Critical Infrastructure
Security operations experience within the oil & gas sector and K-Sector environment.
Senior Information Security Analyst
Binu
Gopi.
Cybersecurity Operations · SOC · VAM · Incident Response
Results-driven cybersecurity professional with 16+ years of progressive experience protecting enterprise and critical-infrastructure environments across security operations, vulnerability management, incident response, digital forensics, endpoint security and threat intelligence.
01 · About
Security-minded. Operations-focused.
I specialize in turning security telemetry, vulnerability intelligence and incident data into practical risk-reduction actions. My background combines hands-on technical security with SOC leadership, stakeholder coordination, security assessments and continuous improvement.
Security Operations
24/7 monitoring, incident lifecycle management, escalation, playbooks and SOC improvement.
Risk Reduction
Risk-based vulnerability prioritization, remediation coordination and security-control improvement.
02 · Expertise
Cybersecurity capabilities
Security Operations
SOC operations, event monitoring, triage, escalation, runbooks and analyst oversight.
Vulnerability Management
Qualys VMDR, Nessus, CVSS prioritization, remediation tracking and validation.
Incident Response
Triage, containment, eradication, recovery and post-incident review.
Digital Forensics
Memory/disk artifact analysis, malware triage, sandboxing and IOC extraction.
Endpoint Security
EDR/XDR, device control, application whitelisting, endpoint policy and hardening.
Threat Intelligence
Threat feeds, IOC operationalization and proactive campaign analysis.
Qualys VMDRTenable NessusLogRhythmSecureWorksCortex XDRCarbon Black EDRIvantiLumensionProofpointCofense ReporterExtraHop NDRWiresharkAnomaliRecorded FutureZeroFoxVirusTotalAny.Run
03 · Career
Professional journey
Progressive growth from infrastructure support to enterprise information security and cybersecurity operations.
Information Security Analyst
Kuwait Oil Company- Lead daily 24/7 SOC operations and oversee L1/L2 analyst activities.
- Execute vulnerability assessments using Qualys VMDR and Nessus; prioritize with CVSS and coordinate remediation.
- Lead incident response, digital forensics, malware triage and IOC extraction.
- Coordinate threat-intelligence sharing and administer enterprise security platforms.
- Conduct security risk assessments, POC evaluations and security awareness activities.
Cyber Security Analyst
Kuwait Oil Company- Monitored high-volume SIEM events and investigated anomalous and multi-stage attack activity.
- Managed incident documentation, escalation, remediation and reporting.
- Built detection use cases and onboarded Windows, Linux, Solaris and network log sources.
Information Security Engineer
Kuwait Oil Company- Owned enterprise endpoint-security administration across thousands of endpoints.
- Managed application whitelisting, device control, patch/power management and antivirus policy.
- Investigated endpoint incidents and supported vulnerability management, audits and security testing.
IT Engineer
La'Ala Al-Kuwait Real Estate Co. K.S.C.- Administered Windows/Linux servers, VPN, backup/recovery, hardening, access control and patching.
Customer Support Executive
Day Begins Engineering Innovations Pvt Ltd., IndiaHardware Customer Support Engineer
Cyber Systems, India04 · Security Portfolio
Core focus areas
Enterprise VAM
Qualys VMDR and Nessus assessments, CVSS prioritization, remediation coordination and re-scanning.
Security Monitoring
LogRhythm and SecureWorks monitoring, log-source onboarding, correlation and detection use cases.
Defensive Endpoint Operations
Endpoint policy, device control, application whitelisting, EDR/XDR and security hardening.
Threat Investigation
Incident triage, containment, malware analysis, forensics and IOC operationalization.
Energy-Sector Threat Intel
Cross-sector intelligence sharing and operationalization of threat feeds for proactive defense.
Security Culture
Security awareness and phishing-simulation feedback loops designed to improve user vigilance.
05 · Credentials
Certifications & education
Certified Information Security Manager
ISACA · Oct 2024
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
ISLA/23/IN/434 · Aug 2023
Certified Ethical Hacker v10
ECC6521403897 · Sep 2019
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Jul 2014
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert
Jun 2014
Microsoft Certified Professional
Jun 2011
B.E. — Computer Science
Vinayaka Missions University, India · 2009
Computer Application (VHSE)
Government of Kerala, India · 2005
06 · Contact
Let's connect.
For cybersecurity opportunities, professional networking or collaboration, reach me through email, LinkedIn or WhatsApp.
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