Cyber Security Analyst

Zehra ( Sera ) Akgul Cyber Security Analyst

Phone: 832-***-**** Email: *************@*****.*** Dallas, Texas, USA Cybersecurity professional with over 2+ years of experience in the IT field. Passionate, highly motivated, persistent, and detail-oriented professional with work ethic, and interpersonal skills, specialized in the analysis of potential and active threats, securing networks, and applications by utilizing SIEM, EDR, security tools, and technologies, seeking a challenging position related to Information Technology and Cyber Security. I have the CompTIA Security+ certificates and am currently working towards obtaining CEH and CySA+ certifications. SKILLS

Soft Problem Solving Time Management Communication Collaboration Leadership Teamwork Continuous learning Ownership Adaptability Analytical skills Technical Incident Response Malware & Phishing Analysis Pcap Analysis Threat Analysis Vulnerability Scanning Threat Intelligence Firewall Intrusion detection/prevention

SIEM Splunk IBM QRadar Chronicle Azure Sentinel Kibana Ticketing: ServiceNOW EDRs CrowdStrike Dell Taegis XDR CarbonBlack Microsoft Defender SentinelOne OSINT Joe sandbox AnyRun VirusTotal AbuseIPdb CyberChef Urlscan.io Network Wireshark Nmap Qualys IDS/IPS Proxy Snort VMware Other OS: Windows, Cloud Security: AWS, GCP, Azure Cyber Kill Chain MITRE ATT&CK, NIST and COBIT frameworks CERTIFICATIONS

● CompTIA: Security+

● IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional

● Qualys Certified Specialist

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / TRAININGS

● Splunk Fundamentals & Core User Splunk

● Cisco, SecureX, Threat Response, Threat Grid, Email Security, Umbrella Cisco

● IBM: Cybersecurity Analyst Professional

● Cybersecurity Compliance Framework & System Administration

● Penetration Testing, Incident Response and Forensics

● Cybersecurity Roles, Processes & Operating System Security

● Cyber Threat Intelligence, Network Security & Database Vulnerabilities

● Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks

● Cybersecurity Capstone: Breach Response Case Studies

● Cloud practitioner essentials

● DDoS Attacks University of Colorado

● Technical Support Fundamentals Google

● Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals Google

● DDoS Attacks & Defenses University of Colorado

● SC-200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Microsoft

● Vulnerability Mang. Specialist QUALYS

EDUCATION

● Payap University Bachelor of Arts ( English )

LANGUAGE

● English

● Turkish

INTERESTS

Hiking, Swimming, Design, Crochet, Gardening, Travel, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Solvent Cybersecurity Fairfax, VA Jan 2024 - Present Cyber Security Analyst

● Conduct continuous monitoring and analysis of security events and alerts originating from diverse sources, including security information and event management (SIEM) software, network and host-based intrusion detection systems, firewall and proxy logs, system logs (Windows and Unix), and databases, in order to identify potential security threats.

● Conduct detailed comprehensive investigation and triage on a wide variety of security events and implement response and remediation efforts and integrate and share information with security analysts and other Information Security teams.

● Review alerts generated by detection infrastructure for false positive alerts, modify alert rules and work with the engineering team to create suppression rules.

● Analyze PCAP files for Malware analysis and find details of the infected hosts and write IOC on executive summary reports.

● Provide analysis and containment of compromised systems and mitigate root causes and assist in performing periodic access reviews/inactivity reviews. Analyze and review escalated cases until closure. This includes investigating and recommending appropriate corrective actions for cybersecurity incidents.

● Review alerts generated by detection infrastructure for false positive alerts, modify alert rules and work with the engineering team to create suppression rules.

● Mentor and train junior security team members

Small Business Designer/Owner March 2022 – Jan 2024 Etsy Amazon

● Oversaw end-to-end e-commerce operations, including product sourcing, digital product design, inventory control, and customer service, ensuring efficient and scalable business processes.

● Leveraged data analytics tools to monitor sales performance, analyze consumer trends, and optimize product listings for maximum conversion rates.

● Maintained strict data privacy standards, managing confidential customer information and ensuring secure digital communications across multiple platforms.

● Applied IT and design skills to develop unique digital products using Adobe Photoshop,Illustrator and InkScape, demonstrating strong technical proficiency and creativity.

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