ASHISH KOKARE

ac0jnu@r.postjobfree.com 571-***-**** Washington, DC https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishkokare

EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Information Security & Assurance, GPA 3.71 Expected May 2017

George Mason University, Fairfax VA

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering Aug 2010 - June 2014

University of Mumbai, India

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming: Python, C, C++, Java, C#.NET, Golang, Ruby.

Web Technologies: AWS, RESTful APIs, JSP, Struts, PHP, Bootstrap, XML, HTML 5.0, JavaScript, XML, CSS.

Database: Oracle MySQL, MongoDB, MS SQL.

Networking: Configuring IPsec, MACsec, SSL, SSH Tunneling, LAN security, PKI and Cryptographic algorithm testing.

Tools: Tenable Nessus Scanner, Metasploit, Canvas, Nmap, BurpSuite, IDAPro, OllyDbg, Kali Linux 2.0, IBM Appscan.

Security: Penetration testing, Vulnerability assessment, Reverse Engineering, Web-application and Network security.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Security Engineer Intern at Acumen Security LLC, Maryland May 2016 – Dec 2016

Developed, configured and maintained cryptographic modules across variety of networking and software applications as per NIST’s FISMA Program on Cisco ASRx and Juniper SRx Routers.

Automated and improved security testing of devices to ensure NIST’s security functional requirements.

Validated FIPS 140-2(Federal Information Processing Standard) encryption standard on products for data encryption.

Certified the device’s security standard using secure protocol analysis and document the required test cases.

Cyber Security Analyst at Directi Web Technology Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, India Dec 2014 - June 2015

Investigated web based attacks like phishing, malware, DDoS attacks & performed forensic analysis on websites & domains for India’s leading Domain Name Registrar.

Implemented countermeasures against cyber-attacks in compliance with ICANN cyber laws to improve web security.

Conducted penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and reported security loopholes in web-based applications.

Ensured security of WordPress/Joomla based web applications as per OWASP top 10 security vulnerabilities.

Technical Research Assistant, B.A Research Center, India July 2013 – April 2014

Designed a light variant of Linux that runs on embedded platform with bare minimum system requirements.

Optimized system performance using kernel minimization techniques space to reduce the kernel size to 15MB.

Improved graphical support for GUI using X Windows and support for network applications.

TECHNICAL PROJECTS

Automation of SSH for Validating Ciphers, Crypto Algorithms and Handshake Capturing. April 2016 - May 2016

Redesigned SSH tests for packet capturing with multiple cipher settings with python and Bash scripting to reduce analysis time of manual security evaluations by 50%.

Implementation of Inter-Process Communication using SSL Protocol. Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

Devised secure method of IPC using SSL protocol with remotely signed X.509 digital certificate on Linux Apache Server.

AWS Distributed Password-Cracker Penetration Testing Challenge. Sept 2016 - Dec 2016

Successfully completed Penetration testing password cracking challenge with a Python programmed framework using advanced Amazon Quadra powered GPUs. Cracked multiple passwords hashes like NTLM, LM, MD5 etc.

Implementation of MVC architecture on a University Web App using JSP and Java Servlets. April 2016 - May 2016

Implemented MVC architecture for a university demo survey form to process client requests, perform business logic(s) via business delegate classes or Java Beans and service the request to appropriate Java Server Pages.

Program and Test Networking Protocols on JAVA Network Workbench. Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

Programmed and simulated Data link control layer's functionalities, CSMA/CD LAN access control and routing protocol

with Dijkstra’s routing algorithm on JNW2.

RESEARCH AND CERTIFICATIONS

Benchmarking software implementations of cryptographic algorithms on MSP 430 Microcontroller using XXBX for George Mason University Cryptographic Research Group (CERG). Sept 2016-Dec 2016

Microsoft Certified Technology Associate on C# .NET, ADO.NET, ASP.NET and SQL certified by Microsoft IT Academy.

Completed training in CCNA- Cisco Certified Network Associate. E)

VOLUNTEERING

Volunteer and Animal Socializer at Humane Society of Fairfax County.

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