Avanish Pathak

Avanish Pathak is an accomplished information security professional with extensive experience in penetration testing and security consulting. Currently serving in an information security role at ALDAR since June 2024, Avanish has been a Lead Pentester at Cobalt since November 2020, successfully completing over 150 penetration tests while collaborating with external vendors to identify vulnerabilities. Avanish also holds the position of Security Researcher at Bugcrowd, achieving recognition as a Bugcrowd P1 Warrior Level 3 and earning multiple MVP awards. Further contributions include participation in Synack Red Team and past roles as a Security Consultant at CPX and Red Team Security Consultant at Digital14, focusing on realistic attack simulations and thorough vulnerability assessments. Avanish holds a Bachelor in Computer Applications from AIMS Institutes and a strong educational background in computer science.