Abdullah Farrukh
SOC Analyst | Network & Security Operations | Threat Detection & Incident Response
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Cybersecurity professional with 1+ year of hands-on SOC/NOC experience in security monitoring, SIEM log analysis, alert triage, and incident response across 20+ enterprise nodes. Experienced in Microsoft 365 and Entra ID environments — including Outlook security, Windows endpoint management, and Azure fundamentals. Built and operated threat intelligence pipelines via AI-powered honeypot research.
Certified Ethical
Hacker (CEH) with working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, phishing investigation, and EDR platforms including Microsoft Defender.
Experience
Network & Security Operations Engineer - Probiz Solutions and Management Services - Lahore, Pakistan
(2025-05)
- Monitored 20+ network nodes via SNMP/Syslog-based alerting; triaged Tier-1 security events daily, escalating anomalous traffic patterns and connectivity faults per standard playbooks.
- Performed centralized log analysis using Splunk and Graylog — processed 500+ daily events with 10+ correlation rules for faster threat detection and reduced MTTR by 15%.
- Configured and maintained incident documentation for all alerts and response actions, ensuring audit-ready records aligned with SLA requirements.
- Conducted initial containment actions on verified incidents; identified suspicious lateral movement and access anomalies across LAN/WAN infrastructure.
Education
BS - Computer Science - University of Central Punjab (2022 - 2026)
FSc - Pre-Engineering - Unique Group of Institutions (2020 - 2022)
Matriculation - Science - Beaconhouse School System (2018 - 2020)
