LAKSHMI DURGA ALAPATI
SOC ANALYST
Mississauga,Ontario
Summary
Cybersecurity and Computer Forensics postgraduate student with hands-on experience in security monitoring, log analysis, and incident response through labs and virtual internship training. Familiar with SIEM tools, network traffic analysis, and vulnerability assessment. Seeking a SOC Analyst role to support threat detection and security operations.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Cybersecurity Virtual Intern (SOC Simulation)
eSec Forte Technologies
03.2023 - 12.2023
- Monitored simulated enterprise environments using Splunk SIEM to identify and respond to potential security incidents
- Performed real-time log analysis on Windows and Linux systems, including authentication logs, system events, and network logs
- Investigated security alerts such as brute-force login attempts, privilege escalation indicators, suspicious IP activity, and abnormal user behaviour
- Conducted alert triage by validating true positives and filtering false positives based on log correlation and contextual analysis
- Correlated multiple log sources (endpoint, network, and system logs) to identify attack patterns and potential compromise indicators
- Documented detailed incident reports, including root cause analysis, attack vectors, and recommended mitigation strategies
- Followed SOC workflows, including detection, analysis, containment, escalation, and reporting
- Applied security best practices such as least privilege, system hardening, and access control mechanisms
- Gained exposure to real-world cybersecurity frameworks and methodologies used in Security Operations Centers
Education
Postgraduate Certificate - Cybersecurity and Computer Forensics
Lambton College
01-2025
Skills
Security Monitoring, SIEM (Splunk), Log Analysis, Incident Detection, Threat Identification, Network Traffic Analysis, Vulnerability Assessment, Firewall Configuration, VPN Setup
Security Tools: Splunk, Wireshark, pfSense, Tor Browser
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Kali Linux)
Networking: Packet analysis, ports & protocols, subnetting
Certification
CompTIA Security+
Timeline
Cybersecurity Virtual Intern (SOC Simulation)
eSec Forte Technologies
03.2023 - 12.2023
Postgraduate Certificate - Cybersecurity and Computer Forensics
Lambton College