PRINCE RICHARD OSARO

Cybersecurity Analyst | Security Operations | Threat Detection | Cloud Security

Lagos, NG.

About

Cybersecurity Analyst with practical experience in Security Operations (SOC), SIEM monitoring, threat detection, incident investigation, and cloud security. Experienced in monitoring security events, analysing alerts, investigating suspicious activities, and supporting incident response within Microsoft security environments.

Hands-on experience using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and KQL to improve operational visibility and strengthen security posture. Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) with enterprise-focused security projects covering Zero Trust Identity Security, Secure Azure Cloud Workloads, and Secure AI Applications.

Work

International Association of Cybersecurity & AI Professionals (IACAIP)

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Junior Cybersecurity & AI Researcher (Volunteer)

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Highlights

Contribute to cybersecurity and AI research focused on emerging threats affecting modern enterprise environments.

Support research and analysis across cloud security, identity security, governance, and AI security.

MAKATOB IT SECURITIES

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Summer Cybersecurity Intern

Remote

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Highlights

Monitored and analysed security events across SIEM platforms, investigated security alerts, and supported threat detection activities using structured investigation workflows.

Investigated suspicious activities using advanced log analysis and threat detection workflows, enhancing incident resolution efficiency.

Torilo Academy

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Cybersecurity Intern

Remote

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Highlights

Completed comprehensive cybersecurity training, gaining expertise in Security Operations, defensive security strategies, and incident analysis.

Conducted vulnerability assessments and security analysis exercises, identifying potential system weaknesses and recommending mitigation.

Education

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

Program Completion National Service

University of Benin

Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Accounting

Languages

English

Certificates

Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

Microsoft

Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

ISC2

Skills

Security Operations

Security Operations Centre (SOC), SIEM Monitoring, Security Monitoring, Threat Detection, Incident Investigation, Incident Response, Alert Analysis, Log Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Security Documentation, Threat Hunting, IOC Analysis, Security Event Analysis, Operational Visibility, Detection Engineering, Detection Rules, Monitoring Use Cases.

Cloud Security

Microsoft Security, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Monitor, Azure Security, Azure Policy, Azure RBAC, Microsoft Azure, Cloud & Identity Security, Cloud Security Posture Management.

Identity & Access Management

Identity Security, Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Identity Governance, Zero Trust Architecture.

Cybersecurity Frameworks & Methodologies

MITRE ATT&CK, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 42001.

AI Security

AI Governance, Responsible AI, Prompt Injection Awareness, AI Risk Management.

Tools & Platforms

GitHub, Azure CLI.

Security Tools

Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure CLI, GitHub, KQL, Microsoft Azure, Azure Policy, Azure RBAC.

Projects

Secure Azure Cloud Workloads

Summary

Implemented Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, RBAC, and Azure Policy to strengthen security monitoring, cloud security posture, governance, and threat visibility.

Secure AI Applications on Azure

Summary

Implemented governance aligned controls, AI monitoring, prompt injection awareness, security telemetry, and operational visibility for Azure based AI applications.

Zero Trust Identity Security with Microsoft Entra ID

Summary

Designed and implemented a robust enterprise identity architecture leveraging Microsoft Entra ID and Zero Trust principles to enhance security and access control.

Enterprise Cloud, Identity & AI Security Portfolio

Summary

Designed and implemented a practical enterprise security portfolio demonstrating robust cloud security, identity security, AI security, governance, monitoring, and detection engineering capabilities.