Vivek K Vinod

About Vivek K Vinod

SOC Analyst with hands-on experience in email security, incident response, and threat…

Experience

1. Soc Analyst

   UST

   May 2024 — Present · Trivandrum, IN

   Performed email analysis and classified messages as phishing, spam, or safe based on threat indicators.• Investigated incident tickets and escalates with detailed analysis notes when required.• Performed password resets, session terminations, and MFA revocations in Active Directory and Entra ID for compromised user accounts during incident response.• Mitigated phishing emails, suspicious attachments, and spoofed senders using Mimecast.• Investigated risky sign-ins and user alerts in Microsoft Entra ID and initiated appropriate response actions.• Monitored Azure Security Center and mitigated infrastructure-level threats.• Worked with Elysium Analytics SIEM platform to analyze and correlate security alerts for suspicious user behavior.• Conducted endpoint detection and response using Malwarebytes ThreatDown (EDR).• Managed tickets in ServiceNow, maintaining timely updates and clear stakeholder communication.• Investigated and resolved Netskope VPN connectivity issues affecting cloud access and data flow.• Took remote sessions with users to troubleshoot and resolve website blocks, access denials, and policy misconfigurations.• Resolved user-level access issues with Netskope policies and Mimecast email filtering configurations.• Used Malwarebytes Nebula to perform endpoint threat hunting, quarantining, and remediation for advanced malware.