Hadi Alawami, CDC Analyst

Hadi Alawami

CDC Analyst

Cisco

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, computer science
Experience
4 years, 4 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 4 Months

CDC Analyst at Cisco
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since October 2022

Working as an analyst for the Cyber Defense Center in a Cisco project at Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC). In this project, we are under the supervision of Cisco and STC cybersecurity departments, working as a Security Operations Center with the STC cybersecurity team to monitor STC's cyberspace. My duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to are:

- Monitoring, investigating and responding to cyber security
incidents received through xSOAR.
-Analyzing reported emails and taking appropriate actions on phishing and malicious emails.
- Monitoring anti-virus reports and taking any necessary actions.
- Analyzing firewall logs and dealing with potential threats or preaches.
- Analyzing and identifying malicious URLs using threat
intelligence tools.
- Performing deep analysis in endpoints and servers to identify suspicious behavior.
- Investigating and handling communications to honeypot and unapproved communication.
- Analyzing file using sandbox to identify suspicious files and
URLs.

SOC Analyst at it security training and solutions
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2021 to September 2022

As a SOC Analyst, I worked in a team of professionals on 24/7 shifts to monitor multiple clients from different sectors. We managed sensitive materials and have the able to use various security tools to perform logs and packet analysis. My responsibilities fall on:
- Conducting proactive monitoring, investigation, and mitigation of suspicious activities.
- Investigating, documenting, and reporting on any information security issues as well as emerging trends.
- Recognize potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion
attempts and compromises thorough reviews and analyses of relevant event detail and summary information.
- Conducting log analysis of security event and recommending proper actions based on analysis.
- Identify suspicious/malicious activities or codes.
- Ensuring business continuity and reduce downtime.
- Maintaining secure monitoring tools.
- Reviewing and reporting on each customer daily, weekly and monthly activates

SOC Analyst Trainee at Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2020 to February 2021

Trained by industry professionals for SOC Analyst rule in an organization. Online live lectures with hands on exercises to gain the required knowledge to pass relative certification exams.

Software Developer at Dalhousie University
  • Canada - Halifax
  • May 2019 to August 2019

Built and redefined the relations between tables in a new database. Migrated data from an old database. Designed and revised the database's web interface.

Software Developer at Dalhousie University
  • Canada - Halifax
  • January 2018 to April 2018

Designed, revised and created a new website for The Healthy Populations Institute (HPI). Populated the new website with the required data.

Education

Bachelor's degree, computer science
  • at Dalhousie University
  • October 2019

Specialties & Skills

Hard Work
Programming
Networks
Cyber Security
Fast Learning
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COMPUTER NETWORKING
COMPUTER HARDWARE
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
cybersecurity
monitoring
vulnerability assessment
web application security
endpoint security
firewalls

Social Profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website

URL removed due to policy violation. Please contact support for further information.

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certified SOC Analyst (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2021
Valid Until:
December 2024
CompTIA Security+ (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2021
Valid Until:
August 2024
eLearnSecurity Network Defense Professional (eNDP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2021
NDG Linux Essentials (Training)
Training Institute:
Cisco Networking Academy
Date Attended:
March 2020
Duration:
70 hours
Cybersecurity Essentials (Training)
Training Institute:
Cisco Networking Academy
Date Attended:
April 2020
Duration:
30 hours