About Me

Hi stranger!

I am Rajarshi, working in a prestigious firm as a Senior Security engineer.

I have experience in working with most of the prestigious financial organizations, production companies, plants, and healthcare organizations in various cybersecurity-related projects. 

Luckily I got a chance to get my hands dirty on both IT and OT infrastructure, broke many infrastructures during pen-tests, but failed miserably to fix them. So finally decided to experience another side to fix the things we break during pen-tests.

Remember: Breaking stuff is easier but finding ways to make that thing stronger is tougher than you expect. Always focus on mitigation whenever you know how to break it.


You can visit my LinkedIn profile here https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbarui/
You can also follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/RBarui

Everything written in this blog is completely my own experience and opinion, has no relevance to my employer. If you find anything inappropriate please let me know at admin@rbarui.in

Keep learning, keep securing!



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