Experience
Five posts, one discipline
2018 → NOW
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Associate Manager
Accenture · Nov 2024 — Present
- Runs behavioural-analytics threat hunts across member firms, using IOCs and TTPs to contain complex threats before they escalate.
- Executes incident response end to end — containment, isolation and remediation guidance — escalating with senior SOC and IR teams during major incidents.
- Enriches alerts with threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK mapping to sharpen triage decisions.
- Improves detection use cases and closes monitoring gaps, then reports the findings back as decisions stakeholders can act on.
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Consultant
KPMG India · Apr 2022 — Nov 2024
- Investigated P1 and P2 incidents across endpoint, network, identity and cloud — establishing entry point, scope, impact and timeline.
- Performed deep-dive EDR analysis to detect and contain threats inside defined SLAs.
- Triaged complex SIEM and EDR alerts, separating true security incidents from noise.
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Senior Cyber Security Analyst
Network Intelligence · Mar 2021 — Mar 2022
- Ran forensic and malware investigations, including email header analysis and static and dynamic malware analysis.
- Analysed digital artifacts — event logs, registry hives, amcache and user activity data — across Windows, Linux and network devices.
- Worked BEC, phishing, ATM compromise (Raspberry Pi) and Linux forensics cases.
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IR & Forensics Associate Analyst
Arete IR · Oct 2019 — Mar 2021
- Investigated multiple ransomware incidents end to end, identifying patient zero, compromised accounts and data exfiltration paths.
- Reconstructed incident timelines through registry and log analysis to trace attack vectors.
- Analysed Business Email Compromise cases using O365 audit logs, email headers and phishing evidence.
- Managed the full forensic case lifecycle: data indexing, hosting, review and reporting.
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Digital Forensic Analyst
Pelorus Technologies · Aug 2018 — Oct 2019
- Supported cyber labs with digital evidence retrieval and forensic investigations across computer and mobile toolsets.
- Delivered technical training, tool demonstrations and installations for law enforcement agencies.
- Backed government tenders with technical specifications and compliance documentation.
Toolchain & credentials
What I work with
02SIEM
03Forensics
04Core skills
05Certifications
- MITRE ATT&CK — Cyber Threat Intelligence
- CHFI — Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
- CEH — Certified Ethical Hacker
- AccessData Certified Investigator
- Certified Mobilyze Operator
- Certified Computer Forensic Professional
06Education
- PGDM, Digital Cyber Forensics & Related Law — University of Mumbai
- PGDM, Cyber Law & Information Technology — University of Mumbai
- B.E., Information Technology — University of Mumbai
Beyond the SOC
Research, teaching, testimony
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Published paper
Social Media Forensics with Mobile Forensics
Manali Dhanawade
International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research
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Research paper presented
Growing Threat of Cyber Espionage and Related Law
Manali Dhanawade
VIII International Summer School on Cyber Law (ISSC)
Secured a Maharashtra State Government project bid through live forensic tool demonstrations.
Invited speaker on cyber security at L.J.N.J. Mahila Mahavidyalaya (SNDT, Vile Parle), 2019.