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πŸ‘‹ Hi, I'm Rithesh Chandra Alakati

πŸš€ Cybersecurity Student | Red Teaming Intern | Aspiring Penetration Tester

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πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» About Me

πŸŽ“ B.Tech CSE (Cyber Security) Student at JNTUH

πŸ” Passionate about offensive security, penetration testing, vulnerability research, and adversary simulation.

πŸ’‘ I enjoy solving CTFs, building cybersecurity projects, exploring vulnerable machines, and learning through hands-on labs.

🎯 My goal is to become a Professional Red Teamer, Security Researcher, and Bug Bounty Hunter.

Learn β†’ Break β†’ Defend β†’ Repeat


πŸ’Ό Experience

πŸ›‘οΈ Red Teaming Intern | CyArt Tech

Jun 2026 – Present

  • Selected for the Red Teaming Domain Internship.
  • Participating in practical offensive security training.
  • Learning penetration testing and red team methodologies.
  • Developing hands-on skills in vulnerability assessment and attack simulation.
  • Gaining exposure to real-world cybersecurity workflows.

πŸ’» Technical Skills

Programming & Scripting

Python Bash Java C JavaScript HTML CSS

Security Tools

Burp Suite Caido Nmap Wireshark Metasploit_Framework OWASP_ZAP Postman Git GitHub

Operating Systems

Kali Linux Ubuntu Windows

Networking

TCP/IP OSI_Model Subnetting Network_Fundamentals


🎯 Areas of Interest

  • Web Application Penetration Testing
  • API Security Testing
  • Red Team Operations
  • Active Directory Security
  • Vulnerability Research
  • Privilege Escalation
  • Network Security
  • Adversary Simulation

πŸ† Platforms


πŸ”₯ Featured Projects

πŸ” Cryptographic Hash Generator

Tech Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CryptoJS

  • Developed a web-based cryptographic hash generator.
  • Supports generation and verification of hashes.
  • Improved understanding of cryptographic concepts.

πŸ”— https://zer0arc4.github.io/Cryptographic-Hash-Generator


⌨️ Keystroke Logging System

Tech Stack: Python, JavaScript, Pynput, Node.js, Express.js

  • Developed a Python-based keylogger client using Pynput.
  • Implemented client-server communication using HTTP requests.
  • Built a dashboard to monitor and manage logs.
  • Created for educational and cybersecurity research purposes.

πŸ”— https://github.com/zer0arc4/Keystroke-Logging-System


πŸ“ Security Labs & Writeups

TryHackMe Hack The Box OverTheWire VulNyx OWASP Juice Shop Root-Me


πŸ“œ Certifications

Cisco

  • Introduction to Cybersecurity
  • Operating Systems Basics

Postman

  • API Fundamentals Student Expert

OPSWAT

  • Introduction to Critical Infrastructure Protection

TryHackMe

  • Advent of Cyber 2025
  • Pre Security
  • Pentesting Fundamentals
  • Security Principles

Hack The Box Academy

  • Linux Fundamentals
  • Introduction to Networking
  • Web Requests

Forage

  • Tata Cybersecurity Analyst Job Simulation

πŸ“š Currently Learning

  • Practical Ethical Hacking (TCM Security)
  • Active Directory Security
  • Kerberos Attacks
  • Windows Privilege Escalation
  • API Security Testing
  • CompTIA Network+ (N10-009)

πŸ† Community Activities

  • Active Member of the College Cybersecurity Club
  • Regular CTF Participant
  • Attendee of Cybersecurity Workshops and Webinars
  • Security Research Enthusiast

πŸ“ˆ GitHub Stats

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Streak

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🌍 Languages

  • English
  • Telugu
  • Hindi

🌐 Connect With Me

LinkedIn X Email Portfolio

🀝 Open to Collaborate

  • Security Research
  • CTF Teams
  • Open Source Security Projects
  • Web & API Security Testing
  • Cybersecurity Communities

"Security is a process, not a product." β€” Bruce Schneier

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  1. zer0arc4 zer0arc4 Public

    Config files for my GitHub profile.

  2. Cryptographic-Hash-Generator Cryptographic-Hash-Generator Public

    A responsive, client-side hash generator supporting MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, and SHA-3. Built with accessibility, clean design, and cybersecurity awareness.

    CSS

  3. Python-Keylogger Python-Keylogger Public

    A Python-based system monitoring utility that captures local keyboard events using pynput, buffers the data, and prepares it for remote transmission via an asynchronous HTTP POST handler.

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  4. Node-Server Node-Server Public

    A lightweight Node.js and Express backend designed to receive, timestamp, and log incoming data strings to a local text file. This server provides a real-time web interface to view logs directly in…

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  5. cybersec-writeups cybersec-writeups Public

    My cybersecurity learning journey: labs, CTFs, and writeups

  6. Keystroke-Logging-System Keystroke-Logging-System Public

    A cybersecurity-focused educational project that demonstrates how keystroke data can be captured, transmitted, stored, and viewed using a client-server architecture.

    Python