Neeraj V.

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About Neeraj V.

With several years of experience in IT and cybersecurity, I have developed a thorough and detail-oriented approach to my work. I believe in a 'People First' philosophy, striving to make a positive impact on people's lives through my efforts. Whether it’s safeguarding critical systems or protecting sensitive data, I am committed to delivering quality results.Education: Master’s in cyber security (2x), Engineering Electronics and Telecommunication.Technical Skills- Cloud Infrastructure Security Assessments (AWS) Ethical Hacking, vulnerability assessment, Offensive Security, Penetration TestAWS Threat Modeling, Monitoring, and DetectionEndpoint security and managementMobile Application Security Testing.(Android)Security SIEM and SOAR Operational Tasks: Monitoring and Logging, WorkBooks, Playbooks, Analysis, Filters, Dashboards, Scheduled Reports, and Alerts.Security Incident Investigations MITRE, Kill Chains and Diamond ModelsIncident Response: Malware Analysis, Phishing Analysis, Email.Frameworks: NIST RMF, CIS Control, OWASP Top 10, CIA TriadFirewalls: NGFW, EDR, IDR, WAF, UTM, Packet inspectionsUnderstanding of ISO/IEC 27001-27002, NIST, SOC 2Identity and Access Management: AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra ID, PIM/PAM, Identity Governance, MFA etc.API Security Testing, Web Application Security TestingDAST in CI/CD WordPressAnalyticsPHP, Node js, React, Python, Sql, Mongo DBLearning In Progress-Containers, Docker and Cloud Security (Azure)Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering.Certifications in Progress-• AWS Security Speciality• CISSP• OSCP/OSEP• CRISC• CISAOther Duties• Provide mentorship, expertise and direction to junior team members, colleagues, and clients.• Assist in the development of modular, repeatable, effective Security Testing processes and lead initiatives to engineer better solutions.• Work with cross functional teams to develop remediation suggestions and Report observations using a standardized reporting structure.Beyond academia, I’m really into blockchain. I explore its intricacies, especially transparency, and immutability, and use cases with zero knowledge proofs. I’m learning to keep up with emerging threats in the blockchain world.Tags# Metasploit, Nessus, Burpsuit, Openvas, Maltego, Wireshark, OWASP zap, WPscan, SET, Hashcat, Acunitix, Splunk, IDR, SIEM, SOAR, AWS Cloud, GCP, Azure, Containers, Kubernetes, Docker, PASTA, STRIDE, TRIKE, IDA Pro, Cuckoo Sandbox, GHIDRA, Limon, Fiddler, Snyk.