Kajol Patel

Highly motivated and results-oriented Certified Ethical Hacker with 5+ years of experience. Proven ability to identify and mitigate critical vulnerabilities in web focused environments, exceeding expectations by reducing vulnerabilities by 99% across over 1000+ Webs & API. Consistently deliver high-quality security assessments and actionable recommendations, with a 90% success rate in improving application security and efficiency.

Further honed skills through participation in Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions, achieving top 1% ranking on TryHackMe, demonstrating advanced penetration testing capabilities.

Cybersecurity Analyst - Prime Infoserv. Pvt. Ltd.

(2021-08)

• Reduced security risk by 99% for BFSI & Manufacturing clients through vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
• Increased security posture by identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities during Black box/White box penetration testing. Established a vulnerability management process leading to a 70% reduction in exploitable weaknesses.
• Demonstrated commitment to cybersecurity by participating in Cert-In Assessments (PST).
• Possess a strong technical foundation with proficiency operating systems (Linux, Windows) widely utilized within the cybersecurity.
• Cleared Synack Red Team challenges and earned membership with access to private invite-only engagements.
• Conducted comprehensive web application and API security testing across 1000+ systems, reducing attack surface by 95%.
• Regularly publish blogs on ongoing learning, training, and emerging cybersecurity practices.

Cybersecurity Researcher - Sciver tech

(2021-06 - 2021-07)

• Demonstrated continuous learning through active engagement with cybersecurity news, tools, vulnerabilities, exploits, remediation techniques, and industry blogs/courses. This commitment to up skilling has resulted in the development of custom tools and optimized methodologies, leading to increased efficiency and effectiveness during security engagements.
• Conducted bug bounty assessments across public and private invite programs, identifying vulnerabilities across diverse platforms.

Cybersecurity Researcher Intern - Cyber Defeder

(2021-05 - 2021-06)

• Authored detailed security reports for web application and API testing engagements.

Cybersecurity Analyst Intern - Weborion Software Solutions

(2021-03 - 2021-05)

• Demonstrated continuous learning through active engagement with cybersecurity news, tools, vulnerabilities, exploits, remediation techniques, and industry blogs/courses. This commitment to up skilling has resulted in the development of custom tools and optimized methodologies, leading to increased efficiency and effectiveness during security engagements.

Cybersecurity Researcher Intern - NGTech Assurance Pvt. Ltd.

(2020-01 - 2020-05)

• Performed Information Security and VAPT audits for financial sector organizations.
• Conducted web application security testing on live, production systems.
• Implemented Active Directory as part of an Information Security and VAPT audit project in the financial sector.

MTech - Cybersecurity - Rashtriya Raksha University (2020-06)

Bachelor of Computer engineering - Computer Engineering - Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technical Education & Research Center (2018-07)