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SOC analyst track / blue team / security engineering

Akash Kumaran T
finds the signal in the noise.

Final-year B.E. Cyber Security student at Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. I work the blue-team side — SIEM monitoring, malware triage, phishing detection, and web vulnerability assessment.

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7591
LetsDefend score
100%
Case success rate
Top 5%
TryHackMe rank
14
Certifications
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Subject profile

I switched my full attention into cybersecurity early, and most of my time outside coursework goes into hands-on labs rather than slides — SOC simulations on LetsDefend, room-based exercises on TryHackMe, and building my own tools instead of only reading other people's writeups.

What I'm best at is the unglamorous part of security work: reading a log line carefully enough to know whether it's noise or the start of something, and writing it down clearly enough that someone else doesn't have to re-investigate it.

I'm currently in my final year, looking for opportunities on SOC operations, threat detection, or security engineering teams where I can keep doing exactly that.

NAME
Akash Kumaran T
PROGRAM
B.E. CSE (Cyber Security) — Final Year
INSTITUTION
Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore
PHONE
+91 79045 10245
FOCUS
SOC analysis · Blue team · Malware triage

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// languages

Languages

  • Python
  • Java
  • SQL
  • JavaScript
  • Bash
// tooling

Security tooling

  • Wazuh
  • Splunk
  • Wireshark
  • Nmap
  • VirusTotal
  • Hybrid Analysis
// concepts

Core concepts

  • SIEM
  • Threat detection
  • Malware analysis
  • Log analysis
  • OWASP Top 10
  • Network security
  • Phishing detection
// web & infra

Web & infra

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • REST APIs
  • Linux fundamentals

Project files

01

BrowserGuard — real-time threat detection extension

Chrome extension · heuristics + threat-intel APIs
active dev

A Chrome extension that inspects every URL in real time using heuristic rules plus threat-intelligence APIs, classifying sites as safe, suspicious, or malicious — then allowing, warning, or blocking accordingly. It also scans links inside Gmail and Outlook to catch phishing attempts before a click happens.

Chrome Extension APIThreat Intel APIsHeuristic DetectionJavaScript
detection coverage (self-assessed)92%
02

Post-Quantum Cryptography secure communication system

Hybrid key exchange · downgrade-attack detection
completed

A hybrid key-exchange implementation combining ML-KEM-768 with X25519, built to stay secure against both classical and quantum adversaries. Includes simulated downgrade attacks and a real-time dashboard for detecting them as they happen.

ML-KEM-768X25519Hybrid Key ExchangeAttack Simulation
build status100%
03

WebScan — modular web vulnerability scanner

Crawler + payload injection · OWASP Top 10 mapped
active dev

A lightweight scanner built to automate security assessment of web applications, integrating crawling, form extraction, payload injection, and detection logic mapped to the OWASP Top 10 — built to be extended with new checks rather than rewritten.

Web CrawlingPayload InjectionOWASP Top 10Python
OWASP Top 10 coverage80%
04

Crypto Puzzle — Kalam (event coordinator)

Competition platform + live event ops
completed

Built and ran the website hosting a cryptography puzzle competition end-to-end: published problem statements, managed live participation, and judged winners on solution accuracy and completeness.

Event PlatformCryptographyWeb Dev
event delivered100%

Certifications on file

verified
TryHackMe

Security Engineer

Path completion
verified
TryHackMe

SOC Level 1

Path completion
verified
Deloitte

Cyber Job Simulation

Job simulation programme
verified
LetsDefend

SOC Analyst Learning Path

Issued 31 Dec 2025
verified
LetsDefend

SIEM Engineer Career Path

Issued 17 Mar 2026
verified
LetsDefend

Malware Analysis Skill Path

Issued 24 Jan 2026
verified
LetsDefend

Career Switch to Cybersecurity

Issued 10 Apr 2026
verified
LetsDefend

CompTIA Security+ Preparation Path

Issued 20 Jan 2026
verified
LetsDefend

Programming for Cybersecurity

Issued 06 Jan 2026
verified
LetsDefend

Cybersecurity for Students

Issued 09 Apr 2026
verified
Cisco Networking Academy

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Issued 03 Jul 2025
verified
Cisco Networking Academy

Networking Basics

Issued 27 Nov 2025
verified
Cisco Networking Academy

Operating Systems Basics

Issued 14 Dec 2025
verified
Self-paced / Linux 100

Linux Fundamentals

Issued 25 Sep 2025

Incident log

2021

Class X completed

Sri Vidya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Virudhunagar.

2023

Class XII completed — 82.5%

Sri Vidya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Virudhunagar.

2023 — Present

B.E. CSE (Cyber Security) — CGPA 7.75

Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. Final year.

Ongoing

District-Level English Proficiency Test — Certified

Academic recognition alongside core security coursework.

Ongoing

HackQuest — Top 30 finish

Placed among the top 30 participants in a competitive security event.

Ongoing

125+ badges on LetsDefend; Top 5% on TryHackMe

Sustained hands-on practice across SOC simulation rooms and blue-team exercises.

Open a line.

Looking for SOC analyst, threat detection, or security engineering opportunities — internships or full-time, on-site or remote. If your team reads logs for a living, I'd like to talk.

Cybersecurity enthusiast · SOC analyst · Blue team · Security engineer · Malware analysis · Network security