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Grauate Research Assistant
Johns Hopkins University• September 2019 - Present
- Developed content and codebases for Cisco sponsored research: CryptoDoneRight based on crypto working on Markdown codes, web templating / development and cryptography concepts for content generation. - Created code review analysis tool based on control flow graphs, data flow diagrams and ASTs for node.js apps as intelligent solution to code review (and false positives) issues - Guided and developed 6 projects having applications in course scheduling, assistant hiring, charity functioning (and even SecretSanta gift events), helping 25+ students develop these as a part of their capstone project working with Dr. Ali Madooei as a Course Assistant for Object Oriented Software Engineering course. - Implemented automated data cleaning and smoothening processes, along with working on predictive modelling for ongoing research on economic impacts of COVID - 19 with Dr Qingfeng Li at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Technical Intelligence Analyst Intern
FireEye• May 2020 - August 2020
• Triaged nation-state malware as a part of the Cyber Espionage team in intelligence services using static and dynamic malware analysis techniques with tools such as IDA, Ghidra, Ollydbg and Wireshark. • Modeled threat intelligence based on attacker attribution and malware analysis while working with the most senior technical reverse engineers on analysis / reverse engineering tasks, collaborating with other technical and threat analysts on joint intelligence reporting. • Completed Trainings on Creative Red Teaming Operations by Mandiant Intelligence and Consulting Services, along with FireEye's internal FLARE team reverse engineering trainings by FLARE team. • Created Threat Intel Aggregator tool as a part of company wide intern project, collecting and displaying data from OSINT, Internal and Sandbox sources aimed to provide an Analyst with all the required data at one place with intelligent guided pivots.
Senior Analyst III
EY• June 2017 - July 2019
- Slashed the average turn-around time required for static analysis security testing (SAST) of mobile applications based on OWASP Mobile Top 10 by 40% through developing python and regex-based tool. - Achieved an efficiency of 70% for monitoring and managing the workflow of public & internal applications of several Fortune 500 enterprises, deploying DevSecOps pipeline and conducting periodic VAPT assessments. - Designed system architecture for cloud (AWS /Azure) based deployments of commercial grade apps. - Conducted Red Teaming exercise and Web Penetration Testing Assessments of over 300+ applications at Fortune 500 clients. - Created Threat Intelligence and Fraud Investigation tools, currently deployed in Enterprise environments for Fortune 500 companies, assisting them in their operations and cutting down their annual spendings by over 13%. - Manually achieved secure code reviews of 250+ applications discovering potentially 1000+ security issues. - Developed ELK stack based visualization tools for SIEM operations, also leveraging Tableau and Qlik in initial releases. - Secured 500+ web and mobile applications, complex payment systems, delivery networks and warehouse controls including IOT devices for retail operations through penetration testing exercises. - Created Threat Models as a part of SDLC cycle for 100 + web applications. - Developed Infrastructure automation tools for continuous patch deployment on routers and switches. - Conducted Penetration Testing exercises on Cyber Physical Systems (SCADA) with a hit-rate of 88%. - Created Threat Intelligence and Fraud Investigation tools, currently deployed in Enterprise environments for Fortune 500 companies.
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Security, MS• August 2019 - Present
• Master of Science degree in Security Informatics (Cybersecurity), Dec 2020. GPA: 3.96/4.0. • Graduate coursework: Software Vulnerability Analysis, Security & Privacy in Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Network Security, Ethical Hacking, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cryptography, Global Trends.
University of Mumbai
Information Technology, BE• June 2013 - May 2017
• Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technology, May 2017. GPA: 3.7/4.0. • Undergraduate coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Database Management Systems, Systems & Web Security, Big Data Analytics, Computer Organization Architecture, Object Oriented Programming.