Kennedy Aikohi
Cybersecurity Trainee
Experience
Dec 2024 - Present
8 monthsCybersecurity Trainee
Cyberdefenders
- Completed 25+ hands-on labs focusing on digital forensics, incident response, and advanced threat hunting techniques.
- Earned top-tier badges in malware analysis, enterprise log analysis, and threat intelligence gathering.
- Developed specialised skills in forensic report writing and evidence collection methodologies to support incident investigations.
Sep 2024 - Jan 2025
5 months United States
SOC Analyst
Duskbeacon
- Monitored 200+ endpoints in real-time using CrowdStrike Falcon and Splunk SIEM, identifying and remediating potential security incidents.
- Engineered custom correlation rules that reduced false positives by 30% to improve the SOC team’s efficiency.
- Contributed to Zero Trust architecture implementation for SMB environments, which strengthened the overall security posture.
- Developed security playbooks that increased protocol compliance by 50% and standardised incident response procedures.
- Monitored and analysed SIEM alerts through Splunk and IBM QRadar to identify security anomalies for investigation and remediation.
Jul 2024 - Present
1 year 1 monthTechnical Trainee – SOC Learning Paths
TryHackMe
- Mastered SOC Analyst Level 1 & 2 learning paths and ranked in the top 1% of platform participants.
- Performed advanced threat hunting exercises and memory forensics analyses in simulated enterprise environments.
- Developed comprehensive defensive strategies against sophisticated phishing campaigns and network-based attacks.
Sep 2023 - Present
1 year 11 monthsTrainee – Security Blue Team
Blue Team Labs
- Successfully resolved 30+ complex threat scenarios covering incident response, digital forensics and malware reverse engineering.
- Applied Splunk, Wireshark and specialised forensics tools to detect and analyse simulated enterprise security breaches.
- Created forensic investigation reports documenting attacker TTPS and recommended mitigation strategies.
Summary
Cybersecurity Analyst with extensive practical experience in SOC environments and expertise in threat detection, digital forensics and incident response. Demonstrated success in reducing alert fatigue through optimised SIEM rule configuration and improving security protocol compliance with custom playbooks. Proficient in industry-standard security tools including Splunk, CrowdStrike Falcon and Wireshark. Analytical thinker, cross-functional collaborator and quick to adapt to emerging threat landscapes in remote work environments. Familiar with programming languages, algorithms, operating systems, and network security.
Languages
English
Advanced
Russian
Intermediate
German
Elementary
Education
Oct 2013 - Jun 2014
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics
Computer Science · Kharkiv, Ukraine
Oct 2012 - Jun 2013
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics
Russian Language and Literature · Kharkiv, Ukraine
Certifications & licenses
AI Workplace Proficiency Certification
Superhuman AI
Certified SOC Analyst
Clarusway GmbH
Certified Security Operations Center Analyst
Cyber NOW Education
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
DFIR Foundations and Techniques
Blue Cape Security
Endpoint Security
Cisco
Enterprise Security in Practice
IBM
Ethical Hacking
Cisco
Foundations of Operationalizing MITRE ATT&CK v13 Certificate
AttackIQ
ISO/IEC 20000-1 Certified
Clarusway GmbH
Jr. Penetration Tester
TryHackMe
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