Aaliyah Muhammad
About Aaliyah Muhammad
Aaliyah Muhammad is an Incident Response Analyst with experience in developing and facilitating incident response exercises. She has a background in cybersecurity, having previously worked as a Cyber Security Analyst and Service Desk Analyst in the Washington DC-Baltimore area.
Work at Insight Global
Aaliyah Muhammad has been employed at Insight Global as an Incident Response Analyst since 2022. In this role, she provides support in developing and facilitating incident response tabletop and live fire exercises. Her responsibilities include monitoring security events through alerts from Azure Sentinel SIEM and other security tools to identify and respond to live threats. Aaliyah utilizes a comprehensive SOC Tool Suite, which includes Palo Alto NGFW, Azure Sentinel SIEM, and SentinelONE EDR, to conduct incident response analysis.
Previous Experience in Cyber Security
Prior to her current position, Aaliyah Muhammad worked as a Cyber Security Analyst at St. Coletta of Greater Washington from 2019 to 2022. During her three years in this role, she focused on monitoring security events and responding to threats in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area. Additionally, she developed Python scripts to automate incident response functions, which enhanced efficiency in IOC ingestion and SIEM integration.
Background in IT Support
Aaliyah Muhammad began her career as a Service Desk Analyst at Transitions Healthcare LLC, where she worked from 2016 to 2019. In this position, she gained foundational experience in IT support within the Washington, District of Columbia area. This role provided her with essential skills that contributed to her subsequent transition into cyber security.
Technical Skills and Tools
Aaliyah Muhammad has developed a strong technical skill set in cyber security. She leverages tools such as Wireshark for packet capture analysis to uncover attack vectors. Her expertise includes the use of Azure Sentinel SIEM for monitoring security events and the application of various security tools to enhance incident response capabilities.