About
Iām passionate about solving complex security challenges across both Offensive and Defensive Security. I enjoy diving deep into vulnerabilities, threat patterns, and secure design principles. "Jack of all".
Blogs
Comprehensive study notes and resources for the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification. Includes methodologies, tools, techniques, and practical examples from my preparation journey.
Projects
This research project aimed to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of popular ad blockers in enhancing user privacy and improving browser performance across major web browsers.
Implemented a Python algorithm for efficient extraction of JPEG, PNG, and PDF files from large hexadecimal dump files, providing results in under 20 seconds. Achieving an 80% improvement over manual extraction.
Exploited BuggyWebApplication to identify and attack a wide range of web application vulnerabilities, including OWASP Top 10 and meticulously documented remediation strategies for a comprehensive security assessment.
Analysis of Reentrancy Attack Vulnerabilities in Smart Contracts. This project consists of CryptoMask (wallet) and Intruder's Smart Contract, demonstrating exploitation of vulnerabilities in CryptoMask and securing it.
Python-based OCR solution to extract text from PDF contracts, enhancing text recognition accuracy by 40% and enabling faster data extraction for contract analysis in a telecommunications R&D environment.
Automated data pipeline using Python, AWS Lambda, and Athena to extract key fields from large JSON files reducing manual data processing time by 60% and improving data accessibility.
Designed and implemented a complete data pipeline on AWS to protect sensitive customer viewing data while still enabling useful business insights for a Dish Network-like environment to analyze regional viewing trends without exposing individual habits.
Experience
Security Engineer
Medline Industries
Feb 2024 - Present
Security Engineer
Dish Network - Member of Scientific staff
June 2023 - Jan 2024
Security Engineer Intern
Dish Network - Member of Scientific staff
May 2022 - Aug 2022
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
M.S. in Cybersecurity Engineering
August 2021 - May 2023
Anna University, Chennai
B.E. in Computer Science
August 2017 - May 2021
Certifications
Publications
š A Bird's Eye View on Lightweight Scalable Blockchain in the Platform of IoT
Published in: International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), 2020
š Read the Paper
Accomplishments
š Best Intern - Dish Network (2022)
Won the prestigious DISH-CPAW Winning award for upholding company values among 75 Summer Interns.
š Amy Barnes Frey Fellowship (Feb 2023)
University of Colorado Boulder
Contact
Email: np.roshan@outlook.com