Vikesh Parikh

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ABOUT VIKESH PARIKH

Cisco Certified Network Associate(CCNA) Professional with more than 3 years of experience in IT and Cyber Security Field.• Solid understanding of Network and Security Concepts. • Advanced level knowledge of security solutions like Antivirus, Firewall, IPS, Email Gateway, Proxy, Vulnerability Scanners (EVA and IVA Scans), Endpoint Wazuh Agent, etc.• Hands-on experience on platforms like Amazon Web Services (including Creating Stacks, Creating Cloudtrails, IAM roles and managed policies, Lambda functions and custom resources, IAM roles and managed policies, Configuring S3 buckets, SNS Topics, Configuring GuardDuty, etc) and Google Cloud Platform (including Creating a Project and Service Account, Creating Topics, Assigning correct permissions to users, etc)• Strong hands-on experience in security management tools like Kibawna used for monitoring, managing and securing client\'s Network traffic• Hands-on experience in security management tools Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM)• Good experience in working/communicating with cross-functional IT infrastructure teams like Network, System, Database, Application, and Security to build and manage effective security operations.• Good knowledge of skills like Malware Analysis, Threat Hunting, Dark Web Monitoring• Advanced level of Hands on Experience in using comprehensive enterprise security platforms that provide threat detection, hunting, and response features that enable organizations to discover vulnerabilities and protect IT operations. • Good knowledge in Containing the device while malicious cyber activity is noticed on the endpoint and Un-containing the device when the threat has been eliminated.• Exposure to related areas of cybersecurity including Host Security, Network Security, IAM, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, Compliance, etc.• Capable of independently learning new technology by utilizing available documentation and vendor support resources.Comprehensive Enterprise Security Platforms & Technologies: • Threat Intelligence Platforms: Microsoft Azure, Microsoft O365, SentinelOne, Cisco Umbrella, Crowdstrike, Mimecast, Salesforce, Webroot• Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform• Kibana, Managed Risk. Managed Awareness • Firewalls — Palo Alto, Fortinet, Watchguard, Sonicwall, Sophos• Vulnerability scanner — NMap Ultimate Vulnerability Scanner, WireShark Traffic Sniffer/kismet• Email Security — MIMECAST• Endpoint security solutions — Wazuh Agent, Managed Awareness Phishing Simulations• Identity & Acess Management— OKTA-SAML-SSO