Prakhar Shakya

Cybersecurity Student

Delhi NCR, India 4+ yrs exp 94 · Outstanding

About

Cybersecurity student pursuing B.Tech CSE: Cybersecurity with experience in penetration testing, malware analysis, and vulnerability management. Proven leadership in developing 2 open-source security tools for sandboxed analysis, accelerating automated threat triage by 50%. Adept at technical communication, risk management, and Python automation to streamline incident management and network security workflows.

Skills & Expertise (32)

Penetration Testing Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Malware Analysis Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Vulnerability Management Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Python Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Kali Linux Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Threat Modeling Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

YARA Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Nmap Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

WIRESHARK Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

SIEM concepts Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Analytical Problem Solving Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Git Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

SIEM Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Incident Management Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Cloud Security Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Security Auditing Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Flask Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Risk Management Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Teamwork Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Compliance Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Technical Communication Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Cross-Functional Collaboration Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

SQL Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Network Security Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Encryption Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Firewalls Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Project Leadership Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

C++ Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Sysinternals Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

VirtualBox Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Threat Intelligence Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Security architecture Beginner

4.5/10

Years Exp

Work Experience

Freelance Security Developer & Researcher

Independent Security Projects & Tool Development

Jun 2024 - Present

Designed and open-sourced 2 security tools for malware analysis and vulnerability management, demonstrating project leadership and driving a 40% increase in triage efficiency. Authored 10+ reusable Python modules for YARA scanning and encryption analysis, ensuring clear technical communication via multi-format reporting structures. Applied enterprise security policies and compliance frameworks to govern authorized, passive-first vulnerability scanning and security auditing, achieving 100% scope adherence across 15+ threat modeling workflows.

Independent Cybersecurity Researcher

Self-Directed Lab Environment

Dec 2023 - Present

Conducted penetration testing across 5 domains, executing 50+ simulated attack vectors utilizing SIEM concepts and firewalls for attack-and-defend scenarios. Operated 8+ professional tools (Kali Linux, Wireshark, Nmap, Python) to execute cloud security assessments and system hardening on isolated network environments.

Education

B.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering: Cybersecurity - Lloyd Institute of Engineering & Technology

- 2028 · Afghanistan

Certifications

AWS Security Fundamentals

Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 2026

IBM Threat Intelligence and Hunting

IBM · 2026

Data Analytics Job Simulation

Deloitte Australia / Forage · 2026

C++ Essentials

Cisco · 2025

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Profile Score Breakdown

📷 Photo 10/10

📄 Resume 10/10

💼 Job Title 10/10

✍️ Bio 10/10

🛠️ Skills 20/20

🎓 Education 10/10

⏱️ Experience 14/15

💰 Rate 0/5

🏆 Certs 5/5

✅ Verified 5/5

Total Score 94/100

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Member sinceJun 2026

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Skills (32)

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Penetration Testing Malware Analysis Vulnerability Management Python Kali Linux Threat Modeling YARA Nmap WIRESHARK SIEM concepts +22 more

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