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Upadhyay Pranjal

@upadhyaypranjal

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I lead red-team exercises and build practical cyber defense capabilities.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead and contribute to hands-on red-team, threat-intelligence, cyber-range, and critical-infrastructure security work, while continuing to build practical training programs and mentor future cybersecurity professionals.

At Rashtriya Raksha University, I deliver hands-on VAPT and cybersecurity training while designing national-level cyber range exercises including Bharat NCX and NCIIPC CIISECEx.

I've led Red Team scenarios across government and academic environments, processed threat intelligence indicators for critical-infrastructure incident analysis, and built cyber range labs, assessment rubrics, and remediation workflows. My work spans APT emulation, EDR/XDR evasion testing, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, malware analysis, incident response, and IoT security research.

I've also built Python automation for security compliance checks, created OpenCTI threat-intelligence pipelines, and mentored student teams and research projects recognized at national hackathons. I bring experience as an instructor, security researcher, Red Team lead, and Blue Team participant in national and multinational cyber exercises.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Assistant Professor – Cyber Security

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Rashtriya Raksha University

Sep 2022 - Present (3 years 11 months)

Delivered 40+ hands-on labs and 120+ lectures in VAPT and Cyber Security Fundamentals to 300+ students annually. Designed and executed 5+ national-level cyber range exercises (Bharat NCX, NCIIPC CIISECEx) spanning public-sector and academic environments.

VAPT Cyber Ranges Threat Intelligence IoT Security

Assistant Professor – Cyber Security

Gyanmanjari Institute of Engineering & Technology

Apr 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Taught cybersecurity, digital forensics, and malware triage modules to 200+ students. Mentored 10+ student teams for national-level hackathons, achieving zonal and national recognition.

Cybersecurity Digital Forensics Mentor

Security Intern

NCIIPC (NTRO), Government of India

Oct 2020 - Jan 2021 (3 months)

Reviewed and contextualized 50+ IOCs, supporting cyber incident response documentation within critical infrastructure sectors.

Threat Intelligence Incident Response IOC Analysis

Software Engineer

Lotus Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2019 - Jun 2019 (5 months)

Built and automated application modules in Python that improved security compliance checks and reduced audit preparation time by 30%, strengthening data-protection protocols.

Python Security Compliance Automation