Victor Dakang

Motivated and detail-oriented SOC L1,L2 Analyst with over 2 years of hands-on experience in security monitoring, alert triage, and initial incident response across multi-platform environments. Highly skilled in leveraging enterprise SIEM tools (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel) to ingest telemetry, review multi-source logs, and identify actionable Indicators of Compromise (IOCs). Proven tracking record analyzing common attack vectors including phishing emails, brute-force attempts, malware propagation, and unauthorized access.

Adept at operating within structured SOC playbooks, ensuring precise documentation, and seamlessly escalating verified threats to Tier 2/Tier 3 teams to maintain a resilient security posture.

Cyber Security Analyst / SOC Support at Design By Tatanka LLC (2024-01 – Present)

• Continuous Security Monitoring: Monitor real-time security alerts and system events via Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel to detect potential or active security incidents.
• Alert Triage & Analysis: Conduct initial triage on incoming alerts, analyzing severity, scope of impact, and log validity to separate true malicious activity from background noise.
• Log Review & Threat Tracking: Analyze endpoint, network, and application log datasets to spot unauthorized access attempts, malware patterns, and brute-force behaviors.
• Phishing & Email Investigation: Inspect suspicious email submissions by checking email headers, validating authentication mechanisms (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), and analyzing malicious links/attachments.
• Escalation & Playbook Execution: Follow standard operating procedures and SOC playbooks to capture incident scopes and accurately escalate confirmed threats to L2/L3 security professionals.
• Incident Documentation: Maintain high-quality incident logs, detailing findings, indicators identified, and containment actions taken for audit tracking.

Help Desk Support Technician at Spectranet (2023-01 – 2023-12)

• Telemetry & Infrastructure Monitoring: Audited Windows and Linux system event viewer files and firewall traffic logs to identify configuration anomalies and unauthorized asset access.
• Access Control Enforcement: Managed user provisioning, verified least-privilege principles, and reviewed authentication mechanisms across active directory systems.
• Vulnerability Detection: Identified and reported software vulnerabilities and system misconfigurations to senior IT personnel for prompt remediation.
• Defensive Awareness & Phishing Support: Educated corporate end-users on identifying phishing, social engineering vectors, and basic operational security hygiene.

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry – Plateau State University Bokkos (2023-10)