Harsh Pardeshi

Enigma
DISC Type : icd

Intern – AI-Powered Incident Triage at DEFEND

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Overview

Harsh is a cybersecurity intern at DEFEND, specializing in AI-driven security automation and incident triage for SOC operations. He is pursuing a Masters in Information Technology at the University of Auckland, focusing on applied AI and cloud security, and has published work on integrating cybersecurity tools.

Beyond his technical work, Harsh serves as a Student Ambassador at University Living, where he supports international students. He demonstrates a commitment to excellence, having recently received a "Best Outstanding Student Award" at a college event. His interests include major tech companies like Microsoft and IBM.

He holds a certification focused on the Dark Web, Anonymity, and Cryptocurrency.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Persuasive & Assertive

Friendly Yet Blunt

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

AI in Security
Currently building LLM-based triage workflows and security automation solutions to support Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts at DEFEND.
Security Operations
His current work focuses on creating AI-driven solutions to directly support and enhance the efficiency of SOC analysts.
Ethical Hacking
Gained practical experience in penetration testing and identifying system vulnerabilities during a previous internship focused on security assessments.

Media Appearances

Harsh has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025 - 2-2026
Intern – AI-Powered Incident Triage at DEFEND
7-2024 - 2-2025
Information Technology Support Engineer at Harsh Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
5-2024 - 6-2024
Information Technology Intern at Harsh Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
1-2023 - 3-2023
Intern at United Engineers
7-2022 - 9-2022
Intern at Canton Tech

Education

Master's degree from University of Auckland
2022 - 7-2024
Honours from Savitribai Phule Pune University

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Insights For Selling To Harsh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Harsh is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Harsh

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Harsh move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Harsh take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Harsh

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