Saksham Sabharwal

Saksham Sabharwal has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity and software security. Saksham started their career as a Bug Bounty Hunter and Security Researcher at HackerOne and Bugcrowd in 2022. Saksham contributed to improving software security by identifying and reporting vulnerabilities.

In 2021, Saksham worked as an Event Organizer and Convener at OWASP Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the security of software. During this time, they organized and coordinated events and conferences focused on web application security.

Saksham also gained practical experience while studying at The NorthCap University, where they pursued their education as a student starting in 2020.

In 2023, Saksham joined ValueSec Technology and Consulting Pvt Ltd as a Cyber Security Analyst. Their responsibilities included providing technical consultation, delivering presentations, and addressing technical inquiries related to defensive cybersecurity tools.

Additionally, Saksham served as a GDSC Lead at Google Developer Student Clubs from 2022 to 2023. In this role, they organized campus events and activities related to software development and technology.

Furthermore, Saksham worked as a Cyber Security Course Instructor at Data Magnum for the first half of 2023, sharing their knowledge and expertise in the field with others.

Prior to that, they were a Cloud Security Researcher at CyberFrat from 2022 to 2022, where their focus was on researching and analyzing cloud security topics.

Saksham also had an internship experience with Gurgaon Police in 2022, where they learned and worked with law enforcement agencies and the industry in the field of cyber security.

Finally, Saksham contributed as a Security Analyst at CyberPeace Foundation in 2022. Their tasks included developing Capture The Flag (CTF) vulnerable machines to enhance security awareness and education.

Saksham Sabharwal completed their undergraduate degree in Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism from The NorthCap University, spanning from 2020 to 2024. In addition to their formal education, they obtained several certifications in related fields. Saksham acquired the following certifications: Incident Detection and Response from Coursera in May 2023, Maturing Risk Management from Coursera in May 2023, and Security and Privacy for Big Data - Part 2 from Coursera in May 2023. Saksham also obtained the (ISC)² Candidate certification from (ISC)² in December 2022, ISO/IEC 27001 INFORMATION SECURITY ASSOCIATE™ from SkillFront in July 2022, Practical Ethical Hacking - The Complete Course from TCM Security in July 2022, CCSK v4.1 Foundation Training from the Cloud Security Alliance in June 2022, AWS Academy Graduate - AWS Academy Cloud Foundations from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in July 2021, Google Cloud Ready Facilitator Program from Google in June 2021, CompTIA Network+ (N10-007) Cert Prep: 4 Making TCP/IP Work from LinkedIn Learning 2 in April 2021, What is Data Science? from Coursera in April 2021, Cyber Security Foundation Professional Certificate from CertiProf in January 2021, Security and Privacy for Big Data - Part 1 from Coursera in January 2021, Cybersecurity Essentials from Cisco in November 2020, Introduction to Cybersecurity from Cisco in November 2020, Introduction to IoT from Cisco in November 2020, and Programming Fundamentals from Coursera in November 2020.