Meera Thimothy

Cybersecurity professional holding an M.Tech in Cybersecurity, with hands-on experience across Digital Forensics, OSINT investigations, and Cyber Threat Intelligence. Skilled in end-to-end forensic investigations — from evidence acquisition and imaging through disk, email, and memory analysis to structured forensic reporting and chain-of-custody documentation. Experienced in delivering cybersecurity training, conducting OSINT-driven investigations including cybercrime and crypto-fraud tracing, and producing technical documentation.

Author of a Springer publication on steganographic data-hiding techniques, with practical training and academic delivery experience.

Digital Forensic Analyst at BlueCloudSoftech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (2025-04 – 2026-03)

• Carried out forensically sound disk, email, and memory acquisitions across multiple case types, using Autopsy, FTK Imager, Volatility, and KAPE for imaging, triage, and in-depth artifact analysis, and the TX1 Forensic Imager together with hardware write blockers to guarantee that original evidence remained unaltered throughout the process.
• Performed detailed examinations of Windows file systems, mailbox data, and volatile memory captures to reconstruct user activity, uncover deleted or hidden artifacts, and identify indicators relevant to each investigation.
• Cross-referenced findings across disk, email, and memory sources to build a coherent picture of events, correlating timestamps, application usage, and communication records to support investigative conclusions.
• Progressed from an assisting role — supporting forensic imaging, data recovery, and evidence preservation on active cases — into independently owning full forensic casework from acquisition through final reporting.
• Authored comprehensive forensic investigation reports covering acquisition methodology, step-by-step analysis workflow, tools used, and key findings, written to be clear and defensible for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintained rigorous chain-of-custody documentation at every stage of evidence handling — from seizure and imaging through analysis and storage — to preserve the legal admissibility and integrity of all evidence.
• Investigated cybercrime cases involving cryptocurrency fraud, tracing suspicious wallet activity and transaction flows on the TRON blockchain using Tronscan to identify fund movement, linked addresses, and potential cash-out points for OSINT-driven fraud investigations.

OSINT Intern at Kriyavan Cyber Forensics Service (2024-04 – 2024-07)

• Conducted end-to-end open-source intelligence investigations using Maltego, Shodan, and SpiderFoot to map digital footprints, uncover connected infrastructure, and surface actionable leads across investigative targets.
• Applied advanced Google Dorking techniques to surface exposed information, and used Yandex and reverse image search to identify sources and origins of images tied to ongoing investigations.
• Utilized ExifTool for metadata extraction and analysis from images and documents, uncovering embedded location, device, and timestamp data relevant to case findings.
• Performed WHOIS lookups and domain/IP reconnaissance to attribute infrastructure, identify ownership details, and support broader OSINT investigative workflows.

M.Tech in Cybersecurity – Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (2022 – 2024)

B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering – Jyothi Engineering College (2017 – 2021)