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darkdisaster08/README.md

Hi there, I'm Manjeet Thakur πŸ‘‹

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πŸ›‘οΈ Aspiring Cybersecurity Professional | CEH (In Progress) | BCA Graduate

"9+ years of real-world industry experience meets cybersecurity β€” bringing a unique attacker & defender mindset forged on the factory floor."


🧠 About Me

  • πŸ” Currently pursuing Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification (completing July 2026)
  • πŸŽ“ Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) β€” CCSU Meerut (2022–2025)
  • 🏭 9+ years in Industrial Network & MES Administration at Japanese & Chinese MNCs β€” deep understanding of real-world industrial systems, processes, and infrastructure
  • πŸ–₯️ Managed MES systems β€” software deployment, UAT, functional testing, and production rollouts in collaboration with international development teams
  • πŸ”¨ Built a home lab running pfSense firewall with pfBlockerNG, Cloudflare Dynamic DNS, VPN (PIA), WAN/LAN segmentation
  • 🚩 Completed OWASP Top 10 web vulnerability testing using Burpsuite, Dirbuster, XSS, SQL Injection
  • πŸ”§ Built DarkBuster β€” open source web directory bruteforcer with 2000+ updated wordlists (May 2026)
  • πŸ“ Based in Hyderabad, India

πŸ”§ Technical Skills

Cybersecurity & Networking

Linux Kali Linux Wireshark Nmap Metasploit Burpsuite pfSense Python

Security Domains Studied

  • πŸ”Ή Linux Administration & Command Line
  • πŸ”Ή Networking Fundamentals (OSI, TCP/IP, Subnetting, Protocols)
  • πŸ”Ή Network Security (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, DMZ, Honeypots)
  • πŸ”Ή Vulnerability Assessment & Management (CVSS, VAPT)
  • πŸ”Ή Network & Advanced Penetration Testing (OSINT, Post-Exploitation, Privilege Escalation)
  • πŸ”Ή Cryptography (SSL, Hashing, Steganography, Digital Signatures)
  • πŸ”Ή Active Directory & Kerberos Authentication
  • πŸ”Ή Cybersecurity Compliance (GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, OWASP)
  • πŸ”Ή Web Application Security β€” OWASP Top 10 (XSS, SQL Injection, URL Poisoning, PHP Injection)
  • πŸ”Ή SOC (Security Operations Center) β€” In Progress

Tools & Platforms

Wireshark Nmap Metasploit Framework Burpsuite Dirbuster Nikto OWASP-ZAP Gobuster Wpscan Netcat SSH pfSense pfBlockerNG

Systems & Other Skills

  • πŸ”Ή MES System Management & Production Deployment
  • πŸ”Ή Black Box / User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • πŸ”Ή Remote Device Management & Troubleshooting
  • πŸ”Ή OS Installation (Windows, Linux, VirtualBox)
  • πŸ”Ή PC Hardware Assembly & Configuration
  • πŸ”Ή Workflow Automation (Make.com)
  • πŸ”Ή AI Tools for Productivity & Research

πŸ› οΈ Open Source Tools

Tool Description Language Status
πŸ” DarkBuster Advanced Web Directory & File Bruteforcer with 2000+ Updated Wordlists (May 2026) Python βœ… Active

🏠 Home Lab Setup

Internet β†’ pfSense Firewall (Mini PC)
               β”œβ”€β”€ pfBlockerNG (IP/DNS blocking β€” 14,000+ blocked IPs)
               β”œβ”€β”€ PIA VPN Integration
               β”œβ”€β”€ Cloudflare Dynamic DNS
               β”œβ”€β”€ WAN/LAN/VPN Interface Segmentation
               └── Managed Switch β†’ Access Point

Real network. Real threats. Real defense.


🚩 CTF & Practical Work

Challenge Tools Used Status
OWASP Top 10 Web Vulnerabilities Burpsuite, Dirbuster βœ… Completed
XSS / SQL Injection / PHP Injection Burpsuite βœ… Completed
FTP Exploitation Netcat, FTP βœ… Completed
SSH Brute Force & Access SSH, Nmap βœ… Completed
Network Capture Analysis Wireshark βœ… Completed
Home Lab Network Security pfSense, pfBlockerNG βœ… Running Live
SOC Operations SIEM Tools πŸ”„ In Progress

🏭 Industry Background (My Unfair Advantage)

9+ years across 4 companies in high-tech manufacturing:

  • Industrial Network & MES Administration β€” Process & Systems Engineer (MNC)
  • Mobile PCB/SMT Manufacturing β€” Production Team Leader (Chinese MNC)
  • Automotive Electronics Manufacturing β€” Junior Engineer (Japanese MNC)

Deep understanding of OT/industrial environments, MES systems, process-critical software, and what "real-world infrastructure" looks like from the inside.


🌐 Connect With Me

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🎯 Currently Working On

  • πŸ“– Completing CEH certification (July 2026)
  • πŸ” SOC β€” Security Operations & Threat Detection
  • πŸ› οΈ Maintaining DarkBuster β€” adding new wordlists regularly
  • 🌐 Expanding home lab with SIEM & monitoring tools
  • πŸ“š Bug Bounty preparation

"Security isn't just about tools β€” it's about understanding systems deeply. 9 years of industry experience taught me that."

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