Rishu Kumar Pandey
Cybersecurity Consultant
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Cybersecurity Consultant with 1+ years of hands‑on SOC experience in 24x7 enterprise environments. Skilled in SIEM (Google Chronicle), EDR/XDR (CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender), and SOAR (Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR) for threat detection, log analysis, incident triage, and response to phishing, malware, and ransomware. Strong foundation in cloud (Azure) and email security (Microsoft 365); known for rapid decision‑making, maintaining confidentiality, and improving detection coverage and response processes.
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Work Experience
SOC Analyst
LTM
Sep 2024 - Present
Operated as a SOC Level 1 Analyst in a 24x7 monitoring environment. Performed security monitoring, incident triage, and response using CrowdStrike, Chronicle, and Microsoft Defender. Investigated phishing, malware, and ransomware alerts; executed incident response playbooks in XSOAR. Maintained operational security by documenting incidents and reporting in ServiceNow. Improved detection coverage by analyzing firewall, proxy, and endpoint logs.
Education
B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) - Jai Narain College of Technology
2019 - 2023 · Afghanistan
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