Pratik Gupta

• Directed end-to-end security assessments for 6+ ministries and banks by drafting technical proposals, executing penetration tests, and securing client sign offs. • Revamped security training programs for 10+ employees, ensuring strict adherence to NCSA and CREST guidelines.

• Executed vishing campaigns targeting 10+ users, achieving an 80% success rate; assessed security awareness and response to social engineering attacks, providing valuable insights for enhancing cybersecurity protocols. • Orchestrated hands-on RFID penetration tests and tampering simulations to assess physical security measures, resulting in the discovery of critical vulnerabilities and contributing to a 25% reduction in potential security breaches.

• Led a high-performing team of 5 members, delivering 50 successful projects within a challenging 3-month period, driving a 15% upsurge in repeat business, and achieving an impressive 95% client satisfaction rate. • Mentored team, simplifying intricate security concepts, leading to an effective vulnerability identification and exploitation strategy. Conducted daily interactive meetings, elevating team members' confidence by 80%. • Created an automated security issue reporting tool using React and NodeJS, slashing report generation time by 50% and boosting overall operational efficiency by 30%. • Implemented strategic project management practices, resulting in a 15% reduction in project completion time and reaching an outstanding 95% customer satisfaction rating.

• Transformed cloud security through audits of IAM and S3 bucket policies, reducing unauthorized access attempts by 30%. • Drafted precise reports, achieving a 20% reduction in errors, and reaching an exceptional 98% average rating for quality. • Fostered customer relations via sharing Daily Status Reports (DSR), resulting in a remarkable 15% higher retention rate. • Ensured robust security by weekly meetings to assess system vulnerabilities, leading to an impressive 95% compliance with essential security protocols.

• Initiated code analysis using Kiuwan and Snyk, resulting in a 40% reduction in vulnerabilities while eliminating false positives. • Streamlined client communication by delivering well-crafted reports, reducing the response time to security incidents by 40%. • Innovated a custom recon tool, slashing testers' workload by an average of 2 hours per task and enhancing efficiency by 25%. • Enhanced security protocols in alignment with the latest industry trends, streamlining assessment methodologies by 40%.

• Mastered over 20+ penetration testing techniques, including broken access control, cross-site scripting, and business logic. • Collaborated to develop 50+ test cases, addressing OWASP TOP 10 risks for finding vulnerabilities. • Learned creative approaches to identify vulnerabilities that are commonly missed in security assessments. • Advanced my knowledge for undertaking both automated and manual application penetration testing assessments.

• Performed vulnerability assessment of 4 blockchain-based web applications, mitigating 12 critical security risks. • Familiarized with 20+ penetration testing tools, including Nessus, Acunetix, Postman, MobSF and Burp Suite. • Produced vulnerability assessment and penetration test reports. • Collaborated with developers to exhibit vulnerabilities and remediation steps.