Rachit Arora
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I’m Rachit and I like Cybersecurity. I’m currently an international graduate student @ University of Maryland, College Park studying M.Eng Cybersecurity.
I’m currently looking for hybrid internships/co-op in the Washington, D.C. area for the Spring of 2025.
I post blogs here and my LinkedIn ->
Education
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Cybersecurity @ University of Maryland, College Park - UMD [Current]
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology @ Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU [Graduated 2023]
Work Experience
- Cloud CTF Engineer @ Cloud Village
- Cybersecurity Intern @ Authbase
- Azure Security Engineer Intern @ NoShitSecurity
- Penetration Testing Intern @ Virtually Testing Foundation
- Intern @ Qualitykiosk
Talks and CTF
OWASP Mumbai Talk - Introduction to Malware Analysis
- Presented at: OWASP Mumbai Online Meetup, Date: 26th October 2024 - Virtual
- Windows architecture and internals, PE (Portable Executable), Static and Dynamic Analysis, RC4, AES, XOR, Live Demonstration, Payload Encryption/Obfuscation Techniques,CTF Binaries.
- Watch the recording here: Zoom Recording Link Passcode: Y..ff$2B
Defcon 32 2024 CTF with Cloud Village - Key of Lost Secrets - Azure CTF
- You can verify my contributions here: dc32.cloud-village.org and find the Challenge Repository: Github
RSA 2024 CTF with Cloud Village - BotSilverQuest - Azure CTF
- You can verify my contributions here: rsa2024.cloud-village.org and find the Challenge Repository: Github
Certifications & CVEs
CVE-2023-47184
- Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Proper Fraction LLC. Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control plugin <= 1.2.8 versions.
More information about CVE-2023-47184 here
CVE-2023-49743
- Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dashboard Widgets Suite <= 3.4.1 versions. More information about CVE-2023-49743 here
Certifications
- Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP)
- OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
- Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
- eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)
- All certifications can be verified on credly here
CTFs
- 2nd Place SANS x WICYS 2024
- 5th BuckeyeCTF 2024
- 4th SwampCTF 2024
- 10th LA CTF 2024
- 1st CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2023
- 8th vsCTF 2023
- 20 BlueHens CTF 2023
Have any questions
Do you have any questions? Feel free to reach out to me on Twitter or on LinkedIn.