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Ashutosh Patra

Balasore,Odisha

Summary

Ashutosh Patra is a cybersecurity professional with approximately 2 years of hands-on experience in technical security assessments. He specializes in Red Teaming, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) of web applications, APIs, mobile applications, LLMs, thick-client applications, and network devices.
He has practical experience in configuration reviews and risk-based analysis. He is skilled in identifying security vulnerabilities, preparing detailed reports with remediation steps, and performing revalidation of fixed issues. He brings a technical, attacker-mindset approach to every assessment while ensuring business-aligned security outcomes.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Consultant

Deloitte
08.2023 - Current
  • Conducted information gathering and threat enumeration for web and network vulnerability assessments.
  • Performed vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on network devices using Nmap and Nessus; consolidated findings into patch advisory reports.
  • Validated automated DAST results manually using Burp Suite and other tools to ensure accuracy and reduce false positives.
  • Assessed LLM-based applications for prompt injection and input-handling vulnerabilities.
  • Executed Red Team operations, including simulated phishing, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data exfiltration, to test organizational security controls.
  • Hands-on experience with configuration reviews and risk-based vulnerability prioritization.
  • Created detailed, actionable security assessment reports, including PoCs and technical remediations.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders, architects, developers, and business owners to align findings with business context and technical feasibility.

Education

B-Tech - CSE

Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar
Odisha, India
06-2023

Skills

  • Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) – Web, API, Mobile, LLM, Thick-client, Network Devices
  • Red Teaming Techniques – Reconnaissance, phishing simulations, lateral movement, privilege escalation, data exfiltration
  • Security Testing Tools – Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, Nikto, DirBuster, SQLMap, Metasploit, OWASP ZAP, Sublist3r
  • Operating Systems – Kali Linux, Parrot OS, Ubuntu, Windows
  • Manual Testing Expertise – False positive validation, custom exploit development, POC creation
  • Security Standards & Frameworks – OWASP Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF

Certification

  • CEH (Practical) - EC-Council
  • CNSP - (The SecOps Group)
  • CAP - The SecOps Group

Timeline

Consultant

Deloitte
08.2023 - Current

B-Tech - CSE

Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar

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