Viral Maniar

Viral Maniar

InfoSec

About Me

Who am I?

I am a dedicated sr. security specialist in Australia with over 11 years of experience in information security and management. Prior to working for Cyware, I held senior positions at Microsoft, RiskIQ, Threat Intelligence, KPMG and Ernst & Young. I have provided security consulting services including infrastructure (internal - external), application penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, wireless penetration testing, social engineering, red team engagements, API testing, Thick & Thin client testing and cloud architecture security reviews to numerous clients across various industries in the APAC region.

I was involved with the RISC (RMIT Information Security Collective) Club while at University and worked as a Developer for firewall security at Biarri Networks where I developed a visualisation algorithm to solve the issue of firewall rules management.

I have participated in a number of bug bounty programs and won awards for responsible disclosure of security vulnerabilities in web and mobile applications from companies such as Adobe, Apple, Google Chromium, IBM, C2FO, Blinksale, Appfog, TEDmed and many more. In my leisure time, I enjoy developing security tools and maintain a number of projects on GitHub. I have achieved industry certifications such as Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) and SANS GPEN - Network Penetration Testing.

I feel blessed that I work in the security industry as there is always something new almost every day. No two engagements are the same and there’s a lot to be learned while performing penetration testing, integration development, security automation and architecting a security project.

What will I find on this blog?

You’ll find plenty of reference guides and material on various topics in the field of cyber security. I am in general attracted to almost anything in the field of cyber security but I’ll mainly cover following topics:

  • Internal Infrastructure Penetration Testing
  • Web Application Penetration Testing
  • Mobile Application (iOS, Android) Penetration Testing
  • External Infrastructure Penetration Testing
  • Red Team Engagements
  • Hardware Hacking
  • Social Engineering Engagements
  • Thick & Thing Client Testing
  • OSINT (Open Source Intelligence Gathering)
  • Threat Hunting & Threat Intelligence related methods
  • Security Automation

How do I contact you?

I am active on number of social media platforms , however, you can connect via LinkedIn and Twitter:

Please feel free to visit my LinkedIn Profile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/viralmaniar/

Tweet me here: https://twitter.com/ManiarViral

Disclaimer

All thoughts and opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer.