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Prashant Kamble

Prashant Kamble

Principal Information Security Engineer
Pune

Summary

Cyber Security Professional with 11+ years experience with comprehensive cross-functional experience in Information Security, Risk Management, Project Management, Managing Security services, Building and Implementing SOC, EDR &XDR, DLP, Vulnerability Management, ISO 27001, Cloud Security (Azure), Network Security, Email Security, Endpoints security, Security Awareness Training with focus on Cyber Security expertise towards delivering maximum alignment to business objectives through strategic planning and execution.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Pricipal Information Security Engineer

Cytel
01.2021 - Current
  • As part of the global IT team, I'm responsible for taking an active leadership role in working with the Cytel Security team in designing, implementing, managing, monitoring, maintaining, upgrading, and providing support for Cytel's computer networks and devices as related to defined security standards.
  • Configuration and management of information security technology tools.
  • Evaluating new security tools to meet organizational needs and enhance the security posture.
  • Performs vulnerability assessments of all IT systems, Web applications, and Network devices.
  • Prioritization and remediation of the identified vulnerabilities utilizing operational best practices.
  • Coordinating with third-party vendors to plan and execute external penetration testing assessments, ensuring comprehensive security evaluations and adherence to industry standards.
  • Investigates security incidents; review information security system reporting and aggregate data and create a report on security incident into Helpdesk.
  • Monitor, investigate, and document cybersecurity incidents.
  • Assist in mitigating security flaws, update software, recommend security tools and software.
  • Responsible for Maintaining Security Scorecard score above 90%, by consistently monitoring new security findings and promptly reporting them to asset owners for remediation.
  • Responsible for managing email security by implementing policies and rules to minimize spam and phishing attempts, enhancing overall protection against email-based threats,
  • Assist in managing Azure and Office 365 environments as related to the security center.
  • Responsible for managing all IT security audits, including internal, external, and client security assessments to ensure compliance and strengthen security posture
  • Mentor and train junior members of the Information Security team.
  • Responsible to perform quarterly phishing campaigns and security awareness trainings.
  • Led monthly IT security meetings with IT leadership, providing updates on the organization's current security posture and analyzing monthly security incident trends

Associate Consultant ( Security Operation Center)

Atos-Syntel
11.2018 - 11.2020
  • Worked as a Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst, utilizing SIEM tools for daily log analysis and monitoring suspicious activities.
  • Implemented and configured NXLog agents on infrastructure devices for log collection.
  • Conducted log analysis across various sources, including McAfee NSM (Intrusion Prevention System), Syslog, DHCP, Active Directory (AD), Antivirus, Proxy, and Exchange/O365.
  • Raised incidents for suspicious activities and following up with teams for closure
  • Performed email header analysis using online tools to identify phishing emails.
  • Detailed analysis of Security device logs for identifying different types of DOS attacks, Brute Force attacks, Reconnaissance attacks as well as exploit attempts performed on network
  • Performed credentialed as well as non-credentialed scan of servers and network devices using Tenable product.

Systems Engineer

Fareportal India Pvt. Ltd
04.2017 - 12.2018
  • Implemented a single sign-on authentication from Ping Federate Server.
  • Working knowledge of Password Vault for centralized password management
  • SSL Cert. management
  • Responsible for issuing mPKI certificates for network and servers from Entrust CA
  • Managing Symantec Endpoint Protection, Monitoring, and Risk management
  • Creating Service Accounts in Active Directory using Obejtrak
  • Cherwell incident management
  • Co-ordination with external customers and internal technical teams for incident/request raised from customers.
  • Responsible for preparing Weekly and monthly WSR and MSR of team

Level 2 IT Support Engineer

IT Source Technologies Ltd
12.2015 - 04.2017
  • Daily, Weekly, and Monthly backup activity from Symantec Backup Exec.
  • Creating Incremental, Differential & Scheduled Backup jobs.
  • Monthly MS-Patches installation through SCCM 2012 server SCCM Client issues.
  • Daily, Monthly, and Timely Compliance report creation as per requirement
  • Anti-virus compliance daily checking through McAfee EPO.
  • Create a new user &assign appropriate permission to an object in the active directory.
  • Checking LAN connectivity, Checking Router Configuration, status of Internet/Intranet connectivity from Router, Creating and checking VLAN configuration for different Dept.
  • Assign File server/Web server/Exchange server rights through Active Directory.
  • Resolve end user problems through Remote support.

Desktop Support Engineer

Shri Baliram Enterprises Pvt. Ltd
06.2013 - 07.2014
  • Taking care of educational infrastructure
  • Daily checking of switches and systems for their hardware as well as software issues
  • Installation & troubleshooting of educational software like C, C++, V.B., Java, HTML, frameworks (.net), etc
  • Installation & troubleshooting of operating systems such as Windows (XP, Vista, 7)
  • Installation and configuring MS Outlook.
  • Detecting and troubleshooting of hardware related issues
  • Laptop / Desktop / Hardware / Software Troubleshooting
  • Responsible for tracking hardware and software inventory

Education

M.sc (Information Technology) - Information Technology

MIT College Aurangabad
Aurangabad, India
06-2017

Higher Secondary Certificate - Science

Shiv Chhatrapati College
Aurangabad, India
04.2001 - 2007

Secondary School Certificate - Science

P.S English Medium
Solapur, India
04.2001 - 2005

Bachelor of Information Technology - Information Technology

Dr.GY Pathrikar College of CS And IT
Aurangabad, India
04.2001 - 2012

Skills

    Vulnerability Management ( Tenable, Security Scorecard,Rapid 7,Nmap)

    SIEM (ArcSight, McAfee, Splunk)

    EDR ( CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender for Endpoints, Symantec)

    XDR ( SecureWorks)

    Email Security ( Microsoft Defender for O365, Power Dmarc)

    Data loss prevention (Microsoft Purview)

    Network Security ( Cisco Umbrella, Endpoint Central Browser Security)

    Cloud Security ( Microsoft Entra ID protection, Conditional Access Policy

Accomplishments

  • Intensity Award-2021- for Valuable contribution to the organization's IT Security
  • Got “Spot Recognition” for Infra/VA testing for migration of new application -2020
  • Achieved the best IT support award “Unsung Hero 2016” for invaluable IT support to Operation
  • 1st prize winner in chess competition held in inter-college competition

Certification

EC-council CEH certified

Interests

Playing Indoor and Outdoor Sports

Timeline

Pricipal Information Security Engineer

Cytel
01.2021 - Current

Associate Consultant ( Security Operation Center)

Atos-Syntel
11.2018 - 11.2020

Systems Engineer

Fareportal India Pvt. Ltd
04.2017 - 12.2018

Level 2 IT Support Engineer

IT Source Technologies Ltd
12.2015 - 04.2017

Desktop Support Engineer

Shri Baliram Enterprises Pvt. Ltd
06.2013 - 07.2014

Higher Secondary Certificate - Science

Shiv Chhatrapati College
04.2001 - 2007

Secondary School Certificate - Science

P.S English Medium
04.2001 - 2005

Bachelor of Information Technology - Information Technology

Dr.GY Pathrikar College of CS And IT
04.2001 - 2012

M.sc (Information Technology) - Information Technology

MIT College Aurangabad

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