Midhuna Somadas
Glasgow, Scotland,United Kingdom
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4045
4045
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
SOC Analyst
Verint Systems Ltd
Remote, United Kingdom
03.2024 - Current
- Assessed security data to triage, prioritize, and respond to incidents efficiently
- Monitored triggered events and applied judgment to complex cases not covered by SOPs
- Performed remediation steps to address identified threats and vulnerabilities, ensuring swift resolution.
- Investigated and managed emails reported as phishing to safeguard against potential threats.
- Collaborated with automation teams to fine-tune detection systems, and reduce false positives.
- Contributed to refining playbooks and automating detection systems to reduce false positives.
- Collaborated effectively with global teams across various departments to enhance security measures.
- Utilized OSINT to proactively identify and mitigate emerging threats.
- Participated in tabletop exercises to evaluate incident response strategies, improve operational procedures, and foster collaborative problem-solving across global teams.
Cybersecurity Analyst Staff 2
Ernst & Young
Trivandrum, India
10.2020 - 09.2022
- Worked in a 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) handling clients across hospital/medicine, education, beverages, insurance, investment, infrastructure, and asset management industries.
- Conducted continuous monitoring and analysis of threats using IDS ,SIEM & EDR tools, performing triaging, advanced detection, and response analysis of security events to identify intrusions and malicious activities.
- Utilized sandboxed environments for live response data collection and threat analysis of files of interest.
- Investigated malicious phishing emails, domains, and IPs using Open Source tools and provided recommendations for proper blocking based on analysis.
- Implemented threat signatures and fine-tuned the SIEM to improve event filtering, reducing false positives.
- Monitored firewall logs, generated reports, and identified potential security incidents, taking appropriate response actions.
- Maintained continuous expertise in forensics and incident response tools, as well as a comprehensive understanding of advanced persistent threats and attackers' techniques.
- Mentored junior analyst team members and provided training and support
Played a key role in team collaboration calls and presentations, establishing credibility for the entire team. - Developed and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration in case management activities and standard operating procedures.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow11.2023
Bachelor in Technology - Information Technology
Kerala Technical University
Trivandrum, IndiaSkills
- Security Tools: Splunk- Enterprise & Phantom, LogRhythm, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, Fidelis, Carbon Black response, Fidelis Endpoint, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Sentinel, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco Secure X, Cisco Threat Response, Service Now , Varonis, CyberArk
- Languages: Python, SQL, C, C
- Operating Systems: Kali Linux, Ubuntu, Windows
- Software: VMWare, MS Office
Area of Expertise
- Deep understanding of Incident Response, Intrusion Detection, MITRE Att&ck Framework, OWASP Top10, SANS Top 25.
- Deep understanding of Window's Active Directory.
- Familiar with security and networking protocol such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTPS, DNSSEC, DHCP, SSH.
- Advanced expertise in access management, user provisioning, and remediation of excessive permissions
- Identified and exploited vulnerabilities following Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain.
- Decent knowledge of Cryptographic algorithms and the attacks.
- Knowledge of SOAR technology to improve repetitive processes.
- Working knowledge of industry-related security frameworks and policies (e.g. PCI, ISO27001, NIST & GDPR).
Certification
- Certified Ethical Hacker v11, EC-COUNCIL , March 2022
- AZ-900 Fundamentals, Microsoft, December 2021
- Certified SNYPR Security Analyst (CSSA), Securonix
- Certified SNYPR Content Developer (CSSD), Securonix , October 2022
- Certified SNYPR Administrator (CSAD), Securonix
- Splunk 7.x Fundamentals, Splunk , October 2020
- Splunk Zero to Power User, Udemy, March 2024
Timeline
SOC Analyst
Verint Systems Ltd
03.2024 - Current
Cybersecurity Analyst Staff 2
Ernst & Young
10.2020 - 09.2022
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Glasgow Caledonian University
Bachelor in Technology - Information Technology
Kerala Technical University
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