Sayani Maity

About Me

Sayani Maity is a Digital Forensics Enthusiast, Penetration Tester, Security Researcher, and Information Security Analyst from Kolkata, India, with a graduate background in Digital Forensics from the Indian School of Ethical Hacking (ISOEH), Kolkata, under MAKAUT, West Bengal.

A CEH v13 AI, CHFI v11, CRPO (Certified Ransomware Protection Officer), and CSCSO (Certified SME Cybersecurity Officer) certified cybersecurity professional specializing in Penetration Testing, WAPT/VAPT, Application Security, Digital Forensics, Cybercrime Investigation, OSINT, Threat Analysis, and Security Research.

Skilled in attack-surface mapping, vulnerability discovery and validation, exploit analysis, security misconfiguration assessment, API security testing, digital evidence acquisition and analysis, forensic triage, OSINT intelligence gathering, and security automation, using tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap, OWASP ZAP, Nessus, OpenVAS, Autopsy, FTK Imager, Magnet AXIOM, and Wireshark, with strong Python and Bash capabilities.

Focused on adversarial security assessment, AI-driven cybersecurity, threat-informed analysis, and practical security engineering, with hands-on experience through CTFs, security labs, research, and real-world cybersecurity projects.

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(CEH) v13 AI

CHFI v11

Certified Ransomeware Protection Officer

Certified SME Cybersecurity Officer

CREDENTIALS & RECOGNITION

CERTIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

CEH v13 AI

Certified Ethical Hacker

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CHFI v11

Forensic Investigator

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CRPO

Ransomware-Defenser

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CSCSO

protecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from cyber attackst

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CTIGA

Threat Intelligence Analyst

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CRTOM

Red Team Operations

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CCEP

Expert Professional

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CPPS

Phishing Prevention Specialist

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Cyber Security CoE

Govt. of West Bengal

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Core Python

ISOEH (Programming)

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Deloitte Cyber Sim

Australia Job Simulation

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Mastercard Sim

Cybersecurity Job Sim

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AoC 2025

Advent of Cyber · TryHackMe

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Hackstar '24

ABP & ISOEH CTF

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Hackstar '23

ABP & ISOEH CTF

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MAKAUT CTF

University Cybersecurity CTF

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Cyraksha Hackathon

Cyber Club Kolkata

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CTF Workshop

Cyber Security Training

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Cryptoquest

EDGE'24 Geekonix CTF

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GroundZero Hackathon

ISOEH West Bengal

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CORE SPECIALIZATIONS

Skills

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Digital Forensics

Evidence Acquisition & Artifact Analysis

// TECHNICAL SCOPE

Digital evidence acquisition, forensic imaging, artifact extraction, file-system analysis, memory forensics, data carving, timeline reconstruction, metadata examination, hash verification, and chain-of-custody documentation using Autopsy, FTK Imager, Magnet AXIOM, and Cellebrite.

Offensive Security

Attack-Surface Discovery & Exploit Analysis

// TECHNICAL SCOPE

Attack-surface enumeration, reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, exploit validation, web/API security testing, OWASP Top 10 assessment, business-logic testing, perimeter analysis, and remediation verification using Burp Suite, Nmap, OWASP ZAP, and Metasploit.

Security Engineering

Python,Bash & Security Automation

// TECHNICAL SCOPE

Security tooling development and workflow automation using Python and Bash, including reconnaissance orchestration, port and service enumeration, multithreaded scanning, banner analysis, packet-level utilities, structured logging, and automated JSON-based result generation through CMTL.

Threat Intelligence

OSINT, Reconnaissance & Attack-Surface Mapping

// TECHNICAL SCOPE

Open-source intelligence collection, infrastructure reconnaissance, DNS and WHOIS correlation, domain enumeration, digital footprint analysis, exposed-asset identification, threat-actor profiling, and intelligence-driven attack-vector assessment.

AI - Security Research

LLM Security & Intelligent Threat Detection

// TECHNICAL SCOPE

AI-assisted threat detection and security research involving phishing analysis, malicious URL classification, NLP-based content analysis, email-authentication assessment, LLM security concepts, prompt-injection research, and intelligent detection workflows.

Digital Data Hiding

Steganography, Cryptographic Analysis & Information Concealment

// TECHNICAL SCOPE

Cryptographic and data-concealment analysis covering hash verification, encoding/decoding, encryption/decryption concepts, classical cipher analysis, frequency analysis, automated cipher identification, steganographic detection, and concealed-data examination.

// TECHNICAL ARSENAL & TOOLS

LANGUAGES & SCRIPTING

Python Bash Shell Scripting PowerShell Json REST APIs Assembly (Learning) Security Automation

OFFENSIVE SECURITY & PENTESTING

VAPT WAPT Burp Suite Pro Nmap OWASP ZAP Metasploit OpenVAS Nikto Netcat API Security Testing Nessus

DIGITAL FORENSICS & INCIDENT RESPONSE

Autopsy Magnet AXIOM FTK Imager Oxygen Forensic Cellebrite UFED EaseUS Data Recovery Memory Forensics Volatility Plaso / log2timeline Sleuth Kit Windows Artifact Analysis File-System Forensics

NETWORK SECURITY & TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

Wireshark Packet Capture & Inspection WhatWeb Wappalyzer TCP/IP Analysis Port Sweeping Network Enumeration Service & Banner Enumeration DNS Analysis Network Traffic Forensics

OPERATING SYSTEMS & SECURITY ENVIRONMENTS

Kali Linux BlackArch Parrot Security OS Ubuntu Cent-OS Windows Server & Windows Windows Security Analysis Command-Line Operations

CRYPTOGRAPHY & INFORMATION HIDING

Cryptography Steganography Steganalysis Obfuscation Analysis Encoding / Decoding Quantum Cryptography Hash Analysis Classical Cipher Analysis SFrequency Analysis Digital Watermarking

AI SECURITY & THREAT RESEARCH

AI Prompt Engineering LLM Security Deep Learning Prompt Injection Jailbreak Analysis NLP Security Analysis Machine Learning (ML) AI-Assisted Threat Detection Malicious URL Classification Phishing Detection Threat Intelligence Automation Agentic AI Security

Education & Experience

My Education

B.Sc. in Digital Forensics

ISOEH (MAKAUT) | 2023 – 2026

Indian School of Ethical Hacking (ISOEH), Kolkata under Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal, India.

Studied Computer Forensics, Mobile Forensics, Network Forensics, Memory Forensics, Malware Analysis, and Digital Evidence Handling.
Performed forensic investigations, evidence acquisition, analysis, preservation, and reporting using industry-standard methodologies.
Conducted research, analytical problem-solving, and case-based investigations to strengthen incident response and forensic analysis skills.
Active research in AI-driven Security and its applications in Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity.

ICSE & ISC (Science / PCMB)

St. Thomas' High School | 2015 – 2023

St. Thomas' High School, Howrah, West Bengal, India.

Completed both Secondary (ICSE) and Higher Secondary (ISC) education with a PCMB background.
Built strong analytical thinking, logical reasoning, and scientific problem-solving skills.
Actively participated in research-oriented learning and practical laboratory-based studies.

My Experience

VAPT Internship

ISOAH Data securities Pvt. Ltd. | March 2026 – June 2026

Conducted Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing (VAPT) of web applications, APIs, and external-facing assets.
Performed Microsoft 365 security configuration reviews and endpoint security audits.
Identified security misconfigurations, compliance gaps, and security risks.
Prepared security assessment reports and validated remediation efforts.

CEH v13 AI Certified

EC-Council | Score: 93.6%

Learned ethical hacking methodologies, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and security assessment techniques.
Gained practical knowledge of AI-powered hacking, AI-assisted attack simulation, and modern cybersecurity practices.
Worked with web application security, network security, reconnaissance, exploitation, privilege escalation, and post-exploitation concepts.
Developed hands-on experience with security tools, reporting, and real-world attack scenarios.

CHFI v11 Certified

EC-Council | Score: 84.7%

Learned digital forensics investigation methodologies, evidence handling, acquisition, preservation, and analysis.
Gained knowledge of computer forensics, network forensics, mobile forensics, and digital evidence examination.
Studied forensic investigation techniques, incident response, malware analysis, and cybercrime investigation concepts.
Developed practical understanding of forensic tools, evidence analysis, reporting, and investigation workflows.

Projects

Forensic Analyzer

Web-based Digital Forensic Learning Tool implementing hashing and encoding techniques.

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Nov 2025 - Present

Forensic Analyzer.

A web-based digital forensic learning tool for security analysis.

• Core Utilities: Hash generation (MD5/SHA) & Base64 encoding/decoding.
• Forensic Focus: Caesar Cipher (Encrypt/Decrypt) & Auto-key detection.
• Dynamic Workflow: Fast, browser-based execution with modular design.

PYTHON // WEB // HASHING

Cyber Security Multi-Tool Launcher

GUI platform for VAPT, Pen Testing, and Network Scanning.

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Aug 2025 - Present

CMTL

A unified Python CLI/GUI launcher to streamline VAPT workflows.

• Unified Control: Integrates external tools & internal scanners.
• Automation: One-click sequential execution & JSON reporting.
• Built-in Tools: Integrated port, packet, and subdomain scanners.

GUI // VAPT // AUTOMATION

AI-Powered Phishing Detector

Detects phishing emails using AI analysis of headers and content.

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June 2025 - Present

AI-Powered Phishing Detector

An AI-driven security tool for real-time phishing threat detection.

• Multi-Layer Analysis: Deep inspection of email headers, content, and URLs.
• Smart Classification: ML-based phishing risk scoring & instant alerts.
• Data-Driven: Utilizes NLP & advanced pattern recognition for high accuracy.

AI // EMAIL SEC // THREAT INTEL

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