Vishwanath S

About Vishwanath S

Results-driven SOC Analyst with 3 years of experience in threat detection, incident response, and security monitoring. Skilled in leveraging advanced security tools to analyze and mitigate cyber threats while optimizing security operations to protect organizational data and assets.Monitored logs in real-time using SIEM, EDR, and MDR tools across systems like firewalls, IDS/IPS, OS, proxies, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), AD servers, applications, and databases.Investigated and escalated incidents with in-depth analysis and actionable remediation steps.Reduced false positives and optimized alert accuracy.Delivered daily reports on firewall traffic, IDS/IPS activity, open tickets, and device status.Participated in weekly team meetings for issue resolution and project alignment.Managed log stoppages, whitelisting, and regular health checks for security systems.Analyzed phishing emails, blocked malicious IPs/URLs, and minimized social engineering threats.Documented shift handovers for seamless 24x7 SOC operations.Managed ELK and SOC operations, monitored alerts and dashboards.Conducted real-time analysis of various security components—firewalls, routers, switches, WAF, system apps, servers, web servers, and cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure).Performed log analysis, traffic monitoring, anomaly detection, and incident validation.Designed SOC use cases for threat hunting, incident response, and compliance.

Experience

1. Security Operations Center Analyst

   CGI

   Feb 2026 — Present · IN

   I am happy to share that I have started a new journey with CGI as a SOC Analyst.

Education

• Vivekanand institute of management banglore

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

  2017 — 2020