About Me

Hi, myself Naveen Kumar. With a lot of passion in cybersecurity right from my school days, I started to learn ethical hacking and penetration testing stuffs from my school days itself! Slowly with persistence, When there is an important decision should be taken in my life (Should be a Mechanical Engineer as per Degree or Should follow my passion and learn hard to achieve it 💪) Never Give up your Dreams! I said Never 😈 Yup I chose Cyber Security field. Currently am working in one of the Big4 Consulting as Cyber Security Manager and doing Red Team engagements successfully for various clients around the globe and helping them to fix their security gaps.

My Work

Enthusiastic, Continuous Learner and Passionate about Cyber Security and having 7+ years of experience in the Cyber Security field, having Hands-on various Pentesting engagements for various clients around the globe.

Ex Ethical Hacking & Network Security Trainer and designed own Ethical Hacking course for Startup company.

My Certifications

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ISO/IEC 42001:2023

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - LEAD AUDITOR

 

CERTIFICATE NO: ENR-01707297

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OSCP

OFFENSIVE SECURITY CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL

 

https://bit.ly/naveenoscp

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CREST CRT

CREST REGISTERED PENETRATION TESTER

 

CERTIFICATE ID: 6807695862

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CREST CPSA

CREST PRACTITIONER SECURITY ANALYST

CERTIFICATE ID: 6807695862

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ISAC CCIO

ISAC - CERTIFIED CYBERCRIME INTERVENTION OFFICER

CERTIFICATE NO: 7R18RW7G

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CARTP

CERTIFIED AZURE RED TEAM PROFESSIONAL

 

CERTIFICATE NO: AZLID1231

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CRTP

CERTIFIED RED TEAM PROFESSIONAL (Expired)

 

CERTIFICATE NO: ADLID1416

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AZ-500

MICROSOFT: AZURE SECURITY ENGINEER ASSOCIATE (Expired)

CERTIFICATE NO: 843F5B-F7AC2I

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AZ-900

MICROSOFT: AZURE FUNDAMENTALS

CERTIFICATE NO: DFAAB2-6XD836

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CEH MASTER

CEH v9 + CEH v10 Practical

CERTIFICATE NO: ECC3894567102

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ETHIXCARD

ETHIXCARD - CERTIFICATION IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AT WORKPLACE

CERTIFICATE NO: ETZIVTML

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CNSS

CERTIFIED NETWORK SECURITY SPECIALIST

 

CERTIFICATE NO: 19361888

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My Journey

 

My Journey is all about transforming my Dreams into Action.

This section will present you my Industrial Experience and contribution to the community. Starts from my Current Position to my Academics

 

Avatar July 2019 - Present

Ernst and Young LLP, Chennai (Cyber Security Manager)

Manual and Automation testing

Infrastruture Security Assessments

Cloud Security Assessments

Threat Modeling

Web application PT & API Testing

Adversary Simulation

Wireless Pentesting

Mobile Application Pentesting (Android & iOS)

Thick & Thin Client Pentesting

Source Code review

Security Configuration review

Security Architecture Review

APT, OSINT & Many

Client Handling

Avatar Jun 2020 - December 2023

OWASP - Coimbatore Chapter (Ex Chapter Leader)

Conducted numerous Meetups, Webinars, and Conferences on Cyber Security & Software Contribution for Organization.

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National Information Security Council, India (Steering Committee Member)

Steering Committee Member in National Infomation Security Council 2020

UnitedCon Conference held on Feb 28 & 29, 2020 at Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi.

Team leader in Core Team at National Information Security Summit

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Omega LLP, Bangalore (Senior Consultant)

Handled VAPT Projects

Designed own Ethical Hacking course for Organization.

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Mazenet Solution Private Limited, Coimbatore - (Ethical Hacking Trainer)

Trained more than 100+ Professional and Students

Gave Corporate Training

Handled Pentesting Projects

Gave Chief Guest Lectures in many Colleges.

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Hackersday, Madurai Chapter - (Regional Head)

Hackers Day is an International Information Security community

Spreading awareness regarding the field of Information Security for professional and public.

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Information Systems Security Association International- Member

ISSA is a nonprofit organization for the information security profession committed to promoting effective cyber security on a global basis.

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Talented Pentesters Hut, Chennai - (Pentester and Public Speaker)

Cyber Security Community in Tamilnadu, India

Gave Guest lectures in various colleges with TPH Team.

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Karpagam Insititute of Technology, Coimbatore

B.E - Mechanical Engineering

My Achievements

Success is not an Activity but a Process.

Below are some Awesome Companies to recognize me as a Responsible Security Researcher for submitting Valid Bugs in their Products and services.

 

Hall of Fames & Bug Bounties

 

MICROSOFT - HALL OF FAME

APPLE - HALL OF FAME

ORACLE - HALL OF FAME

OPPO - HALL OF FAME & BOUNTY

INTEL - APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE

ING BANK - BOUNTY

AVIRA ANTIVIRUS - APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE

COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT-EU) - HALL OF FAME

AT&T - HALL OF FAME

LENOVO - APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE

TRENDMICRO - HALL OF FAME

SAP - HALL OF FAME

ANTIHACK.ME -SWAG, APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE & HALL OF FAME

ASUS - HALL OF FAME

NOKIA - HALL OF FAME

DELL - HALL OF FAME

SONY - HALL OF FAME

HACKEREARTH - SWAG

ESCAN ANTIVIRUS - HALL OF FAME

SAFEHATS BUGBOUNTY PLATFORM- HALL OF FAME, SWAG & APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE

TRANSFLUENT - HALL OF FAME

CLICKTIME - BOUNTY

CONCLUSION - APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE

TELEPHONICA GERMANY - HALL OF FAME

CALFIN GLOBAL CRYPTO EXCHANGE - HALL OF FAME

EDMODO - SWAG

IROBOT - HALL OF FAME

ISSUU - SWAG & HALL OF FAME

REVE ANTIVIRUS - SWAG

INFLECTRA - HALL OF FAME

PUREVPN - HALL OF FAME

CASTBOX - SPECIAL THANKS & PREMIUM ACCOUNT

VONAGE - HALL OF FAME

ZEROCOPTER BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM - BOUNTY

JET.COM - HALL OF FAME

SURF NL - SWAG

PUSHER - BOUNTY, SWAG & HALL OF FAME

TROVISIO - APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE, SWAG & HALL OF FAME

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (EFF) - SWAG & HALL OF FAME

MOLLIE - BOUNTY

VISTA - HALL OF FAME

MEGACOOL - HALL OF FAME

(ISC)² - HALL OF FAME

CONCLUSION NL - WALL OF FAME

OCTOPUS - SWAG

FOXIT SOFTWARE - PREMIUM PRODUCT

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE NL - HALL OF FAME

DUTCHDARE NL - HALL OF FAME

INVISION - BOUNTY & HALL OF FAME

ESET ANTIVIRUS - APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE

TRANSLOADIT - HALL OF FAME

REDOX - HALL OF FAME

INTIGRITI BUG BOUNTY - HALL OF FAME

MOBRAND - HALL OF FAME

FILESTACK - APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE

 

Also I have earned many bounties and swags from several private progams. (Details cannot be disclosed for privacy reasons)

 

Special Moments

 

Got into "Top 10 Researcher of 2021" in OPPO Security Response Center (OSRC)

Got "Newcomer Award" in OPPO Security Response Center

Got "P1 Warrior Level 1 Badge" in Bugcrowd Bug Bounty Program

Top 15th in SafeHats Bug Bounty Program

Top 30th in AntiHack Bug Bounty Platform

Top 500 in Intigriti Bug Bounty Platform

My Contribution -

Sharing your knowledge to others is the best method to improve our knowledge. Let's Learn Together

~ Naveen Kumar ~

This section shows my contribution to cyber security community & what i learnt back.

Contributed to curriculam development and training delivery" in Ernst and Young LLP - October 2025

 

Contributed and participated as Hackathon Partner (EY) in Data Security Council of India (DSCI) Cybersecurity Hackathon - December 2024

 

Gave Guest lecture on topic "Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing" in PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore - October 2023

 

Gave Resource person session on topic "Penetration Testing - Make Your Own Methodology in VAPT" in Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore - March 2022

 

Gave Inaugural Address on topic "Exploring Cyber Security" in SOLAMALAI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Madurai - July 2021

 

Gave live talk on topic "E-Commerce and Internet Security" in ALL INDIA RADIO - AIR (Madurai) - June 2021

 

Steering Commitee Member and Participated in United Conference on CyberSpace - UNITED CON 2020 at Delhi Technological University, Delhi - March 2020

 

Participated in National Level Conclave 2019 Police Cyber Cell at Hyderabad - November 2019

 

Gave Second time Chief Guest Lecture in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore - June 2019 (Topic: Bug Bounty Advanced Session)

 

Gave Chief Guest Lecture in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore - November 2018 (Topic: Bug Bounty Begineer)

 

Gave Chief Guest Lecture in Mahalingam College, Pollachi - September 2018 (Topic: Ethical Hacking)

 

Gave Chief Guest Lecture in PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore - September 2018 (Topic: Cyber Security in Ecommerce)

 

Gave Guest Session at Dr.N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore - June 2018 (Topic: Mobile Hacking - Advanced)

 

Gave Guest Session in CMS College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore - Febrary 2018 (Topic: Ethical Hacking)

 

Gave workshop on Web Application Hacking at Mazenet Solutions, Coimbatore - Febrary 2018

 

Gave Guest Lecture in Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore - January 2018 (Two Days Ethical Hacking Workshop)

 

Gave Hands-on workshop on "Mobile Hacking" in Zerocool Hackz, Chennai - August 2017

 

I love to spread awareness regarding Cyber Threats and Safety. You can contact me for any session, talk, webinar or conference speaker.

My Awards

~ "Recognition is the greatest MOTIVATOR" ~

Honored with "CLIENT EXTRAORDINAIRE" AWARD under Extraodinaires Category - Ernst and Young LLP (June 2024)

Received "I AM EXCEPTIONAL - INDIVIDUAL AWARD" under Entrepreneurial Category - Ernst and Young LLP (Oct - Dec 2021)

Received "I AM EXCEPTIONAL AWARD" under Intellectually Stimulating Category - Ernst and Young LLP (July - Sept 2021)

Received "I AM EXCEPTIONAL AWARD" under Intellectually Stimulating Category - Ernst and Young LLP (July - Sept 2020)

My Blogs

Blog on "Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing for Begineer" (In-Draft)

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Article on "Terrorism, how ISIS propaganda evolved online during Covid-19"and published in Difesa and Sicurezza, an Italian Defense & Cyber Security News website.

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