Sushanth Reddy Paduru

About Sushanth Reddy Paduru

I have gained hands-on experience with internships in Smart IMS Monitored and…

Experience

1. Security Operations Center Analyst

   Smart IMS Inc.

   May 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Monitored and investigated real-time security alerts using the SIEM tool, including Brute Force and Malware-related incidents.Collaborated with NOC and IT teams to triage and resolve alerts for both internal systems and external clients.Gained practical knowledge of encryption methods, IP addressing, DNS, VPNs, and proxy servers. Analyzed and categorized phishing and spam emails, including spear phishing and business email compromise (BEC).Utilized threat intelligence platforms (e.g, VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB) to enrich alerts and identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).Explored wireless security threats like Evil Twin attacks and practiced OSINT techniques for threat analysis.Interpreted Windows Event Logs to identify unauthorized access and abnormal behavior.Monitored firewall and proxy logs to detect port scans, blocked traffic, and unusual web activity.Documented cybersecurity topics, alert response procedures, and created user-friendly guides for team knowledge sharing.Article on Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) that has just been published on the Smart IMS marketing blog! In this article, I outline how Ransomware-as-a-Service operates, how it has gained traction in the historical cybercriminal underworld, groups currently active today, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), significant attacks it has involved, losses incurred by companies, and how businesses can combat this new threat.Specialties:SOC analyst | SIEM ( Splunk )| IBM QRADAR| Incident Response | Threat Intelligence | Threat Analysis | Network Security & Protection | Cloud security | Cyber defense SOC | CyberSecurity | BlueTeam | Networking | Seceon | Kali Linux

Education

• Malla Reddy Institute of Engineering and Technology

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science