Prem Sai Akula

Skills

SOC & Detection:

Alert Triage (Tier 1/2) | Log Analysis | Threat Hunting | Incident Response | Malware Analysis | Basic Forensics Analysis | Vulnerability Management | Risk Assessment | Basic Security Automation

Security Tools:

SIEM (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, ELK) | CrowdStrike Falcon | Microsoft Defender | CyberArk | Palo Alto XSOAR | Nessus | Qualys | OpenVAS | Snort | Suricata | Security Onion | MISP | VirusTotal | ServiceNow

Network Security:

Firewalls | IDS/IPS/NGFW | VPN | DNS | DHCP | TCP/IP | Wireshark | Nmap | Network Traffic Analysis

Platforms:

Windows | Linux | Kali Linux | Active Directory | VMware | AWS

Frameworks & Scripting:

MITRE ATT&CK | NIST | Zero Trust | Cryptography | Access Control | PowerShell | Python | Bash

About

Cybersecurity professional with ~6 years of experience in SOC operations, threat detection, and incident response. Skilled in monitoring and analyzing security events using SIEM platforms including Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel, with hands-on experience in threat hunting, vulnerability management, and malware analysis. Proven ability to triage Tier 1/2 alerts, develop SIEM correlation rules, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to contain and remediate threats. Holds CompTIA Security+, CySA+, and AWS Security Specialty certifications, with CISSP in progress. Committed to strengthening organizational security posture through proactive defense and continuous improvement.