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ASWIN M
CYBERSECURITY ANALYST
Dubai, UAE
01. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
> Highly motivated Cybersecurity Expert with over 2 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity, including over a year of hands-on experience in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector.
> Proven ability as a threat detection and defense specialist, leveraging Splunk SIEM and a comprehensive security stack including FortiGate, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Carbon Black EDR/XDR and Email Security solutions while performing alert triage, initial investigation, IOC verification and SLA-based escalation to support accurate threat identification and incident handling.
> Worked closely with SOC teams for alert triage, escalation and incident handling activities across enterprise environments. Expert in rapidly resolving P1 critical incidents while strictly adhering to SLA compliance. Proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous learning.
> Currently located in Dubai, UAE and immediately available.
02. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cybersecurity Analyst
Cyberleap India Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
- Achieved 25% faster incident resolution using CrowdStrike EDR for rapid containment and proactive detection across BFSI infrastructure.
- Mitigated 10–15 P1/P2 security incidents per shift, ensuring 100% adherence to SLA and documenting all actions for audit-ready compliance.
- Configured, monitored, and optimized security policies for FortiGate and Palo Alto firewalls to enhance network security and stability.
- Deployed 1000+ CrowdStrike & VMware Carbon Black EDR/XDR agents for continuous endpoint protection.
- Managed Netskope Proxy to enforce web filtering policies, cutting data exfiltration risks by 20%.
- Prevented 95% of phishing/spam attempts by managing Trend Micro Email Security across enterprise mail servers.
- Resolved 200+ monthly tickets/incidents via IBM Control Desk (ICD), maintaining SLA compliance and audit-ready documentation.
- Collaborated daily with SOC teams for alert triage, validation and SLA-based escalation across BFSI environment.
- Delivered daily and weekly security reports and risk summaries to management, maintaining transparency and compliance.
03. SKILLS
Network Security & Firewalls
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Proxy & Cloud Security
Email Security
SIEM & Monitoring
IT Service Management
04. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
MES College of Engineering Kuttippuram, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India
2019–2023
CGPA: 7.08
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified SOC Analyst v1 (CSA)
EC Council
Fortinet Certified Fundamentals in Cybersecurity
Fortinet
Certified IT Infrastructure and Cyber SOC Analyst
RedTeam Hacker Academy
Google Cybersecurity Specialization
Coursera
Networking Basics
Cisco Networking Academy
05. CONTACT
I am currently located in Dubai, UAE and immediately available for new opportunities.