class PankhuriVarshney:
role = "Red Team Intern & Security Engineer @ Deepcytes Cyber Labs (UK)"
education = "B.Tech CSE @ Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune | GPA: 8.97"
focus = ["Red Team Operations", "Deception Technology", "Penetration Testing",
"Malware Analysis", "Bug Bounty", "DevSecOps"]
building = "MAYA — Autonomous Deception Platform (live demo available)"
researching = "Post-Quantum Cryptography, Adversary TTP Mapping, AI-driven Threat Detection"
published = "IEEE ADICS 2024 — Quantum Computing Odyssey"
ctf_rank = "3rd @ IIT Jammu National | 6th @ CTF7 National Identity Shield 2026"
superpower = "I don't just find vulnerabilities — I make attackers reveal themselves."I build offensive tools by day, deception systems by night, and publish research in between. Currently engineering MAYA — a full deception platform with fake asset orchestration, lateral movement detection, real-time TTP mapping, and adversary profiling. Think honeypot, but the honeypot fights back.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MAYA DECEPTION PLATFORM │
│ │
│ Fake Assets ──► Attacker Entry ──► TTP Mapping │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Decoy Infra Fingerprinting Adversary Profile │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Lateral Move Alerting Engine SIEM Integration │
│ Detection │ │ │
│ Live Demo ◄──────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
MAYA is an autonomous deception technology platform built to make attackers reveal their TTPs before they reach real infrastructure.
- 🎯 Fake asset orchestration — Dynamic decoy services, credentials, and endpoints that look indistinguishable from production
- 🔍 Lateral movement detection — Catches attackers pivoting through the environment in real time
- 🧬 Adversary profiling — Builds a behavioral fingerprint of every attacker who interacts with the system
- 📡 SIEM pipeline integration — Feeds structured threat intel directly into Splunk/ELK
- 🤖 State-synchronized — Decoys adapt dynamically based on attacker behavior
Think of it as giving your SOC a window into the attacker's mind — before they've touched anything real.
| Project | Category | Stack | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA | Deception Tech | Python, ELK, Splunk | Live demo • Full TTP mapping • SIEM integration |
| TraceProbe | OSINT / Forensics | Kafka, Python, Elasticsearch, Kibana | IPDR log mapper • Geo-IP visualization • Threat indicators |
| Red Team Toolkit | Offensive Tools | Python, Bash | Multi-platform payloads • Priv-esc scripts • Auto-reporting |
| Exploits Database | Vulnerability Intel | Python | CVE repo • PoC integration • Severity scoring across Web/IoT/SCADA |
| Malware Detection System | AI Security | Python, LLaMA 3 | Static + dynamic analysis • Sandboxing • Syscall tracing |
| Fraud Detection System | AI Security | Transformers, Zero Trust | Real-time transaction monitoring • MFA • Least-privilege enforcement |
📂 More Repositories (40+)
├── vision-based-inventory-system/ # Computer vision + IoT
├── blockchain-security-tools/ # Solidity audit helpers
├── quantum-crypto-research/ # IEEE ADICS 2024 artifacts
├── osint-automation/ # OSINT & dark web intelligence tools
├── CTF-Writeups/ # Step-by-step exploitation chains
└── 30+ more...
"I'm the one who knocks." — Walter White
| Year | Competition | Result | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Identity Shield CTF — CTF7 | 🏆 6th Place | National |
| 2025 | Operation Cipher Shadows CTF — IIT Jammu | 🥉 3rd Place | National |
| 2025 | NPIIPC-AICTE Pentathon (CyberShield) | ⚔️ Top 500 / 3500 | National |
| 2023 | Digital Forensics Hackathon — Cyber Secure India | 🥈 2nd Place | National |
| 2023 | Blockchain Hackathon — India Blockchain Alliance | 🥈 2nd Place | National |
📝 CTF Writeups → — Full exploitation chains: initial access → lateral movement → privilege escalation. Every write-up includes methodology, tooling, and lessons learned.
@inproceedings{varshney2024quantum,
title = {Quantum Computing Odyssey: Teleporting to the Realm of Unparalleled Possibilities},
author = {Varshney, Pankhuri and others},
booktitle = {IEEE ADICS 2024 — International Conference on Advances in Data Engineering},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1109/ADICS58448.2024.10533597}
}Focus areas: Post-quantum cryptographic vulnerabilities · Shor's algorithm impact on RSA/ECC · Lattice-based cryptography implications
Offensive Security
Defensive & Intel
Tools
Languages
[✅] eJPT — eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (INE Security)
[🔄] CPTS — Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (HackTheBox) — In Progress
[🔄] eWPT — eLearnSecurity Web Penetration Tester (INE Security) — In Progress
[✅] Cisco — Introduction to Cybersecurity (Networking Academy)
[✅] Cisco — Introduction to Networking (Networking Academy)
[🥇] Merit Scholarship — 1st Rank in CSE Department, SIT Pune (2023–2024)
[🏫] Best Student of Class 12 (2023)
[📄] IEEE Research Publication — ADICS 2024
[🔴] Red Team Intern @ Deepcytes Cyber Labs (UK) — Deepcytes selected for high-impact work
[🕵️] CTF writeups contributed to community knowledge base
Open to Red Team, Penetration Testing, Security Engineering & Bug Bounty opportunities. Currently in Pune, India. Remote-friendly.
