DEVESH BHATT
Security Engineer
Experience Highlights
• 2 years of experience in Application Security and Network security.
• Audited 70+ web-applications in the areas of Banking, Finance, Healthcare and
eCommerce and several thick clients.
• Experience in testing the security of online banking, online trading and insurance
applications.
• Received over 90 hours of training in Application security testing, and over 40
hours of training in network penetration testing.
• Have audited several platforms like windows2000,windows2003,Solaris,Oracle,HP
Unix and databases like IBM and Apache HTTP server, Sql server 2000,2005
Education Summary
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication in 2007
• Intermediate with 74% from CBSE board.
• High school with 89% from CBSE board.
Professional Experience
Company : Paladion, Mumbai
Designation : Application Security Engineer
Duration : August 2007 – June 2008
Key projects at Paladion:
1. Application Security assessment of various applications of a leading bank
The scope of this assignment was to conduct an assessment of the
various applications of the bank. The scope included conducting
application security audits (both thin and thick clients), penetration
Description tests, providing mitigation, re-assessment of the application after the
fixation of mitigation, presentation and replay of vulnerabilities in front
of internal teams and preparation of RA reports which calculated the
enterprise risk level.
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Application security audit of live Internet Banking Applications (Both
India and abroad)
Application security audit of online trading application
Application security audit of health and life insurance applications
Contribution
Application security audit of various thick client applications which
included some HR, CRM, java applet based and j2re applications.
Application security audit of other critical and non-critical web
applications which included asp, asp.net, vb, java applications.
Client ICICI Bank
2. Application security of critical banking application and server hardening
The scope of this assignment was to conduct the hardening of several
Description critical servers including TANDEM along with vulnerability assessment
of BASE24(runs on tandem) and report preparation
Application security audit of a critical thick client application
Vulnerability assessment of windows, Solaris and Guardian servers
Contribution Proper hardening of the above mentioned servers
Apsec of critical BASE24 application that runs on TANDEM and
hardening of the same.
Client STATE BANK OF INDIA
Other short term assignments
• Penetration testing of EXIM BANK’s critical server.
• Vulnerability assessment of SBI’s different platforms like WINDOWS,HP
UNIX,SOLARIS,UNIX and databases like SQL server 2005 IBM Http server and ORACLE
.
Company : KPMG, Mumbai
Designation : Analyst
Duration : June 2008 – Till date
Key projects at KPMG:
1. Application Security assessment of various applications of a leading software
company.
Description The scope of this assignment was to conduct an assessment of the
FLEXCUBE application. The scope included conducting application
security audits, penetration tests, providing mitigation, re-assessment
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of the application after the fixation of mitigation, presentation and
replay of vulnerabilities in front of internal teams and preparation of RA
reports which calculated the enterprise risk level.
Application security audit of critical internet banking application,
Contribution developing threat profile and writing test cases.
FLEXCUBE (a critical internet banking application)
Client IFLEX
2. Application and Network Security assessment of a leading Software company
The scope of this assignment was to conduct an assessment of a critical
Description
portal application and UMBRACO Content Management System (CMS)
Application security audit of critical portal application, developing
Contribution threat profile and writing test cases.
Review of Umbraco and found product level bugs.
Client PATNI
3. Application and Network Security assessment of a leading Global Bank
The scope of this assignment was to conduct an assessment of critical
Description
Banking application
Penetration testing of the bank’s IP
Assessment of vulnerabilities using several commercial and freeware
Contribution
tools.
Timely completion and generation of report.
Client ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
4. IT General Controls testing of a leading private sector bank of India
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The scope of this assignment was to conduct an IT General Controls
Description
Testing of a leading private sector bank of India.
Assessment of the common processes like IT Networks, System and
Database Administration, Windows Active Directory, Physical Access
and Backup Process
Contribution
Covering the areas like Access to Program and Data, Program
Changes, New Program Development, Computer Operations.
Client ICICI Bank
5. IT General Controls and Application Controls testing of a leading private
Pharmaceutical Company
The scope of this assignment was to conduct an IT General Controls
Description Testing and Application Control testing of a leading private
Pharmaceutical Company.
Assessment of the common processes like IT Networks, System and
Database Administration, Windows Active Directory, Physical Access
and Backup Process
Contribution
Covering the areas like Access to Program and Data, Program
Changes, New Program Development, Computer Operations.
Client PFIZER
6. IT Configuration Review and Business Continuity And Contingency Planning
review of a leading service provider company.
The scope of this assignment was to conduct an IT Configuration and
Description
BCCP review
Assessment of the existing IT procurement process.
Assessment of the existing IT infrastructure,budgeting process and
Contribution staffing
Assessment of the Business Continuity and Contingency plan
Suggesting the remediation thereafter.
Client BLUE DART
7. Application and Network Security assessment of a leading Global Bank
Description The scope of this assignment was to conduct an assessment of the
various applications of the bank and the IVR Phone banking system.
The scope included conducting application security audits, penetration
tests, providing mitigation, re-assessment of the application after the
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fixation of mitigation, presentation and replay of vulnerabilities in front
of internal teams and preparation of RA reports which calculated the
enterprise risk level.
Application security audit of IVR Phone Banking system using tools
like Sivus, Sipscan,SIP Proxy.
Contribution Application security audit of the Nortel’s CCMS product.
Report generation and discussions with the client.
Mitigation suggestion and retesting.
Client Barclays Bank
8. Application and Network Security assessment of a leading Public Sector bank
The scope of this assignment was to conduct an assessment of the
various Thick client applications of the bank. The scope included
conducting application security audits, penetration tests, providing
Description mitigation, re-assessment of the application after the fixation of
mitigation, presentation and replay of vulnerabilities in front of internal
teams and preparation of RA reports which calculated the enterprise
risk level.
Application security audit of the thick clients of the bank (MFUND,FOS,DSS) Using tools like Ecomirage, Regmon, Filemon.
Vulnerability assessment of the various servers of the Bank.
Contribution
Penetration Testing on the Live Website of the bank.
Report generation and discussions with the client.
Mitigation suggestion and retesting.
Client UTI Mutual Fund
ACHIEVEMENTS
• School topper and second position in district in class 10th boards.
• All India merit certificate by CBSE in 10th.
• Finalist in Skit competition in 2nd year and winner in the same in 3rd and final year in
college.
• Winner of the chess tournament organized in college in 2006.
PERSONAL DETAILS
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NAME DEVESH BHATT
DATE OF
11 April 1985
BIRTH
CURRENT 306, Panchvati, Panchshristi Towers, near SM Shetty School Powai,
ADDRESS Mumbai, Maharashtra. Pin: 400072
PERMANENT S/O S.N Bhatt,GIC Link Road Pithoragarh,Uttarakhand
ADDRESS Pin: 262501
MOB. NO. 983-***-****
EMAIL *************@*****.***
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