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Cybersecurity professional with 3+ years of experience specializing in incident response and threat mitigation. Skilled in identifying and blocking Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), escalating high-severity alerts, and coordinating response actions with SOC teams and other stakeholders. Proficient in managing alerts from various security tools and ensuring the protection of internet-facing business applications. Demonstrates strong expertise in network security, incident handling, and vulnerability management, with a focus on reducing risk exposure, improving detection capabilities, and strengthening organizational cyber resilience.
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Work Experience
Associate Consultant
Anzen Technologies Private Limited
Present - Present
Monitored and analyzed security alerts from SIEM & UEBA to detect advanced threats and anomalies and to resolve incidents within SLA. Developed and tuned use cases to reduce false positives and aligned detection logic with MITRE ATT&CK to continuously enhance SOC capabilities. Created SOC reports and dashboards, documented investigations and playbooks, and provided metrics on alert trends, detection gaps, and overall SOC performance. Supported audits, compliance reporting, and regulatory requirements, participated in purple team exercises and simulations, and mentored L1 analysts in incident investigations. Investigate and analyze suspicious emails to identify phishing attempts, malicious payloads, and compromised accounts. Initiate blocking of Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) across relevant security controls (firewalls, proxy, EDR, etc.) to prevent threat propagation. Triage and investigate security alerts generated by the SOC, ensuring timely identification and escalation of genuine threats. Monitor and protect brand reputation by identifying and reporting brand abuse, impersonation, and malicious content on surface, deep, and dark web sources. Handle end-to-end incident response for various threat scenarios, coordinating containment, eradication, and recovery actions. Perform threat hunting using internal tools and threat intelligence to proactively detect stealthy or emerging threats. Investigate surface threat alerts to detect external risks such as leaked credentials, exposed infrastructure, and brand misuse. Escalate critical alerts and incidents to appropriate internal teams, providing detailed context and recommended response actions.
Education
Bachelor in Management Studies - Thakur College of Science and commerce
- · Afghanistan
Junior college - Commerce - St. Xaviers English High School
- · Afghanistan
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