Muhammad Awais

Cybersecurity enthusiast and final-year Computer Science student with hands-on experience in Security Operations Center (SOC) practices including security monitoring, SIEM analysis, and threat detection. Experienced with Wazuh SIEM, Suricata IDS, ELK Stack, and vulnerability assessment tools. Skilled in log analysis, alert investigation, and identifying Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) within monitored environments.

SOC Analyst (Intern) at National University of Technology (NUTECH) (2025-07 – 2025-09)

Internship focusing on Security Operations Center practices and threat detection

• Monitored security alerts generated by SIEM tools to understand SOC workflows and incident detection.
• Performed vulnerability scanning using Nmap and Nikto to identify network security weaknesses.
• Assisted in analyzing phishing emails and malware alerts by identifying Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
• Investigated network traffic patterns to identify abnormal or suspicious activity.
• Learned and applied security principles aligned with ISO/IEC 27001 information security framework.

Bachelor of Computer Science in Computer Science – National University of Technology (NUTECH) (2022-11 – 2026-07)