AYUSH SHARMA
Penetration Tester
Aligarh
Summary
Junior Cybersecurity Researcher and Penetration Tester with practical hands-on experience in finding security weaknesses in web applications, REST APIs, and cloud-based environments. Comfortable performing reconnaissance, vulnerability assessment, and exploitation using industry-standard tools and methodologies. Actively involved in bug bounty programs and CTF challenges, with a strong interest in offensive security and real-world attack techniques. Skilled in writing clear vulnerability reports and remediation suggestions, and continuously working on improving technical skills through labs, projects, and ongoing learning.
Overview
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Certifications
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications - BCA
Aligarh College of Engineering And Technology
Aligarh, India08-2026
Skills
Penetration Testing: Network Penetration Testing, Ethical hacking principles, Vulnerability Assessment, Active Directory Pentesting, API Pentesting
Tools: Burp Suite, Hydra, John the Ripper, Metasploit, Wireshark, SQLmap, Nmap, Hashcat, Nessus, GitHub
Programming & Scripting : Python, JavaScript, Bash, Sql
Core Security knowledge : OWASP Top 10 , HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, Cryptography (Hashing, encryption, Keys)
Operating Systems: Linux (Kali, Parrot), Windows
Certification
Cisco Networking Academy— Ethical Hacker Course
Projects
Website Security Scanner Tool
Built a Flask-based automated security scanner integrating Nmap, Nikto, Nuclei, WPScan, and SQLMap to perform authorized reconnaissance and vulnerability assessment, with structured report generation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Continue learning in Ethical Hacking, Red Teaming, and Cloud Security
- Active learner on platforms like TryHackme, HackTheBox, and PortSwigger.
Timeline
Bachelor of Computer Applications - BCA
Aligarh College of Engineering And Technology