Utkarsh Kumar

Final-year Information Security student with a strong foundation in cybersecurity operations, threat analysis, and digital forensics. Experienced in hands-on projects including Email Header Analysis, malware detection using YARA rules, packet analysis, and CTF challenges, with a practical understanding of how real-world attacks operate and how to defend against them. Skilled in SIEM fundamentals, log analysis, networking concepts, incident triage, and threat detection, with growing exposure to SOC L1/L2 workflows. Actively involved in cybersecurity research, currently working on topics such as Digital Arrest cyber scams in India, combining technical analysis with legal and social impact awareness. Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, analyze deeply, and document findings clearly, making complex security issues easy to understand. Passionate about blue team security, threat hunting, and applied cybersecurity research, with a long-term goal of contributing to organizations as a SOC Analyst or Security Researcher.