Education
Air University,
Islamabad BS Electrical Engineering Telecommunication,
[August 2021]
Certification:
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
Trainings from AL Nafi
• CIS Top 18 Controls
• Hands on Linux boot camp
• Vulnerability assessment training
• CCNA
Tools
• Qradar
• TrendMicro
• Nessus
• Linux
• CentOS
Languages
• English –
• Urdu – Native
Khizar Hayat
Email: [email protected], Cell:+92-332-1044544
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khizar-hayat-28788217a/
Summary
I started my career with a passion for network technologies, which led me to the
cyber security profession for SOC and information security management. With the
reference to my experience as a SOC analyst, I have strong knowledge in threat
detection, incident response, event management, and monitoring. I am dedicated to
applying threat intelligence to help organizations against evolving cyber threats.
SOC & Infrastructure Security Analyst | Meezan Bank Limited, Islamabad January 2024
– Present
Working in a 24x7 Security Operations Center.
Conducting proactive monitoring, investigation and mitigation of security
incidents.
Investigating malicious IOCs using Open Source tools and recommends proper
blocking based on analysis.
Performing manual threat hunting of events on different log sources related
to Windows Active Directory, Palo, Fortinet and Cisco Firewalls, Email Server,
Windows and Linux etc, integrated on SIEM. In depth analysis of offenses before
taking proper action.
Using analytical information from a diverse set of tools - IBM QRadar,
FireEye Suite, CTM360 and others to their best advantage to identify threats and
trends in addition to current state reactive behavior.
Guarantee tracking, documentation, closure, and post-incident reporting are
completed to enable seniors in making policy changes for optimizing security
operations.
Following detailed processes and procedures to analyze escalate and assist in
remediation of critical information security incidents.
Leading and responding to security incidents and investigations and target
reviews of suspect areas. Consult different IT teams to resolve issues that are
uncovered by various security monitoring tools. Identify and resolve root cause of
security- related problems.
SOC Analyst| Cyber Braces (Pvt.) Ltd, Islamabad Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
Responsible to keep a close eye on security alerts generated by various
security tools and systems.
Responsible to perform initial triage of security incidents, assess their
severity, and escalate to higher-level analysts.
Responsible to analyze vulnerabilities in the organization's systems and
networks to identify potential security risks.
Responsible to review and analyze security logs and event data to identify
patterns or anomalies that may indicate security threats.
Responsible to assist in responding to security incidents, follow established
incident response procedures, and work towards containing and mitigating the impact
of incidents.
Operate and manage security tools, such as Qradar (SIEM), 1link Cyber Threat
Intelligence (CTI), File Integrity Management (FIM) systems and TrendMicro.
Provide continuous monitoring of the organization's information systems and
networks to detect and respond to security events in real-time.
Generate and present regular reports on security incidents, vulnerabilities,
and overall security posture to management.
Technical Support Associate |e-square Services Pvt. LTD, Islamabad April 2022 – Sep
2022
GPON Network Monitoring using NAF Wireline.
GPON Network Troubleshooting using NMS (Huawei, ZTE)
ADSL/VDSL Network Management (DSLAM, MSAG)
Customer Support and resolving SR using CRM.
Configure network services Huawei and ZTE.
Provide Level-1/2 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
Select and implement security tools and policies.
Troubleshoot performance-related issues in the infrastructure.
Open tickets with internet/CRM service providers, and with vendors to resolve
issues.
Technical Skills: Network Management System Huawei and ZTE, CRM, Wireline
Portal, IBM comptel, C++, Linux tools.
Soft Skills: Teamwork, Time Management, Communication, Presentation skills.
