01
Recon
// who I am
02
Scan
// the arsenal
03
Exploit
// hands-on work
04
Persist
// credentials
05
Exfil
// reach me
06
Debrief
// file a report
AVAILABLE FOR RED TEAM ROLES

K.S Nandakumar 

Self-taught cybersecurity enthusiast with a dedicated focus on red teaming & offensive security. I think adversarially — mapping surfaces, finding the soft spots, and writing it all down clearly.

~/aboutMe/
$ whoami
nandakumar
$ cat ./profile
role: aspiring red team (open2work)
based: Kochi, IN
stack: arch · kali · ubuntu
focus: recon → exploit → exfil
$ _
01 / RECON
gather intel.
// who I am & what drives me

I'm a BTech IT graduate from CUSAT who fell into security the way most red-teamers do curiosity, a Kali ISO, and too many late nights. Today I spend my time breaking labs on TryHackMe, writing up what I learn, and contributing to a Red Team Impact Project with µLearn-Cybersecurity.

I'm looking for a red team role where I can apply analytical and adversarial thinking to uncover weaknesses, strengthen defenses, and grow alongside a fast-moving security team.

— KALI LINUX "the quieter you become, the more you are able to hear."
// TRYHACKME RANK
Top 7%
global · 100+ labs cleared
// SILVER LEAGUE
#1
placed 1st by daily practice
// DAILY DRIVER
Arch
+ kali for offsec work
// CURRENT FOCUS
Red Team
µLearn impact project
02 / SCAN
map the surface.
// stack & tooling
// CORE
Offensive Security
  • Scanning & Enumeration
  • OSINT
  • Phishing Frameworks (Gophish)
  • Network Exploitation
  • Manual Vulnerability Assessment
// OS
Operating Systems
  • Arch · daily
  • Kali · offsec
  • Ubuntu · academic
// TOOLS
Daily Arsenal
  • Nmap
  • Burp Suite
  • Metasploit
  • Wireshark
  • SQLmap
  • Gophish
// NET
Networking
  • TCP/IP
  • DNS
  • HTTP/HTTPS
  • OSI Model
  • PCAP / PCAPNG analysis
// CODE
Scripting & Languages
  • Python · automation & helpers
  • Bash · glue for the labs
  • Markdown · reports & writeups
03 / EXPLOIT
gain access.
// projects & hands-on work
loading projects // fetching ./projects.json
04 / PERSIST
hold the foothold.
// certifications & education
loading certifications // fetching ./certifications.json
2021 – 2025 // EDUCATION

BTech in Information Technology

School of Engineering, CUSAT · Kerala, India

Four years of formal CS & IT foundations — networks, systems, databases — running in parallel with the self-driven security track that became the focus.

2020 – 2021 // EDUCATION

AISSCE (All India Senior School Certificate Examination)

Kendriya Vidyalaya Kadavanthra · Kerala, India
05 / EXFIL
cover the tracks.
// (or, you know, just say hi)

Let's talk.

Open to red team roles, internships, and impactful security projects. The fastest way to reach me is email — I read everything.

06 / DEBRIEF
file a report.
// open channel · recruiter intake

Drop a mission brief — who you are, your org, and what you're looking for. Every transmission is read.

I respond within 24 hours on weekdays.

Red Team Penetration Testing Offensive Security Remote / Hybrid Internship OK
$ ./contact --status
channel : OPEN response : ~24h weekdays encrypt : PGP available on request
$ _