cipher@127.0.0.1 ~ security · forensics · infrastructure

Hi, I'm Cipher.
Cybersecurity practitioner. Malware, forensics and the systems in between.

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The investigation

From a packet to a report.

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    A packet.

    Every investigation starts with raw data. Capture first, conclusions later.

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    A baseline.

    Know what normal looks like, and the odd one out becomes obvious.

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    An anomaly.

    One byte where it shouldn’t be. That’s where the story starts.

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    A hypothesis.

    Every theory gets tested against the evidence, never the other way round.

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    The tools.

    Wireshark, Burp Suite, Metasploit and a terminal. The right instrument for each layer.

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    A line of code.

    Automate the repetitive, script the rest. Python and Bash do the heavy lifting.

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    A report.

    Findings only matter when someone can act on them. Clear, reproducible, documented.

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    Your turn.

    Have a system that needs a closer look? Let’s talk.

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Get in touch

I'm Cipher, the IT guy. I study how systems fail so they can be made to hold. Curious on the outside, methodical underneath.

Email
ciphersensei@proton.me
Based at
127.0.0.1
Résumé
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  1. Security research.

    I analyse malware and research security. I understand threats by taking them apart.

  2. Infrastructure roots.

    My foundation is IT infrastructure: networks, Linux and the systems everything runs on.

  3. Code by hand.

    A budding programmer. I write Python, C and Bash to automate, analyse and build my own tools.

  4. Always learning.

    I'm pursuing an M.Tech in Cyber Forensics & Information Security. I'm never done learning.

Experience

Hands-on, so far. Labs, audits and the field.

Home lab · Ongoing

SIEM with Elasticsearch

I run an Elastic SIEM in my own lab, with agents on Linux, Windows and pfSense, collecting and searching their logs to learn detection hands-on.

  • Elasticsearch
  • SIEM
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • pfSense
NIC · Government

Security audit

Worked on an NIC security audit, and learned how government institutes operate from the inside.

  • Security audit
  • Government
CDAC Patna · 6 months

Internship

Six months in the Department of Cyber Security and Cyber Forensics.

  • Cyber security
  • Cyber forensics
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Volunteer

Cyber security campaigns

Volunteered on multiple cyber security campaigns.

  • Volunteering
  • Community

Everything in the toolbox. From packets to code.

The path

01 / 03

Stage 01 · 2018

Foundation

Mathematics, science and language at Saraswati Shishu Mandir, where the curiosity started.

School
Saraswati Shishu Mandir
Subjects
Mathematics · Science · Language
Handle
@2018_trauma_center

Stage 02 · 2023

Engineering

B.Tech in Information Technology at Government Engineering College: networks, systems and code.

College
Government Engineering College
Degree
B.Tech · Information Technology
Handle
@Ghosala

Stage 03 · 2027 · In progress

Forensics

M.Tech in Cyber Forensics & Information Security at NIELIT. The deep end, on purpose.

Institute
NIELIT
Degree
M.Tech · Cyber Forensics & Information Security
Handle
@majdur_khana

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” — Aristotle

Selected work

GitHub
WK-01 Projects,
compiling. Security tools and write-ups are on the way. Until then, the source lives on GitHub. WK-02 Write-ups
on GitBook. Notes on cyber security and digital forensics. Written while learning, shared in the open. WK-03 Posts
on DEV. Short posts on dev.to. Follow along as new ones land.

From the journal

All articles
01 Cyber
Security TypeWrite-up Read onGitBook 02 Digital
Forensics StatusComing soon Read onGitBook
03 More
soon StatusIn the works FollowGitBook

Off the clock

04 interests · when the terminal is closed

Tell me what needs a closer look.

Questions, collaborations, or just want to talk security? Write to me. I read everything.

ciphersensei@proton.me