AMOGH TOSHNIWAL
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WEB APPLICATION SECURITY · DIGITAL FORENSICS · OFFENSIVE TOOLING
AMOGH
TOSHNIWAL

I find and exploit weaknesses across web applications, binaries, and forensic artifacts — then engineer them out. Ranked 18th of 2,200+ teams at Pentathon 2025.

18 PENTATHON 2025 RANK
04 CTF PODIUMS
9.06 CGPA · B.TECH CSE
03 PATENTS FILED
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PUNE · 18.52°N / 73.85°E
AMOGH TOSHNIWAL  ·  WEB APP SECURITY  ·  DIGITAL FORENSICS  ·  CTF COMPETITOR  ·  PENTATHON '25  ·  RANK 18 / 2,200+ TEAMS  ·  REVERSE ENGINEERING  ·  CRYPTOGRAPHY  ·  STEGANOGRAPHY  ·  OFFENSIVE TOOLING  ·  PUNE, INDIA  ·      AMOGH TOSHNIWAL  ·  WEB APP SECURITY  ·  DIGITAL FORENSICS  ·  CTF COMPETITOR  ·  PENTATHON '25  ·  RANK 18 / 2,200+ TEAMS  ·  REVERSE ENGINEERING  ·  CRYPTOGRAPHY  ·  STEGANOGRAPHY  ·  OFFENSIVE TOOLING  ·  PUNE, INDIA  ·     
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ABOUT

A cybersecurity practitioner with

a focused interest in web security

and digital forensics.

Competition experience is paired with engineering depth: building cloud-deployed automation, secure storage systems, and the tooling that makes security work repeatable. Recent work spans an agentic evaluation pipeline on Google Cloud and a zero-knowledge password manager.

EDUCATION
B.Tech, Computer Engineering
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
CGPA 9.06 · 2024–2028
FOCUS
Web App Security · DFIR · CTF
BASE · LANGUAGES
Pune, India · EN / HI / MR
PYTHON  ·  BASH  ·  SQL  ·  BURP SUITE  ·  WIRESHARK  ·  METASPLOIT  ·  VOLATILITY  ·  GHIDRA  ·  NMAP  ·  AES-256  ·  PBKDF2  ·  JAVASCRIPT  ·  C / C++  ·  GOOGLE CLOUD  ·  MCP  ·      PYTHON  ·  BASH  ·  SQL  ·  BURP SUITE  ·  WIRESHARK  ·  METASPLOIT  ·  VOLATILITY  ·  GHIDRA  ·  NMAP  ·  AES-256  ·  PBKDF2  ·  JAVASCRIPT  ·  C / C++  ·  GOOGLE CLOUD  ·  MCP  ·     
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DISCIPLINES
CYBERSECURITY · WEB SECURITY · DIGITAL FORENSICS · REVERSE ENGINEERING · CRYPTOGRAPHY · STEGANOGRAPHY · PROGRAMMING ·  CYBERSECURITY · WEB SECURITY · DIGITAL FORENSICS · REVERSE ENGINEERING · CRYPTOGRAPHY · STEGANOGRAPHY · PROGRAMMING · 
VULNERABILITY RESEARCH · EXPLOIT DEV · MALWARE ANALYSIS · OSINT · NETWORK SECURITY · THREAT HUNTING · OFFENSIVE TOOLING ·  VULNERABILITY RESEARCH · EXPLOIT DEV · MALWARE ANALYSIS · OSINT · NETWORK SECURITY · THREAT HUNTING · OFFENSIVE TOOLING · 
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SELECTED

WORK

Two featured builds — spanning agentic AI infrastructure and zero-knowledge security.

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MCP · SLM · GOOGLE CLOUD  ·  FEB — JUN 2025

Agentic AI Framework for Project Evaluation

End-to-end automation pipeline built on the Model Context Protocol and Small Language Models, deployed on Google Cloud for comprehensive, repeatable project evaluation.

→Reduced evaluation turnaround by 50% through optimised task routing and parallelised inference.
→Implemented CI/CD workflows and cloud resource management for high pipeline availability.
MCP SLM GCP CI/CD
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AES-256 · ZERO-KNOWLEDGE  ·  SEP 2025

Hasheger — Secure Cross-Platform Password Manager

Multi-platform password manager architected around a zero-knowledge storage model and AES-256 encryption, validated against industry password standards.

→Led security testing and compliance validation against NIST SP 800-63 password guidelines.
→Implemented PBKDF2 key derivation with salted hashing to protect credentials at rest.
AES-256 PBKDF2 NIST 800-63 Zero-Knowledge
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AWARDS & CTF
Pentathon 2025
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NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION
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OF 2,200+ TEAMS

Pentathon 2025

Ranked 18th nationally across web exploitation, reverse engineering, cryptography, steganography, and forensics.

Pentathon is a national-level CTF organized by NCIIPC India (a unit of NTRO) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

PCCOE, PUNE
1ST
FIRST PLACE

ByteMe CTF 2026

First place at ByteMe Capture The Flag, outscoring all competing teams across every challenge category.

ByteMe CTF 2026
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Commit 1.0 Hackathon
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NMIMS, MUMBAI
1ST
RUNNER-UP

Commit 1.0 Hackathon

First runner-up at Commit 1.0, NMIMS Mumbai — built and presented a standout project ahead of all competing teams.

AISSMS IOIT, PUNE
2ND
RUNNER-UP

TENET CTF 2025

Second runner-up at TENET CTF — consistent performance across forensics, cryptography, and web exploitation.

TENET CTF 2025
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PATENTS · FILED 03
PATENT 01

Agentic AI Framework for Project Evaluation

Comprehensive project evaluation using the Model Context Protocol and Small Language Models.

FILED
PATENT 02

Tax-Efficient Portfolio Optimization

An integrated system for portfolio optimization and behavioral profiling within the Indian regulatory context.

FILED
PATENT 03

Intelligent Orchestration for Peer Review

A model for peer review through multi-dimensional analysis and optimized reviewer selection.

FILED
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LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY
Team Quark
Cybersecurity Coordinator
→Managed the cybersecurity domain of the college tech club; recruited and trained a CTF competition team.
→Co-organized an internal Capture The Flag competition to build peer interest in security.
FEB 2025 — JUN 2025
IEEE Student Branch
Technical Executive Committee
→Ran technical logistics for IEEE Day 2025, coordinating 3 simultaneous event tracks.
→Collaborated with student teams to deliver industry-level technical projects.
AUG 2025 — MAY 2026
Social Welfare & Development Committee
Outreach Volunteer
→Partnered with NGO Space ECE and led awareness drives across 10+ Pune communities.
→Reached 500+ families over 10 weekends.
JAN 2025 — MAR 2025
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CERTIFICATIONS
GOOGLE

Google Cybersecurity Certificate

Google · Professional Certificate VERIFY
CISCO

Cisco Networking Basics

Cisco Networking Academy VERIFY
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CONTACT

Let's secure

something.

Open to security research, CTF collaboration, and engineering roles in application security and digital forensics.

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