Cyber SecurityEnthusiast & Expert

Final-year B.Tech student, Cybersecurity Enthusiast, and aspiring Cloud Security Professional.

Atharva's profile

My Focus Areas

Exploring key areas in cybersecurity to build a strong foundation

Cloud Security

Learning to secure cloud infrastructure and applications against emerging threats

Malware Analysis

Analyzing malicious software to understand their behavior, capabilities, and developing countermeasures

Cloud Architecture

Learning to design and implement scalable, efficient, and secure cloud infrastructures

Learning Milestones

Key steps in my cybersecurity journey

Certification

AWS Cloud Foundations

Foundational understanding of AWS cloud services and core concepts

Project

CI/CD Security Integration

Implemented basic security scanning in a GitHub Actions workflow

Learning

Blue Team Fundamentals

Completed an online course on security operations and incident response basics

Latest Blog Posts

Recent articles and thoughts on cybersecurity and cloud technologies

Cybersecurity Basics Refresher Series — Part 4: How DNS Works — And Why It’s a Security Risk Too

Cybersecurity Basics Refresher Series — Part 4: How DNS Works — And Why It’s a Security Risk Too

Published on 7/2/2025

🔒Cybersecurity Basics Refresher Series — Part 4: How DNS Works — And Why It’s a Security Risk TooEver Wonder How Websites Know Where to Take You?You ...
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Cybersecurity Basics Refresher Series(Part 3): TLS/SSL Explained — How Secure Communication…

Cybersecurity Basics Refresher Series(Part 3): TLS/SSL Explained — How Secure Communication…

Published on 4/30/2025

🔒Cybersecurity Basics Refresher Series — Part 3: TLS/SSL Explained — How Secure Communication Actually WorksEver wonder what actually happens when yo...
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IAM Roles vs IAM Policies — Understanding Access Control in AWS

IAM Roles vs IAM Policies — Understanding Access Control in AWS

Published on 4/28/2025

🔐 Cybersecurity Basics Refresher — Part 2 : IAM Roles vs IAM PoliciesCybersecurity Basics Refresher Series: Part 2Cloud security starts with knowing ...
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