Pranab Kumar Mahanta

Pranab Kumar Mahanta is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with a diverse skill set and extensive experience in various roles within the industry. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor and Skill Instructor at Medhavi Skills University since August 2023, Pranab has been actively engaged in cybersecurity challenges on platforms such as TryHackMe and Hack The Box, achieving notable rankings including an all-time global leaderboard position of #7 on TryHackMe. Previous roles include Security Researcher at SafeHats and Senior Security Analyst at InstaSafe, where responsibilities involved advanced threat detection and web application security assessments. Pranab holds a Master of Science in Cyber Security from Odisha State Open University and a Bachelor of Technology in Cloud Technology and Information Security from Centurion University of Technology and Management, complemented by accolades such as gold medals in the India Skill 2021 competitions.