Yashit Maheshwary

Application Security Engineer at Bugcrowd

Yashit Maheshwary has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity. Yashit is currently employed as an Application Security Engineer at Bugcrowd since March 2021. Prior to that, Yashit was the CEO & Founder of SecuroSoft starting from December 2019. Yashit also worked as a Security Researcher at Synack Red Team from May 2019 to April 2022.

Additionally, Yashit worked as a Software Security Engineer at SecureLink from March 2020 to January 2021. In this role, they developed a Security Vulnerability Management System and implemented a DevOps pipeline for continuous integration and deployment. Yashit also integrated multiple security tests within the software pipeline to ensure secure deployments.

Before SecureLink, Yashit worked as a Security Engineer at AppSecure, Inc. in September 2019. Yashit held the position of an Undergraduate Researcher at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi from January 2019 to December 2019, where they focused on reverse engineering network censorship practices.

Yashit also gained experience as an Infrastructure Security Engineer at Blinkit from July 2019 to September 2019. Yashit developed an OAuth Proxy for authentication and authorization and worked on security alerting and monitoring services.

Furthermore, Yashit worked as a Security Analyst at SecureLink in May 2019 and as a Security Analyst at Infosec Ventures from May 2018 to July 2018. Yashit acquired and implemented advanced penetration testing standards and techniques during their time at Infosec Ventures.

Yashit started their career as a Software Engineer at MoyoSolutions from December 2017 to July 2018.

Overall, Yashit Maheshwary has a strong background in cybersecurity, with experience in various roles and responsibilities, including application security, research, software security engineering, and infrastructure security. Yashit'sexpertise spans areas such as vulnerability management, DevOps, penetration testing, and network security.

Yashit Maheshwary completed their Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, from 2016 to 2020. Prior to that, they attended Abu Dhabi Indian School from 2014 to 2016, where they pursued high school education with a focus on Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Computer Science. Furthermore, Yashit has obtained various certifications such as Offensive Security Web Expert (OSWE) from Offensive Security in October 2021, Certified Network Security Specialist (CNSS) from ICSI (International CyberSecurity Institute), UK in August 2020, and Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) from Offensive Security in March 2019.

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  • Application Security Engineer

    March, 2021 - present