Aniket Agarwal's IT and Cybersecurity Portfolio 🔐
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to Aniket's Console - v1.0
aniket@cybersec:~$ whoami
> Security Operations Engineer passionate about Linux internals, cloud security, and automation.
I specialize in building custom defense tools, patching open-source infrastructure,
and engineering AI-driven SOC workflows.
aniket@cybersec:~$ ./pronouns.txt
> he/him
aniket@cybersec:~$ ./certifications.txt
> [✓] Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst (SC-200)
> [✓] CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)
> [✓] ISC² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
aniket@cybersec:~$ ./stack.txt
> SIEM: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Defender XDR
> IDS/IPS: Snort, Suricata, Wireshark
> Cloud: Azure, OpenStack, Ubuntu Linux
> Code: Python (Scapy/Pandas), PowerShell, KQL, Bash
aniket@cybersec:~$ ./askMeAbout.txt
> Threat Hunting 🕵️ | SOAR Automation ⚡ | Linux Hardening 🐧 | Incident Response 🚨
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Vulnerability Management Program Implementation
Deployed Nessus Essentials to scan and remediate critical CVEs across a Windows/Linux hybrid environment, reducing risk score by 40%.
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Windows 11 Pro STIGS Implementation
Engineered PowerShell scripts to automate DISA STIG compliance, achieving 100% adherence to critical security baselines for endpoint hardening.
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Cloud-based IDS/IPS Deployment in OpenStack
Engineered a private cloud lab. Diagnosed and manually patched a critical Python race condition in Keystone (Identity Service) to restore availability, and tuned Snort rules to detect volumetric DoS attacks.
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AI SOC Agent for Azure Sentinel
Architected a custom SOAR pipeline using OpenAI APIs to auto-analyze Sentinel alerts, reducing manual triage latency by 70%.
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Threat Hunt: Ghost Support Session
Investigated a "Ghost Support" intrusion scenario using Azure Sentinel. Engineered KQL queries to map the full kill chain, identifying PowerShell-based persistence, defense evasion artifacts, and data exfiltration staging.
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DLL Injection Threat Detection Automation
Developed a Python script to identify DLL injection techniques (MITRE T1055.001), achieving 80% detection accuracy and improving incident triage efficiency.
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Medium Blog: Security Engineering & Automation
Documenting my engineering process, from writing KQL detection logic to automating SOC workflows with Python.
