About_Me
Results-driven Cybersecurity Specialist and Certified Ethical Hacker with 6+ years of experience in VAPT, red team operations, and secure application development.
Holds advanced certifications including CRTOM, CISSP (Diploma), ISO 27001 ISMS, and NIS2, with expertise in identifying vulnerabilities, simulating attacks, and strengthening system security.
Experienced in AI-driven cybersecurity research, malware analysis, and multi-layered defense systems. Focused on building secure, scalable, and resilient digital solutions as a Cybersecurity Educator and Full-Stack Developer.
Skill Matrix
Tools, languages, and frameworks in the arsenal
Experience Log
Designed and implemented learning management systems (LMS). Conducted system analysis, UI prototyping, and automated admission workflows.
Conducted comprehensive network and web penetration testing. Delivered actionable mitigation strategies and maintained infrastructure compliance.
Developed 10+ secure applications including QR-based dining systems, hotel management, and admission portals. Performed VAPT and security hardening.
Mentored students in VAPT methodologies, secure coding, and penetration testing tools like Nmap, Metasploit, and Burp Suite.
Project Archive
Security tools, ML systems, and full-stack builds
ML-based malware detection using behavioral and static analysis.
Automated vulnerability scanning and reporting framework.
E-commerce with 2FA, session management, and payment integration.
Real-time anomaly detection and security monitoring.
Custom tools for binary analysis and exploit development.
Research Papers
AI-Driven Threat Intelligence for Proactive Cyber Defense using Federated Learning
Authors: Rupesh Khadaka, Prajwal Rai, Nikhil Raut
Advanced reinforcement learning framework combined with federated learning techniques for proactive cyber defense, enabling distributed threat intelligence sharing.
READ PAPER →Multi-Layered Cyber Defense: Combining AI-Based Malware Classification, Server Monitoring, and Penetration Testing
Authors: Rupesh Khadaka et al.
Integrating malware detection, server monitoring, and penetration testing.
READ PAPER →Malware Classification Using ML (Extra Tree and Logistic Regression)
Authors: Rupesh Khadaka
Advanced machine learning approach for malware classification.
READ PAPER →Cybersecurity and Cognitive Threat Detection in Smart Healthcare Systems
Authors: Rupesh Khadaka, Prajwal Rai
Novel approach to cybersecurity in smart healthcare systems incorporating cognitive threat detection mechanisms to protect sensitive medical data in IoT-enabled environments.
READ PAPER →OPERATIONAL_FEED
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