Kenish Raghu

About Kenish Raghu

Master’s in Computer Science @ Northeastern University (May 2026) Threat…

Experience

1. Threat Detection Engineer Intern

   Proofpoint

   Jul 2025 — Present · MA, US

   As a Threat Detection Engineer Intern on Proofpoint’s Emerging Threats team, I contribute to identifying and mitigating evolving cyber threats across global infrastructure. My responsibilities include:• Developing network intrusion detection signatures for Snort and Suricata to detect malware, phishing, and exploit-based attacks• Writing ClamAV and YARA signatures to enhance static detection of malicious files• Performing dynamic malware analysis in a virtual lab environment to extract indicators of compromise and understand malicious behavior• Analyzing PCAP datasets using tools such as Wireshark, Zeek, and tcpdump to validate and tune detection rules• Assisting in maintaining and improving the Emerging Threats Pro (ETPRO) ruleset with high-precision signatures• Automating threat detection tasks using Python and Lua for efficiency and scalability• Collaborating with senior threat researchers to track malware families and contribute to threat intelligence effortsThis role provides practical experience in signature-based detection engineering, threat research, and malware analysis at enterprise scale.

Education

• Primus public school

  IGCSE 10th, science

  2013 — 2016

• Northeastern University

  Master's degree, Computer Science

• B. M. S. College of Engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

  2018 — 2022

• Expert PU college

  PUC, science

  2016 — 2018