Fariha Eram

Cybersecurity professional with over 3 years of experience specializing in reverse engineering, risk mitigation, and ethical hacking. Proven ability to analyse Android applications for malicious activity, including click fraud, disruptive ads, and app impersonation. Proficient in identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities through code analysis and using tools like JADX, Ghidra, Postman and BurpSuite.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on ethical hacking, penetration testing, and static/dynamic analysis.

Programmer Analyst- Cybersecurity - COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS - Bangalore; Karnataka

(2023-03)

• Secured applications on the Google Play Store by performing advance reverse engineering to detect and mitigate potential threats.
• Conducted comprehensive penetration testing on internal systems and web applications to identify vulnerabilities and implement robust security measures.
• Function as an Android Application Safety Engineer (Cyber Security Analyst), focused on protecting users from a wide range of cyber threats including spyware, phishing, ransomware, trojans, billing fraud, backdoors, rooting, and spamming apps.
• Performed static and dynamic code analysis to detect and neutralize threats within Android applications.
• Utilized tools like Cavy and Jurassic World (similar to JADX and Burp Suite), HTTP Took kit, Gidra for comprehensive static and dynamic analysis of apps.
• Identify malware source points and data leakage sinks within app code, even in cases of heavy code obfuscation.
• Conduct code-level security audits, reverse engineering, and analysis of obfuscated code to detect unauthorized data exfiltration.
• Analyze and reverse encryption and hashing algorithms used in apps, including AES, DES, SHA-256, MD5, Base64, and Unicode, to uncover hidden data or communication.
• Developed and executed effective mitigation strategies against malware, spyware, toll fraud, and ad fraud, ensuring platform security and integrity.
• Maintain detailed evidence, control procedures, and generate thorough documentation and reports outlining findings and security recommendations.

Software Developer Intern - UNSCHOOL - Bangalore; Karnataka

(2022-12 - 2023-02)

• Developed a web calling application for doctor alliances using Twilio API, enabling seamless communication between customers and healthcare professionals.
• Implemented core application functionalities, ensuring a reliable call performance.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and optimize application workflows, contributing to enhanced healthcare coordination.
• Gained practical experience in API integration, web application development, and project lifecycle management.

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science - Mohan Babu University (2019 - 2023)