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I work on the offensive side of security: penetration testing, red and purple team engagements, and vulnerability management. Currently a Cyber Security Specialist at Digital Dubai, before that leading offensive security at ActivBytes and consulting for the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
Outside work I spend most of my time on HackTheBox, CTFs, reverse engineering Android apps and malware, and pulling apart cheap hardware. This blog is where the notes from all of that end up.
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- May 2023 – PresentCyber Security Specialist @ Digital DubaiDubai, UAE
Offensive security for Dubai government digital services.
- Jul 2022 – Apr 2023Offensive Security Lead @ ActivBytesTrivandrum, India
Led the offensive security team; penetration testing, strategy and mentoring.
- Jan 2020 – Apr 2023Purple Team Consultant @ Abu Dhabi Securities ExchangeAbu Dhabi, UAE
Adversary simulation, vulnerability management and SIEM tuning.
- Mar 2019 – Nov 2022Senior Security Consultant @ ActivBytesTrivandrum, India
Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
- Jan 2018 – Feb 2019Security Analyst @ NetObjexIndia
- Dec 2017 – Feb 2018Intern @ UST GlobalThiruvananthapuram, India
$htb --stats
- #81global rank
- 1769points
- 257user owns
- 241system owns
- 39respects
machines239/558
challenges178/860
pro labs9 completed
- RastaLabs
- Offshore
- Dante
- Zephyr
- FullHouse
- Alchemy
- P.O.O
- Ifrit
- Trusted
- Wanderer 35%
- Mythical 33%
- Puppet 25%
fortresses6/6
- Jet
- Akerva
- Context
- Synacktiv
- Faraday
- AWS
updated Oct 30, 2026view profile →