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Palash Thakkar

@palashthakkar

Cybersecurity intern and eJPT-certified penetration tester who developed GuardLLM, a browser-based tool for testing LLM security.

At Cyber Police Station Nagpur City, I worked with police officials on cybercrime cases and digital evidence handling. I also gained experience with cyber law and case workflows.

For GuardLLM, I developed a browser-based tool to test for vulnerabilities such as prompt injection and data leakage, using a 20-point threat matrix. The project supports cloud testing with Gemini and local testing with Ollama to protect data privacy.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

CC

Intern

Cyber Police Station Nagpur City

Jul 2025 - Aug 2025 (1 month)

Worked closely with police officials on cybercrime-related cases and digital evidence handling. Gained experience in cyber law, case workflows, and analytical problem-solving.

Cybercrime Investigation Evidence Handling Cyber Law Analytical Problem Solving

PN

Virtual Intern

Palo Alto Networks

Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 (2 months)

Learned OSI, TCP/IP, and UDP fundamentals and created security rules in guided labs. Studied CIA triad principles and common web security flaws (OWASP Top 10).

OSI 7 Layer Model TCP IP UDP Security Policies Confidentiality Integrity Availability (CIA)OWASP Top 10

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SC

Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College

Bachelor of Engineering, Cyber Security

2022 -

Grade: 6.89

Pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Cyber Security with a CGPA of 6.89.

IN

INE

eJPT Certification, Penetration Testing

Grade: 80%

Completed the eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester certification with a score of 80%.

SU

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

HSC, Computer Science

Grade: 82.67%

Completed HSC in Computer Science with a score of 82.67%.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

Python

Java

C++

C

FastAPI

Wireshark

Kali Linux

TypeScript

Visual Studio Code

Nmap

Metasploit

Ollama

Vite

Availability

Looking for a job

Location

India

Authorized to work in

Salary expectations

398k+ INR

Job categories

Cybersecurity Analyst Penetration Tester Application Security Engineer AI Security Engineer

Skills

Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT)Evidence Handling Cyber Law OWASP Top 10 OWASP LLM Top 10 OSINT ISO 27001 Unix Linux Auditing Log Forensics Network Security Prompt Injection Testing Data Leakage Testing Incident Response

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