naihal merchant

I’m a SOC Analyst who helped deliver realistic SOC outcomes as an SOC-Analyst Aligner (Labelbox), recognized as a top-performing SOC analyst on the project. I analyzed incidents, alerts, and investigations to assess threats and business impact, and I contributed to improving AI systems to mirror skilled SOC analyst behavior and decision-making.

I also built hands-on security capabilities through a 640-hour Cyber Security internship at Athreya Technologies Pvt Ltd, where I built an FTP Server using Socket Programming and gained experience in network security and secure communication protocols. Alongside CEH and Lets Defend SOC-Analyst training, I’ve created an Active Directory home lab with Splunk/Sysmon and integrated LimaCharlie (EDR) with Tines (SOAR) to automate threat detection, alert enrichment, and endpoint isolation with Slack/email notifications.