Atharva Auti

HackHunt CyberSecure LLP

Security Researcher • Jul, 2022 — Present

• Cybersecurity Researcher and Content Writer.

National Threat Intelligence Response Team

Research Intern • Sep, 2021 — Feb, 2022

• Researched Law & Chain of Custody, Forensics, and Cyber Crime.
• Learned and conceptualized Digital Forensics, Networking, and Ethical Hacking with practical implementations in the civil law of India.

SAKEC, University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Cyber Security • 2020 — 2024

Average GPA - 9.62/10.0

Relevant Studies —

• Intermediate Object Oriented Programming System Concepts with Java and Python (and frameworks including Django).
• Database Management System using MySQL database.
• Analysis of Data Structures and Algorithms using C, Java, and Python.
• Web Development using Javascript and React.
• Network Security, Cryptography, and Cyber Laws

Chandrabhan Sharma College, Powai

Secondary High School • 2018 — 2020

Science & Computer Science Student

Relevant Studies —

• Web Development Fundamentals using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Photo Manipulation with Adobe Photoshop.
• Object Oriented Programming Fundamentals using C++.
• Programming Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic.

HoneyTrack – An Improved Honeypot

Backend & Project Flow • Sep, 2021 — May, 2022

• A Honeypot cum SIEM tool developed on Docker Container using Python and Bash scripting, and SIEM features using Elastic Stack.
• I programmed a Docker script that installed HoneyTrack in less than 2 minutes. I also configured Elastic Stack on Microsoft Azure to collect logs and visualize big data. I supervised Git VCS operations for the team.
• To test Honeytrack, we set it up live and monitored attacks for 30 days which generated 250,000+ logs. After the successful tests, the college has planned to implement this project in its incident response policy.

Accident Detection through CCTV Footage using Python

Training the Model • Feb, 2022 — Apr, 2022

• Developed a machine learning model that classifies an image as either “Accident” or else “Non-Accident”.
• Python modules used – Tensorflow, PIL, Numpy, Matplotlib, and Keras.
• After training, the accuracy during the testing & validation phase ranged from 75% to 85%, and the actual mean accuracy of implementation was 82.55%.

JMan – Local Password Manager

Backend • Nov, 2021 — Dec, 2021

• Developed a Local Server Password Manager using Java and MySQL (XAMPP).
• Implemented RSA algorithm for unlocking the master password.
• Programmed to store passwords using the SHA-256 algorithm.

Programming Languages

• Adept in Python with Algorithms and OOPS Concepts (Top 20% on Hackerrank).
• Proficient with Data Structures & Algorithms in C Language (4 stars on Hackerrank).
• Implemented applications using OOPS Concepts in Java.
• Proficient in scripting using Python and Bash (Linux).

Tools

• Adept at working on Linux (Arch Linux, Fedora, Parrot Security, Raspberry Pi).
• Skilled in organizing repositories & projects in Git VCS (branching, merging).
• Experience with deploying Linux machines on Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS.
• Versed with DBMS programs – MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, GraphQL, and Redis.
• Proficiency in using Visualization tools – Splunk, Neo4J, Elastic Stack, and Python Modules specifically Tensorflow, Keras, and OpenCV on Jupyter Notebook.

Participation at the CiiA Exhibition

Creative Ideas & Innovations in Action • 2022

• Presented the project “HoneyTrack” at the CiiA Exhibition (2022).
• Gained insights about improving HoneyTrack from people working in the Cybersecurity domain.
• Accomplished 98% positive feedback from Industry experts.

Grand Finale

Smart India Hackathon • 2022

• Selected for Grand Finale in Smart India Hackathon (National Level Hackathon).
• Developed a Network Traffic Sniffer using Python for Problem Statement by AICTE.

2nd Prize

National Level Paper Presentation Competition • 2022

• Achieved 2nd Position at the Technovation (2022) (National Level Paper Presentation Competition) for the title “HoneyTrack”.

HackHunt CyberSecure LLP

Security Researcher • July, 2022 — Present

HackHunt CyberSecure LLP

Brand Ambassador • August, 2022 — Present

TryHackMe

CTF Player • May, 2021 — Present

An online platform for learning and teaching cyber security, all through your browser. Ranked top 2000 overall & top 200 across India.

Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College

Department of Cybersecurity • Aug, 2021 — Present

During my first two years at college, I was actively involved in Department of Cybersecurity events where I helped facilitate our student organization communications through graphic design of related materials.