Kiran Raj
Bangalore
Summary
Seeking a challenging career to level-up my skills and to achieve goals of a company that focuses on innovation and customer experience. Security Researcher with over 6 years of expertise in the Cybersecurity Industry with solid background in Malware research and detection.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Threat Researcher
Halcyon.ai
01.2022 - Current
- Monitor, analyze, and respond to real-time security events and threats.
- Conducted malware analysis and authored YARA signatures to enhance threat detection.
- Designed and implemented interactive frameworks to triage security alerts efficiently using Slack, significantly improving analyst response time and reducing false positives.
- Developed applications for custom tools on AWS cloud environment to support malware research workflows and automate malware analysis.
- Collaborate with Data scientists to develop models for threat detection.
- Delivered tailored threat reports and strategic recommendations to clients, enhancing their situational awareness and strengthening their cybersecurity posture.
Security Researcher
McAfee Antivirus Labs
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Analyzed Windows malwares across diverse file types.
- Developed multi-layered detection mechanisms including string-based, memory-based, AMSI-based, and behavior-based signatures.
- Investigated malware related network traffic and familiar with Networking protocols.
- Applied machine learning techniques to enhance detection of malicious Office files (DOC/XLS), improving accuracy and reducing false positives.
- Published multiple research blogs detailing threat research findings and led internal brown bag sessions to share insights on threat behaviors.
- Executed Red Team operations to assess product resilience, identify detection gaps, and drive detection capability enhancements.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Science
Bangalore University
Bangalore01.2018
Computer Science - Computer Science
Bangalore University
Bangalore 01.2015
Skills
- Malware Analysis: Experienced in analyzing various Windows-based malware families and behaviors.
- Reverse Engineering: Proficient with debuggers and disassemblers including x86, OllyDbg, IDA Pro, and Ghidra.
- Programming & Scripting: Proficient in Python, C++, Go and SQL.
- Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Machine Learning: Familiar with basic machine learning techniques applied to threat detection.
- Red Teaming: Experience in Red Team operations and penetration testing.
Certification
- Certified Ethical Hacker V10, EC-Council, 01/2018
- Google Cloud Core Infrastructure, Coursera, 01/2021
- Machine Learning on Google Cloud, Coursera, 01/2021
Security Blogs
- Https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/zloader-with-a-new-infection-technique/
- Https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/the-newest-malicious-actor-squirrelwaffle-malicious-doc/
- Https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/emotets-uncommon-approach-of-masking-ip-addresses/
- Https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/phishing-campaigns-featuring-ursnif-trojan/
- Https://www.halcyon.ai/blog/halcyon-threat-insights-003-march-2024
Timeline
Threat Researcher
Halcyon.ai
01.2022 - Current
Security Researcher
McAfee Antivirus Labs
01.2019 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Science
Bangalore University
Computer Science - Computer Science
Bangalore University
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