Harsh Raj has a diverse background in the field of cybersecurity. Harsh began their professional journey as an Application Security Intern at NCIIPC India, where they gained valuable experience in protecting Critical National Infrastructures. Following this, Harsh joined Bugcrowd and HackerOne as a Cyber Security Researcher, broadening their expertise in identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring overall system security. Currently, Harsh is working as an Information Security Analyst at Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore (SRI-B), where they continue to contribute their skills and knowledge in maintaining the security of the organization's information.
Harsh Raj completed their Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree in Computer Science from Noida International University between 2018 and 2020. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) degree from ST. COLUMBA'S COLLEGE, HAZARIBAG between 2015 and 2018.
In terms of additional certifications, Harsh Raj obtained the following:
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Lead Auditor certification from BSI in February 2022.
- 210W-06 ICS Cybersecurity Threats certification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in April 2020.
- 210W-09 Attack Methodologies in IT & ICS certification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in April 2020.
- Ethical Hacking certification from NPTEL Coordinated by IITKGP in December 2019.
- Cryptography And Network Security certification from NPTEL Coordinated by IITKGP in May 2019.
- Introducing Cisco Security Foundations (SEC101) certification from Cisco in January 2019.
- Defining And Building Effective Threat Intelligence Capability certification from CONCISE COURSES in July 2015.
- Digital Wellness Online Challenge certification from the Department of Electronics & IT (DeitY), MC&IT, Govt. of India in July 2015.
- OWASP Top Threats And Mitigations certification from CONCISE COURSES in December 2014.
- 210W - Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems certification from ICS - CERT in August 2014.
- Certified White Hat Hacker Level 1 certification from Udemy in August 2014.
- Cyber Defence Course certification from Udemy in August 2014.
- Maintaining Cyber Security certification from DeVry University in August 2014.
- 100W - Operational Security (OPSEC) for Control Systems certification from ICS - CERT in July 2014.
Additionally, Harsh Raj has completed the Practical Ethical Hacking - The Complete Course from Udemy, as well as the Zscaler Certified Cloud Administrator - Internet Access (ZCCA-IA) certification, although the specific dates of completion for these two certifications are not provided.
February, 2020 - present