# Siva mani vinukonda

Siva mani vinukonda is a remote worker on Himalayas, Cybersecurity Intern at Redynox, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@sivamanivinukonda

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Aspiring penetration tester specializing in web, SSH, and Active Directory security with hands-on exploit skills.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Job categories | Penetration Tester, Cybersecurity Intern, Security Analyst, Network Security Specialist, Digital Forensics Investigator, Penetration Testing, Junior Penetration Tester |
| Skills | Penetration Testing, Web Application Security, Active Directory Security, Network Security, OWASP Top 10, Nmap, Burp suite, Metasploit, NetExec, Gobuster, Wireshark, John The Ripper, Ligolo Ng, OWASP ZAP, Python, BASH, SQL, AWS IAM, VPC, Terraform, Brute Force Attacks, Lateral Movement, Network Pivoting, Port Forwarding, Data and Persistence, .NET, GitHub, Movement, OpenSSH, Port, ZAP, EC2, Cloudwatch |
| Portfolio | https://github.com/Vinukondashiva/SSH-Pentesting-and-Hardening-Lab |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m looking for an entry-level penetration testing or security role where I can apply web, SSH, and Active Directory skills, learn from experienced testers, and help turn findings into practical mitigations—while continuing to grow my offensive and defensive expertise.
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## About

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I’m a cybersecurity undergraduate specializing in penetration testing, focused on practical exploitation of web applications, SSH services, Active Directory environments, and internal networks. I’m especially drawn to lateral movement, network pivoting, credential attacks, and post-exploitation techniques.

In my Cybersecurity Intern role (Jul 2025 – Aug 2025), I monitored and analyzed network traffic with Wireshark to spot anomalies, and I helped configure firewall rules to prevent unauthorized access. I also performed vulnerability assessments on WebGoat using OWASP ZAP, documenting findings with proof-of-concept, risk analysis, and mitigation strategies.

My projects deepen what I learn in real attack paths: I built an SSH Penetration Testing & Hardening Lab (Mar 2026) where I enumerated OpenSSH with Nmap, executed brute-force and password spraying with Hydra and NetExec, and demonstrated remote command execution with SSH and Metasploit. I also cracked passphrase-protected private keys (ssh2john and John the Ripper) and practiced persistence, port forwarding, reverse shells, and data exfiltration via SCP.

I’ve also worked on Network Pivoting & Tunneling with Ligolo-Ng (Feb 2026) using single/double pivoting and internal enumeration with Nmap and CrackMapExec, plus a Web Application Penetration Test & Vulnerability Assessment (Jan 2026) that included insecure file upload, authentication flaws, and achieving privilege escalation. With CompTIA PenTest+, Security+, and Network+, and my Hack The Box and TryHackMe performance, I bring curiosity, rigor, and a strong defensive mindset to every engagement.
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## Experience

### Cybersecurity Intern

Redynox. Jul 2025 - Aug 2025

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Monitored and analyzed network traffic with Wireshark and implemented firewall rules to prevent unauthorized access. Performed an OWASP ZAP vulnerability assessment on WebGoat, documenting SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF findings with proof-of-concept, risk analysis, and mitigations.
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Skills: Wireshark, Network-Analysis, OWASP-ZAP, Vulnerability-Assessment, SQL-Injection, XSS, CSRF, Proof-of-Concept

## Education

### Lovely Professional University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Computer Science Engineering. 2022 - Present

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Pursuing a B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering at Lovely Professional University since Aug 2022.
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## Tech stack

- GitHub
- Gmail
- .NET
- Terraform
- Wireshark
- ZAP
- OpenSSH
- Zap
- SQL
- Burp Suite
- Nmap
- Metasploit
- Port
- OWASP ZAP
- Bash
- Remote
- Jan
- Movement

To contact Siva mani, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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