DEFENSIVE MINDSET // OFFENSIVE SKILLS

Febin Ani

Cybersecurity Trainer & Researcher • Kochi, Kerala

CTF PLAYER SINCE 2019
0+ Yrs
MENTOR & TRAINER COMMUNITY
0+ Students

Specializing in Red Team Operations, Active Directory Exploitation, and SOC Defense. Hands-on trainer and researcher breaking down real-world attack vectors to help teams build resilient, threat-tested infrastructure.

About Febin Ani - Cybersecurity Professional in Kerala

I work at the intersection of offensive security and defensive monitoring. Based in Kochi, I focus on auditing web applications and Active Directory environments, constructing practical attack simulations, and teaching engineers how modern intrusions actually unfold.

Currently working as a Cyber Security Researcher - Trainer at RedTeam Hacker Academy, I design custom lab environments, configure detection pipelines in Wazuh and Splunk, and train teams to triage live incidents rather than just memorize theory.

Certifications & Achievements

CSA (SOC Analyst) ADCD v3 (Cyber Defense) CICSAv3 (Infrastructure) CPT v3 (PenTest) CRTI (Red Team Instructor)

TryHackMe - Top 2% Global Ranking

Google Developer Profile

Joined the Google Developer Program

Joined the Google Developer Program - 2021

Google Developer Program premium tier

Google Developer Program premium tier

Google Cloud Innovator

Google Cloud Innovator

Google Cloud & NVIDIA community member

Google Cloud & NVIDIA community member

Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready

Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready

GDG Cloud Kochi Member

GDG Cloud Kochi Member

Technical Arsenal

Offensive Security

  • Web Application Testing
  • API Security Assessments
  • OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities
  • Active Directory Attack Paths
  • Privilege Escalation Techniques
  • OSINT & Reconnaissance

Defensive Security

  • SOC Monitoring & Alert Triage
  • SIEM (Splunk, Wazuh)
  • Incident Response Procedures
  • Threat Hunting & Log Forensics
  • IOC Analysis & Extraction
  • MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tools & Systems

  • Network: Wireshark, Nmap, TCP/IP
  • Platforms: Kali Linux, Windows Server AD
  • Auditing: Burp Suite, Metasploit, Hydra
  • Automation: Python, PowerShell, Bash
  • Cloud: AWS (EC2), VirtualBox Labs

Cybersecurity Experience & Work History

Feb 2025 - Present

Cyber Security Researcher - Trainer

RedTeam Hacker Academy

Delivering hands-on training in offensive tradecraft, Active Directory attack paths, and SOC defense operations.

  • Trained and mentored 300+ students in penetration testing, threat detection, and blue team triage.
  • Engineered custom vulnerable enterprise labs, Active Directory escalation paths, and competitive CTF challenges.
  • Researched emerging attack surfaces, authored detection playbooks, and aligned scenarios to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
2024 (4 Months)

Trainer & Technical Support

Brototype

Guided aspiring developers through core programming logic, software architecture fundamentals, and hands-on debugging workflows.

2024

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

St. Thomas Arts and Science College

Rigorous computer science curriculum with strong emphasis on networking protocols, Linux systems administration, database management, and structured programming.

2021

Web Application Security & DevSecOps

Freelance & Independent Audits

Executed black-box and grey-box security assessments against client web applications, identifying vulnerabilities prior to production deployment.

  • Discovered and remediated OWASP Top 10 flaws including SQLi, stored/reflected XSS, and broken access controls.
  • Helped teams harden server environments, patch insecure direct object references (IDOR), and configure secure HTTP headers.
2020

Full-Stack Web Development

Freelance

Engineered responsive web applications and backend APIs for freelance clients, establishing deep practical insight into HTTP mechanics, session management, and server architecture that drives my offensive security research.

Dec 2019 - Present (7+ Years)

CTF Competitor & Security Research

Competitive CTFs & Security Labs

Started cybersecurity journey in December 2019, consistently competing in global Capture The Flag tournaments and offensive challenge platforms.

  • Competed across Web Exploitation, Cryptography, Reverse Engineering, and Network Packet Forensics.
  • Maintained top 2% global ranking on TryHackMe through rigorous hands-on problem solving and adversarial mindset development.

Cybersecurity Projects & Security Labs

Wazuh SIEM Lab

Configured a multi-node Wazuh cluster monitoring Windows and Linux endpoints. Ingested sysmon logs, detected privilege escalation, and mapped alerts to MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

  • Wazuh
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • Sysmon & Triage

Active Directory Attack Lab

Isolated enterprise AD lab running on Windows Server 2019. Simulated AS-REP roasting, Kerberoasting, BloodHound domain analysis, and credential harvesting paths.

  • Active Directory
  • Kerberoasting
  • BloodHound & Mimikatz

SOC Log Investigation

Simulated real-world adversary intrusions to produce authentic multi-source security logs. Built custom Splunk search dashboards for fast incident triage and root cause discovery.

  • Splunk
  • Incident Response
  • Threat Hunting

CTF & Training Labs

Architected capture-the-flag environments and training challenges targeting OWASP web vulnerabilities, cryptographic weaknesses, and network traffic exfiltration.

  • CTF Challenge Design
  • Web Exploitation
  • Network Forensics

Student Testimonials & Impact

Adarsh

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Jisna P.J.

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Vasil V.K.

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Rishikesh Prathap

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Swarna Sakhi

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