Nandhana

Detail-oriented Cybersecurity Analyst and recent BCA graduate specializing in Security Operations Center (SOC) monitoring, threat detection, and incident response. Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms including Splunk Enterprise and ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), network forensics, vulnerability assessment, and log analysis. Completed cyber forensics internship with law enforcement.

Built multiple home lab environments simulating real-world brute-force attack detection, automated threat alerting, and penetration testing frameworks. Proficient in MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP Top 10, and NIST frameworks. Actively pursuing CCNA certification.

Eager to contribute to a Security Operations Center as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 Analyst.

Cyber Forensics Intern at Office of the Commissioner of Police, Kochi (2024-06 – 2024-06)

• Assisted cybercrime investigators in monitoring and analyzing network traffic, system logs, and digital evidence in support of active law enforcement incident response workflows
• Prepared forensic documentation and detailed investigation reports used in cybercrime case analysis, maintaining strict chain-of-custody integrity and evidence preservation standards
• Gained hands-on exposure to real-world SOC-adjacent investigation methodologies, threat analysis, and incident documentation practices aligned with law enforcement protocols

Software and Dataflow Analysis Intern at iTrade ERP Solutions FZCO (2025-03 – 2025-05)

• Analyzed ERP system dataflows to identify security gaps, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities, producing risk assessment documentation for remediation
• Wrote and debugged SQL queries to support data integrity checks, security audits, and problem-solving across integrated enterprise modules

Bachelor of Computer Applications in Cyber Forensics, Cybersecurity and Data Analytics (IBM) – Yenepoya University (2022 – 2025)