Ajay Kishore
Bengaluru
Summary
Firmware security expert with experience across the secure development lifecycle. Highly skilled in the design and development of security components, threat assessments, vulnerability assessments, threat modeling, penetration testing, fuzzing and vulnerability exploitation.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Software Development Engineer
Intel
10.2017 - Current
- Developed security components, conducted threat and vulnerability assessments, and performed penetration testing for Intel products.
- Participated in Intel IOTG product hackathons, executing penetration testing, fuzzing, and secure code reviews to enhance product security prior to customer release.
- Created a security compliance tool to detect and map Intel platform security per specifications.
- Contributed to Zephyr (open-source RTOS) kernel development and validation activities.
Senior Software Engineer
Aricent (Client location: Qualcomm Atheros)
02.2015 - 10.2017
- Analyzed and resolved Linux Kernel (3.14 and 4.4) issues reported by customers and system tests for Qualcomm Atheros SoCs.
- Developed and debugged drivers for USB, I2C, Watchdog, and PRNG.
- Enabled the SCM interface to facilitate communication with the TrustZone in Kernel 4.4 for both ARM 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
- Contributed to the development of the Crash Dump parser tool (Ramparser) to analyze crash dumps effectively.
Software Engineer
Ericsson
11.2012 - 12.2014
- Developed the USB driver stack for Ericsson SoC used in LTE modems
Education
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication
Shobhit University
MeerutM.tech - AI And Data Science
Birla Institute of Technology And Science
WILP02-2021
Skills
- Design and development of security components
- Threat assessment
- Device drivers
- Penetration testing and Fuzzing
- Red Teaming
- Linux kernel internals
- Cyber security
- TPM
Certification
- Recognized for contribution towards Zephyr RTOS 1.10 and 1.12 release in Intel.
- OSCP Certification, 08/2022, Present, In progress
- Machine Learning training by Stanford University on Coursera
- Received multiple appreciation award to enhance crash dump parser tool in Qualcomm, BK9GHU2BAKLU
- Product Assurance and Security Green Belt - Software Architect, http://www.credly.com/earner/earned/badge/c399c1fb-7d4e-43fb-af86-1a9594992ea2
- Product Assurance and Security Yellow Belt - Software, http://www.credly.com/earner/earned/badge/90db9579-625c-471c-98b0-7a6c091af827
Programminglanguages
- C, Full Professional Proficiency
- Python, Full Professional Proficiency
Appreciationawards
Received multiple Intel DRA awards for finding critical vulnerabilities in products before the release
Personal Information
Title: Security Expert
Patents
Secure live migration of trusted execution environment virtual machines using smart contracts, https://aurora-prod.intel.com/aurora/app/__/index.php?cc=7&cid=1384667, Filed November 23, 2022. Patent pending.
Timeline
Security Software Development Engineer
Intel
10.2017 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Aricent (Client location: Qualcomm Atheros)
02.2015 - 10.2017
Software Engineer
Ericsson
11.2012 - 12.2014
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication
Shobhit University
M.tech - AI And Data Science
Birla Institute of Technology And Science
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