Hussein Khaled

Cybersecurity analyst with hands-on experience in Security Operations and Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC). Skilled in SIEM monitoring, log analysis, alert triage, and incident response, implementation through internships practical security labs. Passionate about threat detection, security monitoring, and strengthening organizational cyber resilience.

SOC Analyst - Security Experts (Pvt.) Ltd - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2026-05)

Trained SOC Analyst with practical experience in SIEM log analysis (Splunk), network traffic monitoring (Wireshark, Security Onion), endpoint security (Wazuh EDR), and malware analysis (FlareVM, Volatility). Skilled in threat hunting and threat intelligence using the MITRE ATT&CK framework, with hands-on exposure to real malware samples, phishing/maldoc analysis, and cloud security monitoring across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

GRC Analyst - Internship - ITSOLERA Pvt Ltd - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2026-06)

GRC Intern with experience in governance framework research (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PISF), risk assessments and control gap analysis, and compliance mapping/documentation, including policy summaries and control matrices. Familiar with regional regulations such as PISF, SBP frameworks, and PECA.

SOC Analyst - Internship - ITSOLERA Pvt Ltd. - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2025-07 - 2025-09)

Assisted in SOC operations by using Wazuh and splunk on Linux servers to monitor threats in real time, performed incident response and log analysis with Snort and Process Hacker, and prepared daily reports, which improved the team's ability to identify and address security events more quickly

MS - Cybersecurity - COMSATS University Islamabad (2024-09 - 2026-07)

BS - Information Technology - International Islamic University Islamabad (2018-09 - 2023-08)