Maxwell Asante

OC/Cybersecurity Analyst with expertise across high-demand operational environments, known for ensuring optimal risk and vulnerability management using various cyber operation skills and tools. Creative professional with effective customer service and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated capacity for identifying key gaps and security issues, collaborating cross-functionality to remediate and eliminate threats. Team player with the zeal to learn new concepts and adapt to new systems. Dedicated to high performance and organizational success through hard work and discipline

Junior SOC Analyst at Cydeo – Tysons, VA                                                                                               2025 - Present

• Reduced cyber threats and attacks by using EDR and SIEM tools like Crowdstrike Falcon, Splunk and IBM Qradar to monitor and analyze suspicious logs, emails, malware, and other IOCs to identify risks and  needs for escalation 
• Actively formed part of the security team that executed a ransomware and phishing response plan, which lowered the impact of cyber-attacks by more than 55% 
• Assist in the escalation process of cybersecurity incidents, ensuring thorough documentation, collection of artefacts and communication with stakeholders.

 IT Security Analyst at TEKSystems. – New York, NY                                                                                       2023-2025

• Utilize SIEM tools for real-time threat detection and incident response, ensuring timely resolution of security events.
• Collaborated with SOC managers to provide situational awareness via detection, containment and remediation of threats to networks, web apps and IT systems, leading to a 25% increase in overall network security of the company.
• Consistently conducted basic threat hunting within Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems and within specific tools for malicious indicators and threat actor TTPs

IT Security Specialist at GXC   Inc. – New York, NY                                                                                       2019 - 2022

• Implemented and managed security systems including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention system (IDS/IPS) and data loss prevention solutions leading to the reduction of cyber-attacks by 25%
• Improved the company’s IT security by conducting  regular security audits and vulnerability assessment to identify and mitigate security threats 
• Continuously monitored and analyzed logs, alerts, and security events from various security tools, such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, (SIEM) systems, and other security devices to reduce cybersecurity threats and risks.

Security Operations Analyst Training, Cydeo, VA                                                                                                           2025

Cybersecurity Bootcamp PerScholas, NY,                                                                                                                      2025

Masters in Project Management and Organization, Marmara University, Turkey                                                            2019