Tharun Bagam

Cybersecurity graduate and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) with two internships in SOC operations and vulnerability assessment. Hands-on experience monitoring and triaging alerts in Splunk and Wazuh, investigating brute-force, phishing, and malware incidents, and hunting threats with Sysmon and Wireshark. Skilled in web application testing with Burp Suite and Nmap, and built a Python vulnerability scanner and an AI-based phishing detector. Seeking an entry-level SOC Analyst role.

Cybersecurity / SOC Analyst Intern - WeberQ Global Pvt. Ltd. - Hyderabad, Telangana

(2025-11 - 2026-04)

• Monitored security events and alerts across 2 SIEM platforms (Splunk and Wazuh) and performed alert triage.
• Reviewed Windows/Linux logs, authentication events, and network activity to flag suspicious behavior.
• Supported investigation of 4 simulated incident types: brute-force, phishing, malware, and network attacks.
• Conducted log analysis and threat hunting using 3 sources: Windows Event Logs, Sysmon, and Wireshark.
• Contributed to incident response by identifying IOCs and preparing security documentation.
• Documented common attack techniques using the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Cybersecurity Analyst Intern - A Unit of Cartel Software Pvt. Ltd. - Hyderabad, Telangana

(2026-07 - 2026-09)

• Executed reconnaissance and vulnerability assessments in authorized lab environments.
• Scanned targets with Nmap to identify open ports, running services, and potential security weaknesses.
• Inspected HTTP requests and responses in Burp Suite to uncover web application vulnerabilities.
• Identified 4 vulnerability classes (XSS, SQL Injection, IDOR, and authentication issues) in controlled labs.
• Solved CTF-based challenges by identifying vulnerabilities and capturing flags.

B.Tech - Computer Science and Engineering - Cybersecurity - Malla Reddy Engineering College (2021 - 2025)