Varunsai Valluripalli
Boston,MA
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Information Security position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Cyber Defense and Intelligence Center, CDIC
03.2024 - Current
- Employed OSINT framework tools and dark web resources to conduct in-depth threat intelligence operations, meticulously analyzing collected artifacts to uncover potential security risks and vulnerabilities
- Skillfully documented findings and insights, providing valuable support for decision-making and response initiatives, and bolstering organization's proactive cybersecurity posture
SOC Analyst Co-op
Wayfair - LLC
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Assessed 150+ Email Security incidents by using Google Admin and Proofpoint
- Evaluated 130+ Endpoint Security incidents through in-depth analysis of Host and Network events in Crowdstrike
- Falcon, TrendMicro, and OSQuery, while employing PowerShell scripting for automation
- Investigated 50+ account takeover cases leveraging data analysis platform Kibana by applying problem-solving skills to identify patterns in traffic and reporting to bot management tool Human
- Conducted Third-Party Risk Management Process within Organization for 15+ vendors by reviewing standard security practices and helped in mitigating risk through effective communication of risk assessments
- Managed Chronicle SIEM, resolving parser code issues and optimizing log integrations for effective security investigations
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams in effectively project managing the creation of the Detection Framework where an inventory of 60+ rules from platforms like Recorded Future is mapped to MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- Collaborated with SOC team to enhance and scale Incident Response Playbooks, emphasizing importance of communication skills in team collaboration and knowledge of information technology for playbook development
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
Northeastern University, Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Boston, MA12.2023
Skills
- Languages: C Programming, R, Python Scripting, SQL, YARA-L, Bash
- Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, Unix
- Open-Source Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, tcpdump, Nikto, IDA Pro, Hashcat
- Cloud: AWS and GCP fundamentals
- Security Tools: Chronicle, CrowdStrike, Looker, Wiz, Tenable, Bolster, PerimeterX, Kibana, Gsuite Admin, Vision One, ThreatX, OSQuery, Active Directory, Proofpoint, Okta, Splunk
- Certifications: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Projects
Wayfair LLC, Account Security Investigation Dashboard - Chronicle SIEM April 2023 - June 2023
• Built an Account Security Dashboard in Chronicle, offering proactive solutions by prioritizing employee login
activities for monitoring across sources such as Okta, Google Workspace, Windows, Cisco VPN, and Crowdstrike by incorporating 8+ indicators including IP, User Agent, and Location into enterprise use cases
Northeastern University, Network Security Practices September 2022 - December 2022
• Acquired expertise in Network protocols through labs focusing on TLS, DNS, TCP/IP, and DHCP. Proficiently
applied end-to-end penetration testing and vulnerability assessment methodologies, while gaining valuable insights into network security concepts including LAN/WAN, firewall, IDS/IPS, switching, routing, NAT, and proxy
Timeline
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Cyber Defense and Intelligence Center, CDIC
03.2024 - Current
SOC Analyst Co-op
Wayfair - LLC
01.2023 - 06.2023
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
Northeastern University, Khoury College of Computer Sciences
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