Lohit Lende

About Lohit Lende

Experienced Threat Researcher and hunter with 10 years in cybersecurity, specializing…

Experience

1. Threat Hunter

   Microsoft

   Jun 2020 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Leveraged GPT-4o integrated with Jupyter Playbooks to build intelligent automation frameworks for threat hunting. These solutions accelerated triage, reduced investigation time, and empowered analysts with context-rich detections-Designed using m365 co-pilot Agentic AI system to generate threat insight summaries and perform case audits- Engineered custom AI prompts and Copilot skills tailored for DEX Services and threat hunting teams, enabling semi-autonomous investigations and improved analyst productivity- Conducted deep, theme-based threat research to uncover recurring adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), proactively enriching hunting scenarios and detection strategies- Authored standardized use-cases and playbooks for threat hunting operations, streamlining triage procedures and reducing Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTTA) across global deployments- Designed and deployed 100+ detection rules spanning Identity, Endpoint, Office 365, and Cloud environments—achieving a ~70% true positive accuracy rate in production- Pioneered and institutionalized the TRAPs framework for cross-team threat detection rule development, ensuring structured and scalable rule creation- Acted as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for third-party telemetry threat hunting under the DEX initiative. Led feasibility assessment and rule development for external threat intelligence sources- Managed proactive threat alerting systems and maintained continuous alignment with the latest threat landscape, ensuring timely client notifications and operational resilience- Honored with the prestigious \'DEX Pathfinder\' award for outstanding contributions to threat detection innovation.