Umang Vataliya

About Umang Vataliya

Cybersecurity is not something I just study — it is something I actively build, investigate, and practice every single day.I am a blue team-focused M.S. Computer Science student with hands-on experience across security monitoring, log analysis, threat detection, and incident response. Over the past year I have built real SOC lab environments from scratch, analyzed DNS and HTTP traffic in Splunk, investigated attack patterns using SPL queries, and mapped findings to real-world techniques using the MITRE ATT & CK framework. Every project I build gets documented and published on GitHub because I believe in showing work, not just talking about it.My background is broader than just SOC. I bring strong fundamentals across the entire blue team spectrum — network analysis, endpoint monitoring, log forensics, scripting with Python and PowerShell, and a data analytics background that gives me a natural edge in spotting anomalies and making sense of high-volume security data fast. I also work efficiently with AI tools to accelerate investigation, documentation, and research workflows.What I bring to any blue team role or internship is simple — strong fundamentals, a genuine passion for defensive security, a fast-learning mindset, and the attitude that whatever the team needs, I am ready to learn and deliver. SIEM & Log Analysis: Splunk | ELK Stack | Kibana | Firewall, Auth, Endpoint & Web Server Logs Network Analysis: Wireshark | Nmap | TCPDUMP | TCP/IP | DNS | HTTP/HTTPS | OSI Model Security Concepts: Threat Detection | Incident Response | MITRE ATT & CK | CIA Triad | Malware Analysis | Phishing | Brute Force | Social Engineering Scripting & Data: Python | PowerShell | Bash | SQL | Data Visualization | Statistical Analysis AI & Productivity: ChatGPT | Claude | GitHub Copilot And Many More AI Tools Certifications: IBM SOC in Practice | Cisco Networking Basics | Linux Fundamentals (Hack The Box)Open to entry-level and internship opportunities across all blue team roles — SOC Analyst, Security Operations, Threat Detection, Log Analysis, and more.

Experience

1. Hands-on Lab Training

   TryHackMe

   Feb 2026 — Present

   Actively practicing blue team cybersecurity skills through hands-on labs on TryHackMe, working through real-world attack simulations covering security monitoring, alert triage, log analysis, and incident response scenarios. Labs involve investigating phishing campaigns, brute-force attempts, and malware infections using tools like Splunk and applying core log analysis techniques to detect and respond to threats the way a SOC analyst would in a real environment.

Education

• Satyam School Ahmedabad

  Secondary School Certificate

• Satyam School Ahmedabad

  Higher Secondary School Certificate , Business/Commerce, General

• K S School of Business Management

  Bachelor of Science in Computer Application and Information Technology

  2020 — 2023

• Westcliff University

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science