Security Analyst Cyber
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Laiyeeq Uddin Syed
Cyber Security Analyst
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Driven cybersecurity analyst with CySA+ and Security+ (SY0-701) certifications, skilled in threat detection, automation, MySQL/SQL, and secure CI/CD pipeline deployment. Proven ability to turn data into insights and protect systems from evolving threats. Ready to secure, optimize, and elevate any organization’s cyber defense from day one. Employment History
Cybersecurity Intern at Independent Project, Remote March 2025 — Present
• Helped monitor and review security logs using tools like Wazuh and Splunk to catch anything unusual.
• Looked into alerts that came from different systems and figured out if they were real threats or false alarms.
• Put together simple reports on issues I found and how I handled them, so it was easier to track what was going on.
• Set up basic firewall rules and worked with VPN settings to improve the security of the network I was testing.
• Used what I learned from the Security+ course to make sure accounts had strong passwords and MFA was turned on. I.T Intern - Weber at Under Faisal, Remote
May 2024 — July 2024
• Diagnosed and resolved IT infrastructure issues, improving server performance.
• Updated all drivers and enhanced security by implementing firewalls.
Information Technology volunteer internship at NEIU, Chicago August 2021 — December 2024
• Set up and configured over 100 laptops to ensure students and staff could use them without issues.
• Improved security by updating drivers and adding multi-factor authentication (MFA).
• Made the imaging process faster, cutting setup time by 30%. Education
Northeastern Illinois University
GPA 3.8
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