Pranav Atitkar

About Pranav Atitkar

SOC Analyst with 3+ years of experience in real-time threat monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management at ConnectWise and Microscan Communications.What I do- Investigate and neutralize malware, phishing & ransomware threats using SentinelOne EDR and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint- Triage high-volume security alerts, distinguishing false positives from true positives- Conduct vulnerability assessments using Nessus, Qualys & Burp SuiteCore Tools & Platforms:SentinelOne | Microsoft Defender | Bitdefender GravityZone | CrowdStrike | Splunk | IBM QRadar | Nessus | Qualys | Burp Suite | Metasploit | Nmap | GLPI | Acronis CyberProtect | Scalefusion MDM

Experience

1. Security Analyst

   ConnectWise

   Oct 2023 — Present

   Investigated and resolved high-volume security alerts from SentinelOne EDR and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, successfully neutralizing malware and ransomware threats across client environments- Triaged security alerts with high accuracy, distinguishing false positives from true positives and ensuring critical events are escalated within defined SLA windows- Streamlined incident handling workflows using SOAR platform, improving overall SOC efficiency- Delivered clear threat severity reports and actionable remediation recommendations to customers and senior cybersecurity personnel- Followed detailed escalation procedures to analyze, triage, and assist in remediation of critical security incidents.

Education

• Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune

  BCA with Cybersecurity, Computer Application

• Shree Chakradhar Swami Madhyamic Vidyalay, Pune.

  SSC

  2015

• Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, Pune.

  HSC, Commerce

  2015 — 2017