Junior Penetration Tester focused on web, network, cloud, and Active Directory security.

I am a CEH-certified security practitioner with hands-on experience in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, cloud IAM security analysis, and Active Directory lab environments.

My work focuses on:

• Web application and network penetration testing
• Active Directory attack path analysis
• AWS IAM misconfiguration and privilege escalation research
• Bug bounty methodology and attack surface mapping
• Professional penetration testing reports

• Penetration Testing
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Active Directory Security
• AWS Cloud Security
• Web Application Security
• Privilege Escalation
• Security Reporting

Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Wireshark, Nikto, OpenVAS/GVM, enum4linux, BloodHound, Impacket, Ettercap, AWS CLI, Bash, Python

• Metasploitable2 Pentest Lab
• Active Directory Pentest Lab
• AWS Cloud Security Lab
• Pentest Reports
• OSINT-Bug-Bounty-platform

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Cisco Networking Academy – Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Path
• Network Defense
• Endpoint Security

• Active Directory attack simulations
• Cloud privilege escalation labs
• Recruiter-ready penetration testing reports

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nikhil-k-varghese-072a85212
• Email: [email protected]