| Contact Information | |
| Name: | Aravind Venkataraman |
| Email: | avenkataraman1 (at) student.gsu (dot) edu [email concealed] |
| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Resume | |
| Position/Title: | Jr. Security Analyst |
| Resume: |
Aravind Venkataraman Phone: (404) 838-7070 Email: avenkataraman1 (at) student.gsu (dot) edu [email concealed] Address: 3200 Lenox Road N.E., Apt# B104, Atlanta, GA 30324 OBJECTIVE An internship position that grants an opportunity to apply accrued knowledge and gain practical experience in the field of computer and network security. EDUCATION Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA Masters, December 2008 (Expected) Major: Computer Science (Concentration in Security) Major GPA: 3.9 Courses: Network Security, Advanced Networks, Data Security, Web Programming, Advanced Operating Systems Anna University, India Bachelors, May 2007 Major: Computer Science & Engineering Major GPA 3.4 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Information Security Operations Intern, Office Depot May 2008 – Present - Reviewed and assisted in upgrading security architecture and policies. - Performed internal audits to verify SOX, PCI compliance of standards and procedures. - Performed application scanning of in-house web applications and tools. Security Researcher, Communications Assurance and Performance Group, Georgia State University September 2007 – Present - Performed research in selected topics of wireless network security. Graduate Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University September 2007 – Present - Assisted professor in coursework preparation, teaching and grading. RESEARCH PROJECTS Use of 802.11 Fingerprinting for Rogue Access Point Detection September 2007 – Present - The work seeks to study and utilize noticeable differences in traffic characteristics between wired and wireless connections to detect access points in an otherwise wired network. GRAD PROJECTS Reconnaissance, Scanning and Gaining Access. March 2008 - The group project involved the use of Nmap, Nessus and Metasploit among othertools to gain access to another group’s machine. It also required our machine’s security to be hardened in defense using Snort and IPtables. Implementation of Secure VPN Feb 2008 - Implemented a secure virtual connection on campus, complete with key exchange procedure and verification through comparison of FTP on top of unsecure and secure links. Implementation of Secure socket communication Jan 2008 - Implemented Feistel cipher based encryption and decryption algorithm to secure socket programmed data transfer. SKILLS - Java, JScript, Servlets, JSP, HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, Perl, awk, C, C++, SQL. - Network Simulator, Matlab, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Snort, WebInspect,eEye Retina. CERTIFICATIONS Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES - Reviewer, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) ‘08 - Reviewer, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks ‘08 - Reviewer, IEEE International Wireless Communications and Networking Conference ‘08 - Reviewer, IFIP International Conference on Networking ‘08 HONORS - Member, Phi Beta Delta Honors Society, Alpha Lambda Chapter, 2008. - Awarded tuition waiver and stipend for graduate program, 2007-present. - Top 13% in National Information Technology Aptitude test, 2005. |