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    Akash Mahajan: CEH, Security Consultant, Web App Security, Network Security, Secure Servers, AWS Cloud

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    This document is a resume for Akash Mahajan, who is a security consultant specializing in web application security, network security, and securing servers and AWS cloud environments. He has over 15 years of experience in areas such as web penetration testing, security code audits, server audits, log analysis, and secure development training. He has worked as a security consultant for various companies and conducted projects related to application security, network security assessments, and security trainings. He is certified in ethical hacking and has received honors for his work.

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    Akash Mahajan: CEH, Security Consultant, Web App Security, Network Security, Secure Servers, AWS Cloud

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    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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    I can help you do the following
    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

    Page 2
    Zope/Plone.

    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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    1 recommendation available upon request

    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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