My Story

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Ever since my childhood, I had a love for computers, over the years I explored various domains and applications of computers from Arduinos to Web Servers to Linux to Cyber Security. In my 10th grade, I stumbled upon CTFs, security contests targeted at making exploitation and hacking a sport. And almost instantly I was hooked.

Later I participated in various CTFs and did security analysis on commercial products and disclosed my understanding and findings to the companies. During my free time, I make projects to solve daily problems I or someone I see face.

I am passionate about technological advancements, and security, privacy issues which are waiting to complement those advancements.

Technical Knowledge

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  • Programming Languages: Python, C & C++
  • Domain Knowledge: Linux, Reconnaissance, Pwning, Web Exploitation, Forensic Analysis, Cryptography, Network Troubleshooting
  • Tools: Wireshark, BurpSuite, GDB, Git, NGINX, Wordpress, Docker
  • Hardware Platforms: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266 and ESP32
  • Protocols: REST APIs, MQTT, I2C
  • Miscellaneous: HTML, JSON, XML, CI/CD, Flask

Education

  • CBSE - XII, 2021, 88% with 96% & 92% in CS & Physics – Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Bangalore South, Bangalore
  • CBSE - X, 2019, 85% with 99% in CS – Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad

Experiences

  • Coding Competitions : I ranked to the Top 3 in several Inter-School Coding competitions. Won City 1st prize at CodeWars conducted by Army Public School. Qualified to INOI 2021.

  • Cyber-Security & CTFs : Security testing on commercial products, taken part in many CTFs and secured All India 6th place at Amrita InCTF Junior Finals, and been a national finalist for 3 consecutive years.

  • Projects : Free time means experimentation. From making Internet connected devices to breaking them. Automating the surroundings… Have a look at my projects here

  • Miscellaneous : Inter-school debate competitions, organizing events at school, and many more.

Additional

  • Language proficiency: English, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada
  • Served as an NCC Cadet and Sergeant. Holding ‘NCC A’ and ‘NCC B’ Certificates. With a rifle firing of 5 bullets within a 3 cm group.
  • 10K Run in 1 hour 10 min.

Views on Security and Privacy

The most important issues in the 21st century in the field of Computers with ever more networking. Writing secure code and extensive testing with automations must become an integral part of every workflow. Understanding what code underlies is essential to securing ourself, our devices and our society.