Somasundaram Muthukrishnan

Experience

1. Security Advisor, Threat Hunting & Incident Response

   Secureworks

   Jan 2022 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Perform Extended Detection and Response (XDR) to investigate security threats and take proactive response actions for True positive compromise/infections.• Perform Threat Hunting on Client’s environment to proactively search for malicious/suspicious and risky behaviors that have evaded detection by existing security tools.• Serve as technical lead/escalation point on security events, incidents and act as Advisor for the team.• Perform Alert Trend analysis and bulk resolve false positive alerts across client base to reduce the noise.• Use Sandbox to analyze the threat behavior, Tactics, Techniques, and investigate the level of infections on hosts.• Provide Recommendations and Remediation strategies for true positives based on the level of infection/compromise.• Provide Training and Mentorship for Junior analysts and new hires.

Education

• Anna University Chennai

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communication Engineering

  2009 — 2013

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  Master’s Degree, Computing Security

  2016 — 2018

Skills

• Android Sdk
• IT Security Operations
• Cryptography
• Ethical Hacking
• Wireshark
• Nessus
• Html
• Software Quality Assurance
• C++
• Java
• Selenium Webdriver
• Networking
• Malware Analysis
• Windows
• Testing
• Performance Testing
• Security Analysis
• C
• Programming
• Jira
• Bug Tracking
• Python
• Splunk
• Smoke Testing
• Computer Forensics
• Log Analysis
• Security Testing
• Siem
• Atlassian Jira
• Network Security
• Penetration Testing
• Kali Linux
• Regression Testing
• Sql
• Android Testing
• Microsoft Office
• Exploratory Testing
• Information Security