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Harish C.

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Harish C — Harish Chinnaswamy, Cybersecurity Analyst, Bengaluru

Hi, I'm

Harish C.

Cybersecurity Analyst | Ethical Hacker | EE Graduate

I started out managing 4MW industrial power systems at JK Tyre — late nights, real pressure, fast decisions. Then I made the switch to cybersecurity, and honestly, it felt like the same job in a different arena. Same systems thinking, same calm under fire. Now I'm after roles as a SOC Analyst, VAPT Trainee, or Cyber Security Analyst where I can actually put that to use.

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4+Internships
3Security Projects
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500+Connections
BEElectrical & Electronics
BLRBased in Bengaluru

Capabilities

Things I've actually learned to do

VAPT
Vulnerability Assessment
Penetration testing & CVSS scoring
Network
Network Analysis
Wireshark, traffic inspection
Offensive
Ethical Hacking
Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite
Defence
Phishing Defence
Threat detection & analysis
Offensive
Post-Exploitation
C2 frameworks, lateral movement, persistence
System
Linux Administration
Security hardening & auditing
Forensics
Cyber Forensics
Kill chain, log analysis, footprint tracing
Hardware
IoT & Embedded Systems
Sensor networks, PCB design
Risk
Risk Management
Security frameworks & compliance

Work History

Where I've been and what it taught me

Mar 2026 — Mar 2026
Cybersecurity Intern
CyberWarLab
War-game environment, no hand-holding. I got thrown into real offensive and defensive scenarios — post-exploitation, C2 frameworks, lateral movement, data exfiltration. The kind of stuff you don't fully get until you've actually tried it yourself.
Feb 2026 — Mar 2026  ·  Bengaluru
Cyber Security Intern
Future Interns
This is where theory stopped being theory. Threat analysis, security monitoring — I did it for real, and by the end, it stopped feeling like coursework and started feeling like instinct.
May 2025 — Sep 2025  ·  Bengaluru
Cybersecurity Training Program
Tata STRIVE × Airbus India
Five months that genuinely changed how I think. Not just about tools — about the mindset. From network fundamentals all the way to forensics and incident response. I came out of this one a different kind of thinker.
Aug 2024 — Apr 2025  ·  Mysore
Electrical Engineer
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
Running a 4MW diesel generator around the clock with a team of 25+ people isn't something you forget. The pressure, the quick decisions, the "it's 3am and something's wrong" energy — I brought all of that with me into cybersecurity.
Aug 2023 — Sep 2023  ·  Mysore
Student Intern
Kaynes Technology India Limited
My first real taste of hardware — PCB assembly and testing for automotive, railway, and medical boards. It drilled something into me early: sloppy work at the foundation breaks everything above it.

Work & Research

Things I've built, broken, and written up

01 — API Security
API Security Risk Analysis — ReqRes API
Picked apart the ReqRes public API using Postman and OWASP guidelines — found vulnerabilities, ran CVSS scores on each one, and put together a remediation report that a SOC team could actually use.
OWASPPostmanCVSSSOCRisk Analysis
View on GitHub →
02 — Social Engineering
Phishing Email Detection & Awareness System
Built something to catch phishing emails before they catch people — header analysis, link inspection, social engineering red flags. Then wrapped it with user awareness training, because the tool only works if people understand why it matters.
PhishingEmail SecurityThreat IntelAwareness
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03 — Web Security
Passive Web Vulnerability Assessment
Read-only, no touching — pure passive recon to surface what's already broken. Exposed endpoints, misconfigured headers, default creds left open. Every finding came with concrete steps to fix it, not just a list of problems.
VAPTPassive ReconMisconfigurationRemediation
View on GitHub →
04 — Publication
Density-Based Traffic Management Using IoT
A research paper on using IoT sensors to manage traffic signals based on real-time vehicle density. A glimpse of my engineering roots — and honestly, thinking about how systems can be gamed or manipulated still feels pretty relevant to security.
IoTEmbeddedResearchSensors

Community & Learning

Learning out loud, with good people

CODE: BREACH — Session 4
Post-Exploitation & C2 Frameworks
Secured Bharat Group
Sat through a session that genuinely shifted my perspective — not on theory, but on how breaches actually play out after the initial foothold. Persistence, lateral movement, exfiltration. Watching an attacker's mindset laid out step by step is a different kind of education.
Post-ExploitationC2 FrameworksLateral MovementData ExfiltrationRed Team
Webinar
Practical Defence Strategies
Industry Mentors
Goverdhan Kumar walked us through real-world defence — firewalls, MFA, email security, and how to actually build depth into your defences against ransomware. The kind of session where you take notes and immediately want to go test what you learned.
FirewallsMFAEmail SecurityRansomware DefenceDefence-in-Depth

Career Pivot

From Electrical Engineering to Cybersecurity

Here's what most people in security don't have: experience running real infrastructure under real pressure. I spent months managing high-voltage systems, troubleshooting faults at 2am, leading people through shift work. That kind of background teaches you how complex systems fail — and that's exactly the instinct I now bring to threat modelling and incident response.

It wasn't a random switch. I looked at what I knew, what genuinely excited me, and decided to point it somewhere that matters to me.

EE Graduate 2024 Cybersecurity Analyst — Present

Credentials

Certifications & Training

TS
Featured — Industry-Backed Training
Cyber Security Analyst Training
Tata STRIVE × Airbus India  ·  Nagavara, Bengaluru  ·  May – Sep 2025

Honestly one of the best things that happened to my career. Five months built jointly by Tata STRIVE and Airbus India — one of the few programs that treats freshers from non-CS backgrounds like real professionals. It didn't just hand me a toolkit. It changed how I think about problems.

Module 01
Systems & Networks
How things work before they get hacked
Module 02
Web Security & Crypto
OWASP, Burp Suite, encryption in practice
Module 03
Auditing & Forensics
Logs, kill chain, digital footprint tracing
Burp SuiteOWASPCryptographyCyber ForensicsKill ChainLog AnalysisSOCAirbus India
CS
Introduction to Cybersecurity
Cisco Networking Academy
IT
Working with Computers and Devices
IT Fundamentals

Education

B.E.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology
2020 – 2024

Languages

KannadaNative
EnglishProfessional
HindiWorking

Get in Touch

Working in cybersecurity? Hiring? I'd love to talk.

I'm actively looking for my next role — SOC Analyst, VAPT Trainee, or Cyber Security Analyst. But honestly, even if you just want to talk about the industry, I'm up for it. Reach out. I don't bite.

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