Vishal Gorade
SOC Analyst
About
Result-oriented SOC Analyst with 2.5 years of hands-on experience in 24/7 Security Operations Center environments. Specialized in real-time alert triage, incident investigation, and threat monitoring across SIEM, EDR, next-gen firewalls, WAF, secure web gateways, and email gateways. Skilled in detecting and responding to DoS/DDoS, SQL injection, XSS, suspicious VPN logins, brute-force attacks, and phishing campaigns. Experienced in endpoint threat hunting with MITRE ATT&CK mapping, malicious-indicator isolation, cloud security log analysis, and structured incident escalation workflows.
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Work Experience
SOC Analyst
A B Infotech Solution Pvt. Ltd.
Aug 2024 - Present
Monitored perimeter firewall logs to identify port scanning, network reconnaissance, DoS/DDoS and HTTP flood attempts, and sustained brute-force login attacks. Analyzed WAF alerts to detect, investigate, and mitigate SQL injection (SQLi), cross-site scripting (XSS), and malicious payload injection attempts. Inspected proxy logs for user activity involving Tor exit nodes, Newly Registered Domains (NRDs), and malware download domains. Investigated suspicious emails containing malicious URLs, weaponized attachments, and QR-code (quishing) phishing vectors. Triaged authentication anomalies including impossible-travel alerts, logins from blacklisted countries, failed VPN brute-force attempts, and unauthorized account access. Investigated alerts for suspicious PowerShell execution, privilege escalation, lateral movement attempts, and malware execution. Analyzed Windows Security, Sysmon, and Event Viewer logs to detect unauthorized process creation, persistence mechanisms, and suspicious system activity. Logged, triaged, and documented incidents in ServiceNow, adhering to SOC SLAs and the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.
SOC Intern
CyberSecXperts
Jan 2024 - Jul 2024
Gained hands-on exposure to SIEM (Splunk) and EDR (CrowdStrike Falcon) for alert monitoring and investigation in a SOC environment. Handled 100+ security incident tickets during the internship. Completed a 6-month SOC internship and received an Internship Experience Certificate from CyberSecXperts. Recognized for analytical ability, communication skills, adaptability, and teamwork.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Economics - Government College of Arts and Sciences
- · Afghanistan
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