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Security Operations
SOC implementation, SIEM deployment, endpoint security and operational resilience.
CYBERSECURITY β’ CYBER DEFENCE β’ AWARENESS
Defending Digital Infrastructure.
Investigating Threats.
Building Cyber Awareness.
Lead Cybersecurity Consultant with 15+ years of experience across government and enterprise security, with deep expertise in SOC, threat detection, malware analysis, log forensics, EDR/XDR, Dark Web Monitoring , Custom Honeypots/Sandbox environments, threat intelligence and incident response.
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vivek_kumar / cybersecurity_consultant$ mission
understand β detect β respond β protect$ focus
SOC | Threat Intel | Malware | DFIR | EDR/XDR | Dark Web Monitoring | Custom Honeypots/Sandbox environments$ status
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01 / PROFILE
Cybersecurity expertise built from hands-on operations.
ABOUT VIVEK
Cybersecurity leader specializing in government and enterprise cybersecurity, Security Operations, threat detection, malware analysis, digital and log forensics, detection engineering, honeypot and sandbox development, incident response, threat intelligence, Dark Web intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, security architecture and stakeholder management.
Currently working as Lead β Consultant at Quick Heal Technologies, leading government cybersecurity consulting engagements, Security Operations Lab design, enterprise security deployments, incident analysis and client delivery.
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Security is not only about finding an alert.
It is about understanding the threat, investigating what happened, improving detection, and making the organization more resilient.
VIVEK KUMAR β’ CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONAL
02 / EXPERTISE
Core capabilities across the defence lifecycle.
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Threat Detection
EDR/XDR detection engineering, threat hunting, behavioral analytics and MITRE ATT&CK mapping.
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Malware Analysis
Static/dynamic analysis, reverse engineering, sandbox environments and IoC extraction.
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Incident Response & DFIR
Incident analysis, log and memory forensics, root-cause analysis and remediation.
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Threat Intelligence
Threat research, Dark Web monitoring, IoC workflows, emerging campaign analysis and intelligence reporting.
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Security Engineering
Custom honeypots, deception frameworks, sandbox development and security awareness platforms.
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Security Architecture
Cybersecurity solution design, on-premises Security Operations Labs and enterprise deployments.
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Consulting & Leadership
Government engagements, stakeholder management, client training, advisory and team leadership.
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Dark Web Monitoring
Dark web intelligence, credential leak monitoring, threat actor tracking, data exposure assessment and proactive risk identification.
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Custom Honeypots & Sandbox
Designing and deploying custom honeypot and malware sandbox environments for threat detection, analysis, research and threat intelligence.
03 / IMPACT
Selected professional achievements.
200+EDR/XDR detection signatures developed and optimized, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.
25%Reduction in incident response time through enterprise honeypot and deception frameworks.
20%Reduction in false positives through behavioral analytics and signature optimization.
15Member cybersecurity research team led across malware research, threat intelligence and detection engineering.
04 / CAREER
A career across research, engineering and leadership.
JUN 2026 β PRESENT
Lead β Consultant
Quick Heal Technologies β’ Pune / Goa
Government cybersecurity consulting, SOC and Security Operations Lab implementation, incident response, malware investigation, threat hunting, security architecture, stakeholder management and client training.
SEP 2020 β MAY 2026
Team Lead
Sequretek Technologies Pvt. Ltd. β’ Mumbai
Led a 15-member cybersecurity research team covering malware analysis, deception technologies, sandbox automation and Dark Web Intelligence; drove EDR/XDR detection engineering and threat hunting.
AUG 2016 β AUG 2020
Principal Malware Research Engineer
Sequretek Technologies Pvt. Ltd. β’ Mumbai
Advanced malware analysis and reverse engineering, custom sandbox development, detection signatures, log/memory forensics and threat intelligence research.
APR 2011 β MAR 2016
Information Security Analyst
Private Cybersecurity Firm β’ Delhi
Exploit research and government projects, controlled PoC development, offensive security testing and technical documentation.
05 / TOOLKIT
Technology stack & security tooling.
Quick Heal / SeqriteSequretek Percept XDR/EDRSequretek SIEMSyslogWindows Event Logs
IDA ProGhidrax64dbgPE StudioDIECuckoo SandboxANY.RUN
Hybrid AnalysisMITRE ATT&CKYARASigmaVirusTotalMISPOpenCTI
HayabusaLogstashDionaeaCowrieMHNT-Pot
PythonPowerShellBashSQLLinuxKali LinuxDocker
VMwareVirtualBoxMetasploitGoPhishKnowBe4GitGitHubJiraConfluence
RESEARCH & CONTENT
How We Research Threats β
Live GTI Threat Feed β
Cybersecurity Research. Threat Intelligence. Practical Defence.
Real-world cyber incidents analysed with evidence, technical context and practical defensive guidance β for security professionals, organisations and everyday users.
Explore the Research Library βHow We Research Threats β
Live GTI Threat Feed β
π¨ SC MALWARE β SELF-HEALING PERSISTENCE ACROSS FILES, DATABASE & MEMORY
Inside the SC βself-healingβ WordPress malware that can rebuild persistence across files, database and memory.
Read Research βπ¨ When the CPU Remembers What Software Forgot: Inside the Branch Target Reuse Spectre-v2 Attack
How stale CPU branch predictions can survive JIT memory reuse and create a speculative-execution attack primitive.
Read Research βπ¨ The SIM Swap That Became a βΉ26 Lakh Corporate Heist
How a reported corporate SIM-swap fraud shows that sudden loss of mobile service can become an early warning signal for business-banking compromise.
Read Research βπ¨ ICMR Data Exposure Claim Emerges Again: Threat Actor Advertises 21 GB Database for $1,200
A newly observed dark-web listing claims to offer a 21 GB ICMR database; the research focuses on provenance, validation and why a listing is not proof of a new breach.
Read Research βπ¨ The PMAY APK Trap: How One WhatsApp File Led to βΉ20 Lakh in Alleged Financial Loss
How a PMAY-themed WhatsApp APK reportedly became the starting point for a serious mobile and financial compromise.
Read Research β
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π£ Phishing & Social Engineering
π Emerging Cyber Threats
π Security Awareness & Protection Tips
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