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        "Investigated phishing, malware, device code, suspicious authentication, and account compromise incidents by correlating security events and analyzing indicators of compromise (IOCs).",
        "Executed IOC remediation by blocking malicious IP addresses, domains, and URLs across firewalls and web proxies to contain threats and prevent further malicious communication.",
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    "Network Security: FortiGate, Palo Alto, Zscaler, FortiManager, Tufin",
    "Vulnerability Management: Qualys",
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