Deepankar Arora

Application Security | OSCP | CTF Enthusiast | Occasional Speaker | I know something about most of the things

Delhi, India

About

Security researcher with a decade of rich and progressive experience in the areas of Application Security, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, and Black box Testing. Extensive hands-on experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment of web applications. Acknowledged by organizations like Microsoft, Facebook, PayPal, Adobe, Apple, and Blackberry for finding security vulnerabilities in their applications. Areas of expertise include: - Web Application Penetration Testing - Network Penetration Testing - Bypassing Web Application Firewalls - Vulnerability Assessments - Android Applications Penetration Testing - Vulnerability Research - Secure Code Analysis - Cyber Crime Investigations

Experience

  • Member of National Technical Committee at National Cyber Defence and Research Centre
    Mar 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

  • Independent Security Researcher at Multiple Companies
    Jan 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 6 mos

    I have been actively participating in bug bounty programs and also working as a freelancer for multiple clients for conducting vulnerability assessments and penetration tests. As a bug bounty hunter, I have been successful in finding security issues for which I was acknowledged by companies like- Facebook, PayPal, Adobe, AT&T, Microsoft, Spotify, Apple, etc.

  • Penetration Tester at Bulletproof (Cyber Security)
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Security Researcher at Synack Red Team
    Oct 2016 - Feb 2022 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    The Synack Red Team (SRT) gives the most talented security researchers across the globe a platform to do what they love and get paid for it. As a private network of highly-curated and vetted security researchers, the SRT is challenged every day to deliver exploitation intelligence for some of the biggest brands in the world.

  • Principal Security Architect at Pyramid Cyber Security and Forensic Private Limited (PCSF)
    Jun 2017 - Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    In my role at Pyramid, I was responsible for: - Managing and leading VA/PT Teams to ensure highest quality testing standards for multiple clients within expected time-frames - Leading the development of security oriented products and solve challenges that may arise, with out-of-the-box thinking - Working with Malware Analysis and Removal teams to cater to the challenges faced by the clients - Aiding Research teams working on zero-day and known vulnerabilities to build working POCs and Anti-Virus evasion - Leading OS INT operations