Samuel Varghese Cherian

Cybersecurity professional and IT specialist with hands-on experience in vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and enterprise server hardening. Adept at bridging the gap between offensive security tactics and robust defensive infrastructure.

IT Security Intern at Redington Limited (2026-04 – 2026-06)

• Analyzed enterprise B2B workflows, ERP systems, and network architecture to design and configure a custom, hardened enterprise-grade virtual server.
• Deployed a fully functional e-commerce infrastructure directly onto the hardened VM, ensuring secure application hosting.
• Performed vulnerability analysis and implemented advanced server security controls, enforcing session hardening, TLS 1.2/1.3 cipher compliance, and Strict Transport Security (HSTS).

AI Developer at ApowerI (2025-01 – 2025-02)

Worked on implementing models like Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text and LLMs into controllers like Raspberry Pi

Cyber Security Intern at EXTION INFOTECH (2024-07 – 2024-11)

Conducted practical projects and executed tests focusing on network vulnerability and comprehensive security assessments.

Project Intern at Cisco networking academy (2022-04 – 2022-07)

Covered concepts on networks, encryption, decryption, IP address through practical projects.

Head Of Marketing at E-cell Karunya (2021-11 – 2023-09)

• Handled online marketing, content creation and draft marketing ideas for our non-profit organisation for students.
• Handled the official LinkedIn, Instagram pages for the organisation.

Advanced Executive Program in Cybersecurity – International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore-Simplilearn (2024-11 – 2026-05)

Diploma in Programming (Computer Applications) – Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (2024-09)

B.Tech in Electronics and Communication – Karunya Institute Of Technology And Sciences (Deemed To Be University) (2020-08 – 2024-07)