEs, and attack vectors.
- Developed and maintained comprehensive documentation, including SOPs, playbooks, and incident handling procedures to standardize SOC operations.
- Monitored data connectors in Azure Sentinel, ensuring uninterrupted log ingestion and prepared bi-weekly client updates on transmission issues.
- Compiled daily, weekly, and monthly client security reports, including ad-hoc reporting for ongoing investigations.
- Collaborated with deployment teams to design and implement new automation rules (ARs) as per client requirements, fine-tuning them for improved performance.
- Conducted cybersecurity awareness training sessions for customers/end users on phishing, QR-code phishing, and emerging attack techniques.
- Carried out data retention assessments for multiple clients, ensuring compliance with Qatar’s Reference Architecture standards.
- Monitored KQL (Kusto Query Language) tables in Azure to track ingestion trends, proactively identifying anomalies for further investigation.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
Vishveshwarya Technical University
Skills
- SIEMTools (Event/Log Monitoring) – Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure Sentinel for investigating security threats on a network (Log Monitoring)
- Incident Response & Detection
- Open-Source Intelligent Tools: Virus Total, IP
- void, Abuse IP, Mx toolbox, CVE, URL Scan,
- Cisco Talos, URL void, etc
- Microsoft Defender XDR
- Cyber threat intelligence
- Firewall, IDS/IPS, Proxy
- Incident response, Detection, and Investigations
- Halo Ticketing tool
Certification
- SC 200 (Security Operations Analyst Associate)
- AZ 500 (Azure Security Engineer Associate)
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
Senior Information Security Analyst
YOULOGIX INFOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED
06.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Engineering -
Vishveshwarya Technical University
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