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Ritesh Shinde

Cybersecurity Student · SOC & Defensive Security · Security Operations

Professional Summary

Third-year B.Sc. Computer Science student at Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science (Autonomous), Navi Mumbai, focused on defensive security and SOC-track skills. Designs and builds security tooling from scratch rather than relying on packaged labs: a modular authorized-testing framework spanning web, network, Windows, and IoT modules; a CVE-correlation vulnerability scanner; and a fully isolated Kali Linux + Windows home lab used for hands-on offensive/defensive practice and reporting. Comfortable working across Python, Bash, and Linux administration, with a working knowledge of the OWASP Top 10, common attack chains, and log-based detection. Seeking SOC Analyst, Security Analyst, or Information Security Intern roles.

Technical Skills

SecurityVulnerability Assessment, OWASP Top 10, Network Enumeration, Threat & Traffic Analysis, Log Analysis NetworkingTCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, OSI Model, Packet Analysis, Network Segmentation ToolsNmap, Wireshark, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Hydra, Nuclei, sqlmap, enum4linux, evil-winrm ProgrammingPython, Bash Scripting PlatformsKali Linux, Windows, Docker, VMware, Git & GitHub

Projects

SentryNet — Modular Authorized Security Testing Framework

Interactive Bash controller orchestrating web, network, Windows, social-engineering, and IoT assessment modules
  • Designed a menu-driven controller architecture where every module is independently executable and callable from a central entry point, sharing a common helper library for consistency.
  • Built in target validation, an explicit "type yes" authorization gate before any active test, automatic dependency checks with install hints, timestamped logging, and timeout wrapping as defaults across every module — not bolted on afterward.
  • Labeled every module by risk tier (safe/passive, controlled/active, disruptive/lab-only) and gated the disruptive tier (DoS load demo, ARP/MITM demo) behind extra confirmation, documenting scope and safe-use boundaries in the README.
  • Implemented a linear Windows attack chain (recon → RDP brute-force via Hydra → Metasploit reverse shell → Mimikatz credential-dumping guidance) tested against an isolated VMware host-only lab.
Tech: Bash, Nmap, Metasploit, Hydra, Nuclei, sqlmap, tcpdump, arp-scan · github.com/krite-btw

Cybersecurity Home Lab — Isolated Attack/Defense Environment

Self-built Kali Linux + Windows 10 lab for hands-on offensive and defensive practice
  • Built an isolated host-only network (bare-metal Kali Linux host + Windows 10 VM via VMware) to safely practice attack and defense techniques without exposing production systems.
  • Deployed OWASP Juice Shop and DVWA in Docker containers and tested SQL injection, command injection, and XSS against them.
  • Weakened and then enumerated a Windows 10 target — SMB share, local account, and WinRM access — using enum4linux for authenticated enumeration and evil-winrm to obtain a remote shell, capturing the full session as a script transcript and packet capture.
  • Ran a WPA2 handshake capture end-to-end with the aircrack-ng suite, including the deauthentication phase.
Tech: Kali Linux, VMware, Docker, Nmap, enum4linux, evil-winrm, Aircrack-ng, Wireshark, tcpdump

Vulnerability Monitor — Python Port Scanner & CVE Lookup Tool

Automated scanning and CVE cross-referencing tool built from scratch
  • Engineered an Nmap-based port scanner paired with an independent raw-socket banner grabber, so service fingerprints are cross-checked by two separate methods rather than trusted from a single source.
  • Integrated the NVD API v2 to automatically cross-reference detected service versions against published CVEs with CVSS scoring, and documented the tool's fuzzy-matching limitations directly in its README.
  • Shipped a CLI with colorized output, tabulated results, and JSON export for reporting.
Tech: Python, python-nmap, NVD API v2, Raw Sockets, colorama, tabulate · github.com/krite-btw/vulnerability-monitor

log-analyzer — Auth Log Threat-Scoring CLI

Published, pinned GitHub project for detecting suspicious authentication activity
  • Built a regex-based parser for authentication logs that aggregates activity by source IP and assigns a threat score to flag suspicious behavior.
  • Extended the same log-parsing core into a DoS detector using sliding-window threshold analysis over web server and auth logs.
  • Shipped as a documented, tagged, argparse-driven CLI with CSV/JSON export, type hints, and docstrings throughout.
Tech: Python, Regex, argparse, colorama · github.com/krite-btw

Experience

Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking Training + Internship — Quantum Learnings

Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
  • Completed a structured training program covering ethical hacking methodology, wireless security concepts, and hands-on Kali Linux tooling.
  • Completed an 8-week project-based internship, designing and building a Password Strength Test tool as the capstone project.
  • Awarded Course Completion and Internship certificates.

Certifications & Training

  • Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking — Quantum Learnings (Course Completion + Internship)
  • Forage × Tata — Cybersecurity Analyst Job Simulation
  • Cisco Networking Essentials — Cisco Networking Academy
  • Google Cybersecurity Certificate — Coursera / Google (in progress)

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science — Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science (Autonomous), Navi Mumbai

Third-year student

Expected: March 2027

Languages

English · Hindi · Marathi