CYBERSECURITY PORTFOLIO
Nikhil Khot
Cybersecurity | Computer Science | Security Automation
CEH-certified MSc Computer Science candidate with 1 year of hands-on experience in Linux-based network monitoring, SOC analysis, and automated security tooling. Built offline deployments on WSL2 and developed packet-inspection and multi-agent automation integrating Nmap, Metasploit, Wireshark, and Scapy.
SECURE SYSTEMS
monitor • assess • secure
01 — ABOUT
About Me
Cybersecurity-focused Computer Science professional with hands-on experience in Linux-based network monitoring, SOC analysis, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing and security automation. MSc Computer Science candidate at MIT-World Peace University and BSc Information Technology graduate from the University of Mumbai. Certified Ethical Hacker with practical experience across Linux, network analysis, AI-assisted security tooling and cybersecurity workflows.
02 — EDUCATION
Academic foundation
MIT-World Peace University
MSc. Computer Science
July 2025 – Present · GPA: 7.6
University of Mumbai
BSc. Information Technology
July 2022 – April 2025 · GPA: 7.2
02 — TECHNICAL SKILLS
Technical skills
Programming & Scripting
Python · Bash · SQL · Scapy · SQLAlchemy
Security & Penetration Testing
Nmap · Metasploit · Burp Suite · Wireshark · SQLmap · Nikto · OpenVAS · VAPT
Frameworks, Networking & Security
OWASP Top 10 · MITRE ATT&CK · Threat Mitigation · TCP/IP · ARP · OSI Layers · SOC Monitoring · Linux · Kali Linux · Ubuntu · Git
AI & Automation
Ollama · LangGraph · PyTorch
03 — FEATURED PROJECTS
Security projects, built to learn.
Packet Sniffer with ARP Poisoning Detection
Developed a Python and Scapy real-time packet inspection engine that detected simulated ARP spoofing and MITM attacks. Mean detection time under 2 seconds across 500+ packets, with OSI Layer 2/3 analysis and classification of malicious versus legitimate ARP traffic.
PYTHON · SCAPY · NETWORKING · ARP · OSI · PACKET ANALYSIS · CYBERSECURITY
AI-Assisted Penetration Testing Framework
Designed and implemented a multi-agent framework using local LLMs (Ollama, LangGraph) to autonomously orchestrate 50+ security tools including Nmap, Metasploit, SQLmap, Burp Suite and Nikto.
PYTHON · OLLAMA · LANGGRAPH · NMAP · METASPLOIT · SQLMAP · BURP SUITE · NIKTO · MITRE ATT&CK · OWASP TOP 10 · WSL2 · FASTER-WHISPER · OPENWAKEWORD · CHROMADB
04 — EXPERIENCE
Professional experience
Cybersecurity Intern
AICTE
January 2025 – February 2025
Monitored SOC and analyzed real-time network traffic using Wireshark and Nmap in a simulated enterprise environment. Performed reconnaissance, enumeration and vulnerability scans following CEH methodology, classified vulnerabilities using CVSS scoring, and documented incident response steps to support remediation workflows.
Data Engineer
Celebal Technologies
June 2026 – Present
Ethical Hacking Intern
Internship Studio
July 2024 – August 2024
05 — CERTIFICATIONS
Certifications
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate
08 — CONTACT
Let’s Connect
I’m open to cybersecurity, security engineering, data engineering, software/IT opportunities, internships and projects where I can apply my technical skills.
nikhilkhot1014@gmail.com · +91 7875985955 · Pune, India
07 — ACHIEVEMENTS
Hackathons
X-Fair Hackathon
Smart India Hackathon (SIH)
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A concise overview of my cybersecurity and computer science background.
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