Vikas Kumar

About Vikas Kumar

I am a cybersecurity practitioner specializing in Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) and Security Information & Event Management (SIEM). I work extensively with industry-standard tools to identify vulnerabilities, simulate attacks, and design detection mechanisms that strengthen an organization’s security posture.My technical toolkit includes:Nessus, Nmap, Burp Suite, Wireshark, Metasploit Framework, Splunk Enterprise, Wazuh EDR, Windows logging policies, MITRE ATT & CK mapping, threat detection rule creation, and SOC alert workflows.I actively build end-to-end security environments using Splunk SIEM and Wazuh EDR to test log ingestion, correlation searches, alerting, and incident analysis. I also conduct training sessions where I break down real attack chains—reconnaissance, exploitation, privilege escalation, and detection—helping learners understand both offense and defense.My focus areas include: Vulnerability discovery & exploitation techniques SIEM rule engineering and log analytics Endpoint monitoring & threat detection Windows event log analysis Developing practical, scenario-based cyber labsI aim to grow into a specialized VAPT/SOC professional capable of delivering measurable security improvements and building scalable security monitoring environments.

Experience

1. Ctf Player

   TryHackMe

   Jun 2021 — Present

   Technical proficiency: CTF players must have a high level of technical proficiency in areas such as cryptography, reverse engineering, web exploitation, forensics, and binary exploitation.Problem-solving skills: CTF players must have strong problem-solving skills to analyze and understand the challenges and devise solutions to obtain the flags.Collaboration: CTF players may work in teams to solve challenges, so they must have the ability to collaborate effectively, share knowledge and skills, and work together to solve problems.Time management: CTF players must have the ability to manage their time effectively to complete challenges within the given time limit.Ethical behavior: CTF players must conduct themselves in an ethical manner, abide by the rules and regulations of the competition, and avoid unethical or illegal behavior.Continuous learning: CTF players must continuously update their knowledge and skills to stay abreast of new technologies, emerging threats, and the latest trends in cybersecurity.Sportsmanship: CTF players must exhibit good sportsmanship, respect their opponents, and avoid unsportsmanlike behavior such as cheating, hacking, or malicious attacks.

Education

• Holy Mission secondary school

  Matriculation, Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching

  2012 — 2015

• B.D College

  intermediate, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  2015 — 2017

• Magadh University

  Bachelor's of science, Chemistry

  2017 — 2020

• Manipal Institute of Technology

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology & Operation