Akhil Varghese

Akhil Varghese has a diverse work experience in various roles within the IT and security industry. Akhil began their career as a Trainee at Soften Technologies in India, where they completed CCNA and MCSA certification training within 2 months. Akhil then worked as an Employee at VMCH for three years before joining Victorian Institute of Technology (VIT) as an Information Technology Support Engineer. After a brief period at VIT, Akhil joined Uptake Digital as a Technician and Security Analyst, where they worked for over a year. Currently, they are employed at COFENSE as a Threat Analyst, starting in June 2022.

Akhil Varghese completed their education in a chronological order as follows:

- From 2011 to 2013, they attended SSHS Vazhithala, where they obtained a Plus Two degree in Computer Science.

- From 2013 to 2017, they pursued a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering.

- In 2018 to 2019, they pursued a Master's degree in Network Systems (Cybersecurity) from Swinburne University of Technology.

- In 2020 to 2021, they attended Performance Education and completed a Professional Year in Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing.

In addition to their formal education, Akhil Varghese also obtained several certifications:

- In June 2020, they completed the course "Transitioning to a Career in Cybersecurity" on LinkedIn.

- In August 2020, they obtained a certificate for "Learning Linux Command Line" on LinkedIn.

- In October 2020, they completed the course "Improving Your Thinking" on LinkedIn.

- In January 2021, they obtained the "CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep: 1 Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities" certification on LinkedIn.

- In February 2021, they earned the CCNA certification from Cisco.

- In March 2021, they obtained the "Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals" certification from Microsoft.

- In June 2021, they achieved the "MS-100 Microsoft 365 Identity and Services" certification from Microsoft.

- In August 2021, they obtained the "MS-101 Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security" certification from Microsoft.

- In December 2021, they earned the "Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals" certification from Microsoft.

- In March 2022, they completed the "Intro to Splunk (eLearning)" course from Splunk.

- In May 2022, they obtained the "Scheduling Reports & Alerts (eLearning)" and "Using Fields (eLearning)" certifications from Splunk.

- In May 2022, they also earned the "CompTIA Security+ ce Certification" from CompTIA and the "Visualizations (eLearning)" certification from Splunk.