Abhishek Tawde is a cybersecurity practitioner with experience in Security Operations Center (SOC) analysis, Incident Response, threat detection engineering, and threat hunting. He has worked on ransomware incidents, malware campaigns, and complex security investigations across enterprise and Fortune 500 environments.

He holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems with a concentration in Cybersecurity from the University of Texas at San Antonio and certifications including GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD), GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Abhishek is passionate about helping newcomers break into cybersecurity and simplifying SOC and IR concepts. This is his first time presenting at BSides SATX, where he aims to give back to the community and support the next generation of security professionals.