Akash Mahajan

CEH, Security Consultant, Web app security, Network Security, Secure Servers, AWS Cloud
akashmahajan@gmail.com

Summary
Web Application Security Testing, Security Code Audits and Reviews, Web Server Log Analysis,
Hacking Incident Handling, Securing, hardening Linux/Windows Servers, OpenVPN, Secure Web
Development Training

Specialties
Web Penetration Testing, Web Application Testing, Server Audits, Web Server Log Analysis, Server
Architecture, Securing Linux Servers, Secure Web Application Programming Training

Experience
CEH, Security Consultant, Web app security, Network Security, Secure Servers, AWS Cloud at
Akash Mahajan - Consulting
July 2008 - Present (1 year 8 months)
I can help your organisation with creating secure web apps, test your network, web app security,
train your employees in network security. Conduct penetration testing and ethical hacking
exercises.
4 recommendations available upon request

Co-Founder at The Headstart Network

August 2007 - Present (2 years 7 months)
My passion is technology and that is what I bring to Headstart. This does mean I end up setting up
and figuring out tech for our own use. Sometimes I am teased for being too geeky.

What we are planning to do to support the Indian Entrepreneurial Eco-system is a game changer
and I am proud to be a party to this as a contributor.
3 recommendations available upon request

Security Code Auditor ( External Contractor ) at BigFish

January 2010 - January 2010
Security Code Audit for a contest based web application built in a popular PHP framework.

The security code audit allows them to get their code assessed for security issues and nix them
before the web application is deployed.

Consulting in Using Virtualization To Save Server costs and consolidate at Akash Mahajan
Consulting
July 2008 - January 2010 (1 year 7 months)

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1. Create testing environments to test your products, websites without using extra hardware
2. Create isolated test beds to conduct network and application level security tests
3. Use virtualization to quickly create new test environments and manage them efficiently

Consulting in High Performance websites, blogs using PHP/MySQL, Memcache and more at
Akash Mahajan - Consulting
July 2008 - January 2010 (1 year 7 months)
I can help you scale and fast.
1. Keeping code security in place make your sites faster, cache friendly.
2. Save on hosting and bandwidth costs.
3. Get ready to stay alive when dugg, reddit or slashdotted.
1 recommendation available upon request

Security Linux Consultant at Picsean Media

December 2009 - December 2009
Worked on Setting up their production and development server. Hardened CentOS server with
LAMP stack.
Backup processes, secure Apache web server, PHP, MySQL.
Worked on setting up automated backups to the AWS cloud.

Security Consultant, Web Forensic Analysis, Secure Code Auditing at Multiplex Systems
Private Limited
December 2009 - December 2009
Worked with them to analyse web server logs, audited web application code a for leading
international e-commerce website.

Security Consultant at Kieon Consulting

July 2009 - August 2009 (2 months)
Web Application Security Reviews
Training on Securing PHP/ ASP.net applications
Secure IIS Server Configuration
Incident Handling

Technical Consultant at Centre for the Study of Culture and Society

April 2009 - August 2009 (5 months)
Worked with their system administrator on web server configuration, router configuration, mail
server configuration. Migration to google apps platform and training

Webmaster/Web Developer for Collobration Platform using Opencore at Headstart Network

Foundation
December 2008 - April 2009 (5 months)
Implemented an open source project collaboration tool called opencore which is built on top of

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Installed and configured the web server, mail server, domain management, application server.
Customized the application as per requirements.

Secure Web Application Development + SMS API at Numo Solutions

November 2008 - February 2009 (4 months)
Doing multiple product implementations for Numo Solutions including a web based SMS API and
web application.

Managing web server and other security solutions.

Secure Web App Dev, Webappsec testing for a consumer web2.0 site at Netbramha
October 2008 - February 2009 (5 months)
Working on a web 2.0 startup going to launch in Jan 2009. I did the complete backend, database
and security of the web application.

Consultant at Comat Technologies

July 2008 - November 2008 (5 months)
Worked on the following for Comat

1. Hybrid systems running Linux as host OS and Windows 9X running on a physical partition
2. Project Automation and Scripting

Technical Lead at Marlabs Software

November 2007 - June 2008 (8 months)
1 recommendation available upon request

Mentor at iAccelerator 2008 at CIIE IIM Ahmedabad

May 2008 - May 2008
Mentor for Computer Security Sessions at iAccelerator2008. A program for startups at CIIE IIM
Ahmedabad.
1 recommendation available upon request

Senior Software Engineer - Security at Xalted Networks

January 2006 - November 2007 (1 year 11 months)
Worked in two teams
1. Endpoint Security
2. Intrusion Detection System
3 recommendations available upon request

Technical Associate - System Administrator at CDAC, Bangalore ( Formerly NCST )

August 2004 - January 2006 (1 year 6 months)

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Web Programmer and Analyst at E Comm Opportunities P. Ltd

August 2002 - December 2002 (5 months)
Worked as a web programmer. Created web applications that provided added value to the
companies primary offering as an ISP.
1 recommendation available upon request

Education
EC Council | Certified Ethical Hacker
CEH, Certified Ethical Hacker, 2005 - 2005
Activities and Societies: Topped my CEH batch.

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

BIT, Information Technology, 1999 - 2002

Army School Pathankot

1995 - 1997

National Center for Software Technology

St. Xavier's College

Honors and Awards

Winner Pre nullcon Hack Challenge - 2010
Yahoo! Hack Day Winner - 2009
Most Valuable Team Member at Xalted - 2007
Special Contribution to the Team at Marlabs - 2007
Employee of the Month at Ecomm 2002

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