Arslan Akram

Angestellt, Information Security Manager, Ericsson
Islamabad, Pakistan

Skills

Operations Management
Ethical Hacking
Security Operations Management
Security Operation Center
Incident Management & Response
Proactive SOC Approach
Penetration Testing
SIEM
EDR
NDR
XDR
Cyber Threat Intelligence
DNS Security
Threat hunting
DLP
Server Security (Patch Management)
Vulnerability Assessment
Virtualization
Network Design and Administration
IDS
IPS
Honeypots
Computer Programming / Scripting / Automation
Firewalls / DNS Firewalls
Web Application Deployment
Malware Analysis
Digital Forensics
Windows: Sysmon / PowerShell
Linux: Syslogs Terminal
High-end Troubleshooting and Communication skills
Policy Making & Compliance
Web Security
Web Application Development
Endpoint Security
Cloud Security
Network Security
Information Security
IT Security
Operations Manager
Information Security Management System
IT Risk Management
Identity & Access Management
Splunk
Business Continuity Management
Data security
Security services
ISO 27001
IT Security Consulting
Cyber defence
Computer Networks
Security tools
Management
IT-Compliance
Support
Research and Development
Certification
Computer Science
Fortinet
Cloud Computing
Professionalism

Timeline

Professional experience for Arslan Akram

  • Current 8 months, since Dec 2024

    Information Security Manager

    Ericsson

    I lead cybersecurity operations by managing risk, enhancing threat detection using security tools, and coordinating incident response to protect organizational assets. I optimize security tools, ensure compliance, and develop robust Incident Response and Business Continuity Plans. With expertise in SOC development, improvement, and internal audits, I drive resilience through proactive strategies and hands-on leadership.

  • 3 years and 2 months, Oct 2021 - Nov 2024

    L3 SOC Security Operations Manager

    Gov of Pakistan

    My primary responsibility is to lead SOC professionals’ team and ensure the organizations security operations through robust defensive strategy. I believe on “Offense is the best Defense” so using my Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing skill I have ensure the Proactive SOC approach. Together we work collaboratively to analyze security logs, investigate potential threat or incidents and conduct swiftly response. I am also playing a role in the selection of security solutions.

  • 1 year and 1 month, Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

    Research Assistant

    Capital University of Science & Technology

    My primary responsibility as a Research Assistant is to conduct research into various aspects of information/cyber security and to teach practical ethical hacking and penetration testing courses at the University. Secondarily, I teach programming courses to students at different levels in languages like C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.

Educational background for Arslan Akram

  • 2 years and 5 months, Sep 2020 - Jan 2023

    MS Computer Science (Information Security)

    Capital University of Science and Technology

  • 3 years and 9 months, Sep 2016 - May 2020

    BS Computer Science (Information Security)

    Capital University of Science and Technology

Languages

  • Urdu

    First language

  • English

    Fluent

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