Akin Alkan
Education:
Master of Science - MS
Computer Science
University of Nevada, Reno
2021 : 2023
Bachelor of Science - BS
Operations Research
Turkish Naval Academy
Experience:
● Optimized Siri performance through knowledge graph, input validation and data verification.
● Contributed ML tools improvement by data quality assurance, data labeling, bias detection, and data augmentation.
● Analyzed data, identified patterns, trends, and relationships.
2020 : Present
Advantis Global - Apple
Data Curator
As a Cybersecurity (SOC) Analyst Trainee, I focused on event analysis and incident response operations utilizing SIEM and EDR tools in a SOC environment. I was working on hands-on projects to monitor and analyze potential and active threats using security tools and processes.
• Monitored and analyzed SIEM alerts through ELK Stack and IBM QRadar and identified security anomalies for investigation and remediation
• Monitored SIEM, EDR solutions and identify security anomalies for investigation and remediation
• Provided recommendations to the technical teams via The Hive ticketing system
• Acquired and analyzed triages to gain insight on the incidents through Trellix/FireEye HX EDR
• Conducted analysis to determine the legitimacy of files, domains, and emails using online resources such as VirusTotal, AnyRun, Abuse IPDB, Urlscan.io, and MX Toolbox
• Reviewed existing policies and guidance to ensure compliance with the National Institutes of Technology (NIST) Risk Framework
2023 :
CyberTech Labs
Cybersecurity (SOC) Analyst
● Conducted a comprehensive investigation of the 2017 Equifax Data Breach to evaluate and enhance the incident response process effectiveness.
● Performed in-depth analysis of Linux Log Data to conduct vulnerability assessments and gain insight into attack vectors.
● Evaluated various ML models to detect the stealthy, distributed SSH brute attacks in host-based environments.
● Utilized feature engineering techniques to validate the accuracy of the Software Defined Network dataset.
● Implemented automated content analysis of images for Digital Forensics investigation leveraging AWS services.
2021 : 2022
University of Nevada, Reno
Research Assistant
Company: Advantis Global - Apple
Years of Experience: 4