Harshit Pathak

Harshit Pathak

CEH certified Ethical Hacker

Gujarat, India

#OpenToWork

About

CEH v13-certified cybersecurity entry level professional with real-world exposure through internships, bug hunting, CTFs, and home lab. Skilled in Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, Wireshark, and Splunk across penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, web app security, and SOC operations. Seeking a VAPT or SOC analyst role to apply a strong offensive and defensive security mindset within a professional security team.

What I'm looking for

SOC Analyst Tier 1 Junior SOC Analyst Cyber Security Analyst Security Analyst Security Operations Analyst Detection Engineer Intern Threat Intelligence Analyst Vulnerability Analyst Application Security Intern Security Engineer Intern Security Operations Associate Blue Team Analyst Cyber Defense Analyst

Experience

Cybersecurity Intern

Edunet Foundation — AICTE — IBM SkillsBuild

Feb 2025 – Feb 2025

• Strengthened knowledge of cybersecurity principles, threat mitigation strategies, cryptography, and digital defense mechanisms through hands-on learning. • Enhanced practical understanding of real-world security challenges and industry-oriented cybersecurity practices.

CryptographyThreat MitigationDigital Defense

Cybersecurity Intern

Hacktify Cyber Security

Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

• Performed in-depth web application security testing to identify and validate critical vulnerabilities, developed proof-of-concept exploits, solved advanced real-world CTF challenges, and collaborated with developers to strengthen secure coding practices and overall application security. • Enhanced understanding of real-world security challenges, vulnerability assessment methodologies, and industry-oriented cybersecurity practices.

Web App SecurityCTFSecure Coding
Hacktify Cyber  Security

Cyber Security Intern

Hacktify Cyber Security

Jan 2025 – Mar 2025

Performed in-depth web application security testing to identify and validate critical vulnerabilities, developed proof-of-concept exploits, solved advanced real-world CTF challenges, and collaborated with developers to strengthen secure coding practices and overall application security. • Enhanced understanding of real-world security challenges, vulnerability assessment methodologies, and industry-oriented cybersecurity practices.

Web SecuritySQL InjectionReport WritingVulnerability Assessment

Education

Parul University Vadodara, Gujarat

Bachelor of Technology · Cyber Security

2023 – 2027

Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat

B Tech · CSE Cyber Security

2023 – 2027
V. Kendriya Vidyalaya Siwan, Bihar

V. Kendriya Vidyalaya Siwan, Bihar

2021 – 2023
J R Convent Siwan, Bihar

J R Convent Siwan, Bihar

2021

Certifications

Certified Social Engineering Defense Practitioner Certification

Sec-Ops

Cryptography and Network Security Certification

NPTEL

Cybersecurity Foundataion Network Security

Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEHv13)

EC-Council

Skills

Security MonitoringThreat DetectionLog AnalysisSIEM toolsNetworkingSQLPythonNmapWiresharkOSINTNetwork SecurityReport WritingVulnerablity AssessmentPenetration TestingKali LinuxSOCMobile App testingWeb Security

Languages

English (Professional working proficiency)Hindi (Native or bilingual proficiency)