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Carina Favoreto

Cyber Defense Analyst
Brisbane,QLD

Summary

Cyber Defense Analyst with 4 years of hands-on experience across Managed Security Services. Proven track record mentoring SOC Analysts, managing escalations, leading incident response, and onboarding new customers. Adept at driving detection tuning, risk reduction, and posture improvements across Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel, Intune, and Entra ID environments. Known for high CSAT delivery, cross-functional collaboration, and strong documentation governance. Holds a Master of Cyber Security Analysis, Bachelor of Security Studies, and multiple Microsoft certifications including SC-200, SC-300, and AZ-500 (in progress).

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
44
44
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Cyber Defense Analyst

Quorum Systems
08.2024 - Current
  • Senior escalation point for SOC Analysts across the Cyber One team.
  • Lead onboarding for over 10 new customers, including planning, workshops, environment discovery, and documentation delivery.
  • Manage and respond to high-impact incidents, regularly acting as the Incident Manager during major response scenarios.
  • Guide the tuning and enrichment of alert rules using KQL and analytic insights to reduce false positives and optimize detection.
  • Mentor junior analysts, foster team collaboration, and promote high documentation hygiene.
  • Represent security updates and posture improvement recommendations to customers during meetings.
  • Contributed to documentation and internal process improvement.

SOC Analyst

Quorum Systems
12.2022 - Current
  • Utilised Entra ID, Sentinel, Microsoft Defender and Azure on a daily-basis.
  • Performed and implemented risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures, both internally and to our customers.
  • Developed and maintained incident response protocols to mitigate damage and liability during security breaches.
  • Developed, tested and implemented security policies, plans and procedures for organisational protection, both internally and to clients.
  • Excelled in serving as both primary and secondary analyst to 15 customers.
  • Actively shared valuable insights and knowledge with colleagues, assisted mentoring junior members of the team, contributing to a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
  • Responded to and investigated security related alerts, consistently closed the highest number of tickets throughout the year, averaging over 100 tickets every month, demonstrating exceptional efficiency and problem-solving abilities.
  • Assisted in technical interviews to hire new analysts.
  • Achieved one the highest Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) ratings, indicating a strong commitment to delivering exceptional service and meeting customer expectations.

Network and Security Operations Analyst

Precision IT
11.2021 - 12.2022
  • Heading the NOC and SOC department within Precision IT
  • Assisting in mentoring team members and was a point of escalation.
  • Assisted in improving internal documentation and knowledge sharing within the team (IT Glue).
  • Heading the security posturing of 9 clients’ systems through Microsoft Defender and Sentinel.
  • Responding to and investigating Microsoft Sentinel and N-Able alerts
  • Communicating with clients, end-customers on active incidents.
  • Managing Fortigate firewall policies to best secure networks.
  • Liaising with 3rd parties such as Veem, Microsoft and Fortinet to resolve issues.
  • Assisting with new integrations with applications and systems (Tennable).
  • Developing and implementing minimum security standards for clients systems through GPOs, Intune, Fortigates, Entra ID, and Microsoft Defender.


Support Delivery Associate

Precision IT
7 2021 - 11.2021
  • Managed on average 15-20 calls a day.
  • Offered efficient service to customers. Had one of the highest customer satisfaction rates in the team.
  • Closed on average 50 tickets a week through ConnectWise. Had the highest rate of tickets closure within the team.
  • Maintained composure and enthusiasm in fast-paced and high-pressure role.
  • Used critical thinking to resolve IT related issues.
  • Developed communications skills to license with customers, stakeholders and third-party companies.
  • Passed probation and was promoted internally within 4 months.


Education

Bachelor of Security Studies -

Macquarie University
04.2001 - 06.2022

Master of Cyber Security Analysis -

Macquarie University
04.2001 - 06.2024

Skills

  • Led major incident response efforts and manage escalations
  • Delivery of security operations across Microsoft Defender suite, Sentinel, Intune, Entra ID, and Azure
  • Tuned alerts and optimized analytic rules using KQL to enhance threat detection and reduce false positives
  • Mentored and coached SOC team members, driving performance, knowledge sharing, and career growth
  • Improved operational processes through governance of onboarding, documentation, and procedural consistency

Certification

Fortinet NSE1

Timeline

Microsoft AZ-500 (In Progress)

07-2025

Cyber Defense Analyst

Quorum Systems
08.2024 - Current

Microsoft AZ-900

07-2024

Microsoft SC-300

04-2024

Microsoft SC-200

08-2023

Mitre Att&ck fundamentals

03-2023

SOC Analyst

Quorum Systems
12.2022 - Current

Microsoft MS-500

07-2022

Fortinet NSE3

02-2022

Network and Security Operations Analyst

Precision IT
11.2021 - 12.2022

Fortinet NSE1

01-2021

Fortinet NSE2

01-2021

Bachelor of Security Studies -

Macquarie University
04.2001 - 06.2022

Master of Cyber Security Analysis -

Macquarie University
04.2001 - 06.2024

Support Delivery Associate

Precision IT
7 2021 - 11.2021

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