Muhammad Umar Rashid
Islamabad
Summary
Insightful SOC Analyst recognized for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in threat intelligence analysis, incident response, and security information and event management (SIEM) tools proficiency such as ELK Stack. Excel in critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication, ensuring peak performance in identifying and mitigating cyber threats.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SOC Analyst
National Database and Registration Authority
Islamabad
12.2023 - Current
- Assisted in designing effective risk mitigation plans based on identified risks.
- Responded promptly to any reported issues or alerts related to system or network security.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of cyber threat landscape by researching latest attack trends and techniques used by attackers.
- Designed and implemented plans to secure computer files against breach, destruction, or accidental modification.
- Created detailed reports outlining the findings of investigations into security events or incidents.
- Performed incident response and root cause analysis on security incidents.
- Analyzed logs from various sources including web servers, application servers, databases, IDS and IPS systems. for possible security breaches.
- Developed and implemented strategies to detect emerging cyber threats.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve system performance and enhance overall security posture of the organization's infrastructure.
- Mentored junior employees in departmental activities and procedures.
- Made recommendations to improve security procedures and systems.
- Monitored network traffic for suspicious activity using SIEM tools such as ELK Stack.
- Learned about latest security threats from blogs and online publications.
- Investigated advanced persistent threats in order to understand their behavior patterns.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
Education
Master of Science - Computer And Network Security
FAST
Islamabad01-2024
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Hertfordshire
United Kingdom, Hatfield08-2019
Skills
- Network security
- Incident response
- Risk assessment
- Threat intelligence
- Incident response management
- Technical documentation
- Wireshark usage
- SIEM management
- Nmap scanning
- TCP and IP protocols
- Cyber threat analysis
- Log analysis
- Dashboard creation
- Security rules creation
Certification
- Comptia Cyber Security Analyst (Cysa+)
- Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)
Languages
English
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
SOC Analyst
National Database and Registration Authority
12.2023 - Current
Master of Science - Computer And Network Security
FAST
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Hertfordshire
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