Poojitha Chekuri

About Poojitha Chekuri

As a Sr. Security Analyst at Cognizant, I leverage my 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity to protect and enhance the security posture of various organizations.

Experience

1. Sr Security Analyst

   Cognizant

   Jul 2020 — Present · IN

   Skills: SIEM · DLP · Vulnerability Assessment · Threat Assessment · Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH) · Penetration Testing · Cloud Security · SOAR · Threat Analysis.• Perform network traffic analysis using raw packet data, network flow, Intrusion detection Systems (IDS), and custom sensor output from communication networks. work with a soc-security analyst for MSKCC. Creating/modifying standard operational procedures & reviewing them.• Responsible for 1)Monitoring security alerts. 2) Conducting security investigations. 3)Incident response 4) Security operations. 5) Communication and reporting.• Performs security Incident Event Management (SIEM) console monitoring and correlation. Perform web application, mobile application and network penetration tests. • Fixed detected vulnerabilities, in order to maintain high security standards. Train newly joined /associates about process and project activities. Engage in threat investigation, Email security handling, and security events handling.• Tracks performance metrics and provides timely updates to CSOC management. Daily proactively monitoring and dealing with the security incidents using SIEM and ERD tools.• Co-ordinating with other Geo location SOC team with threat alert investigation. Monitoring the events, collecting logs, creating tickets and investigating unauthorized IP,URL.• Reviewing & troubleshooting of silent log sources by finding out the root cause & resolving them. Writing complex KQL queries to fetch data and to present the information to Client within the time limit.

Education

• Maharaj Vijayram Gajapathiraj College of Engineering and Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE

  2010 — 2014