Cybersecurity Analyst · Digital Forensics · Bug Hunter · CTF Player
Cybersecurity Analyst · Digital Forensics · Bug Hunter · CTF Player. Hands-on across offensive security, forensic investigations, OSINT and SOC fundamentals.
6 capability vectors — scroll for details.
Ethical Hacking, VAPT, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Subdomain Enumeration, Bug Hunting (VDP).
Windows Forensic Analysis, CDR & IPDR Analysis, Digital Evidence Collection, Data Recovery.
Wireshark, Splunk (Log Analysis), SOC Fundamentals, Dark Web Analysis.
OSINT Fundamentals, Passive/Active Reconnaissance, Threat Intelligence Basics.
Python (Intermediate), Bash Scripting, Linux & Windows Administration, Kali Linux.
Analytical Thinking, Root Cause Analysis, Documentation & Reporting, Team Leadership.
Real-world products, scalable systems, and modern web experiences built through continuous development and experimentation.
Ranked in the global top 1% across the TryHackMe platform.
Completed 298 hands-on rooms across offensive, defensive, and forensics tracks.
Maintained a 109-day continuous learning and lab streak.
Earned 45 skill badges across core cybersecurity domains.
Academic foundation in computer science combined with practical experience in full stack development, SaaS systems, and modern web technologies.
Information Technology
CTF walkthroughs, forensics notes, OSINT and bug-hunting writeups - everything I learn in the field gets documented here.
by Shivam Kumar
2026-04-12
8 min read
Lessons from 298 rooms, a 109-day streak and 45 badges across the TryHackMe platform — what stuck and what I would skip.
by Shivam Kumar
2026-03-02
10 min read
How a hands-on stint at Cyber Cell, Amroha Police inspired a full CDR/IPDR analysis platform with PDF report export.
by Shivam Kumar
2026-02-18
6 min read
Notes from participating as a verified bug hunter (ID: C2026-Q272) in India's biggest live hacking event.
by Shivam Kumar
2026-01-20
9 min read
Walkthrough highlights from a national-level CTF — web exploitation, forensics, cryptography and OSINT.
by Shivam Kumar
2025-12-08
7 min read
Passive vs active reconnaissance, threat intelligence basics, and what investigators actually use day-to-day.
by Shivam Kumar
2025-11-14
5 min read
Building a small but practical recon utility with a 10,000-entry wordlist for pentesting workflows.
by Shivam Kumar
2025-10-22
8 min read
Artifacts, timelines and evidence handling — what stuck after the Windows Forensic Analysis bootcamp.
by Shivam Kumar
2025-09-30
9 min read
Dashboards, search queries and pivoting through alerts — practical patterns for log analysis.
by Shivam Kumar
2025-08-18
10 min read
From VirtualBox to Burp Suite, Metasploit and Nmap — a reproducible recipe for repeatable engagements.
by Shivam Kumar
2025-07-05
6 min read
Filters that matter, capture strategies, and decoding suspicious traffic flows on shared networks.
by Shivam Kumar
2025-06-12
7 min read
Safe methodologies, monitoring services, and common pitfalls when sourcing threat intelligence.
by Shivam Kumar
2025-05-04
5 min read
An 8-hour offensive/defensive sprint — strategy, tooling and the takeaways that stuck.
A real-time stream of recon, forensics and SOC events from my lab workflow - switch tabs to watch different tools run.