Nirakara Mishra | Cybersecurity Portfolio

👤 About Me

Aspiring Cybersecurity Professional 🔐 | B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering 💻 | Passionate About Securing the Digital World 🛡️

Welcome! I’m a cybersecurity enthusiast and an aspiring security professional with a strong drive to protect digital ecosystems and tackle complex security challenges.

I have completed my B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology. I’m building a solid foundation in cybersecurity, computer networks, and system security.

My passion for cybersecurity goes beyond academics. I’ve earned the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate and the IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate, where I gained hands-on experience in key areas like risk management, incident response, threat analysis, and network defense.

This journey has equipped me with the skills to identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks, and implement effective security measures. I am committed to continuous learning and staying ahead of the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Whether it’s exploring the latest security tools, studying real-world attack scenarios, or understanding industry best practices — I believe in a proactive approach to safeguarding digital environments.

Beyond my technical skills, I bring a problem-solving mindset, strong analytical thinking, and a keen eye for detail. I thrive in collaborative environments, value clear communication, and am always ready to take on new challenges with curiosity and determination.

My mission is simple — to contribute to creating safer, more resilient digital spaces by applying my knowledge and growing as a cybersecurity professional.

Thank you for visiting my portfolio. Let’s connect and build a secure future together!

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🛠️ Skills

🧑‍💻 Technical Skills

🔐 Core Cybersecurity Domains

🌐 Network Security
🖥️ System Security
🕸️ Web Application Security
📱 Application Security
📋 Security Audits & Compliance (NIST, OWASP, ISO, COBIT)
☁️ Cloud Security (AWS, IAM, Encryption)
⚠️ Risk Assessment & Threat Modeling
🧯 Incident Response & Detection
🔐 Authentication & IAM (Okta, Azure AD)
🛡️ Threat Intelligence & Analysis
🪝 Phishing Prevention & Detection
🧠 Social Engineering Awareness
🕵️‍♂️ Digital Forensics (Autopsy, Volatility)
🧬 Cryptography & Encryption Protocols
🔑 Key & Password Management (Vaults, Policies)
🧠 Secure Coding Practices
🏛️ Cybersecurity Strategy & Governance

🛠️ Security Tools & Technologies

🐙 SIEM Tools (Splunk, Wazuh, QRadar)
🦈 Packet Analysis (Wireshark)
🧪 Vulnerability Assessment (Nessus)
💥 Penetration Testing (Metasploit, Burp Suite)
🔥 IDS/IPS & Firewalls (Snort, Suricata)
🕵️ Digital Forensics Tools (Autopsy, Volatility)
📜 Compliance Frameworks: NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001
🔧 DevOps Tools: Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, CLI

💻 Programming & Scripting

🐍 Python (Automation, Scripting, Data Handling)
🐚 Bash / 🪟 PowerShell
🗃️ SQL, 🍃 MongoDB, 🐘 OracleDB
☕ Java, 🌐 HTML, 🎨 CSS, 📝 JavaScript
🔐 REST API Security
🧪 API Testing (Postman, curl)

🖥️ Operating Systems & Networking

🐧 Linux (Ubuntu, Kali), 🪟 Windows Server, 🍏 macOS
🌐 Networking Concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN
🧩 IP Addressing & Routing
🔁 Route Management
💻 Switches & Routers Configuration

☁️ Cloud & Virtualization

☁️ AWS IAM, S3, Security Groups, GuardDuty
🐳 Docker, 📀 VirtualBox, 🖥️ VMware
🔐 Container Security (Namespaces, Capabilities, Hardening)

🧠 Cybersecurity Concepts & Foundations

⚙️ CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
🧾 Data Security & Privacy Laws
📂 Information Assurance
📬 Email Security & Phishing Protection
🧮 Threat Modeling Techniques
🧪 V&V (Verification & Validation)
🤖 Generative AI in Cybersecurity
⚖️ AI Ethics & Responsible Use
📘 Knowledge of Laws: GDPR, IT Act, NIST Guidelines
🗃️ Digital Architecture
📡 Digital Communication Fundamentals

🤝 Transferable Skills

🧠 Analytical Thinking: Spotting patterns, analyzing logs, detecting anomalies
🛠️ Problem-Solving: Resolving security issues in dynamic environments
👀 Attention to Detail: Identifying vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
📝 Communication: Clear incident documentation, reporting, presentations
🤝 Team Collaboration: Working effectively in projects, CTFs, and audits
⏳ Time Management: Prioritizing tasks and managing workloads efficiently
🔄 Adaptability: Learning new tools, adjusting to new threats and technologies
🌱 Growth Mindset: Continuous upskilling via courses, certifications, and challenges
🌍 Diverse Perspectives: Embracing inclusivity, teamwork, and feedback-driven improvement
🎤 Public Speaking: Conducting awareness sessions, giving security presentations
📢 Security Awareness: Promoting cybersecurity best practices and user education

🧪 Projects

🕸️ Advanced Web Application Security Scanner

Scans web applications for common vulnerabilities like SQL Injection, XSS, and insecure headers using static and dynamic techniques.

🛠️ Tech Stack: Python, Flask, Requests, BeautifulSoup, Pandas, OpenPyXL

Supports both CLI and Web UI
Scans user-provided URLs for security issues
Logs vulnerabilities with timestamps and IP addresses
Includes Dashboard with filtering and Excel export options

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🛡️ Advanced Intrusion Detection & Prevention System (IDPS)

A Flask-based AI/ML system to detect and classify malicious network traffic using the NSL-KDD dataset and real-time log analysis.

🛠️ Tech Stack: Python, Scikit-learn, Flask, Pandas, Joblib, Matplotlib

Detects DoS, Probe, R2L, and U2R attacks using trained ML model
Uploads CSVs and visualizes attack types via pie chart
Built-in Log Viewer with Export-to-Excel functionality

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🚗 Driver Drowsiness Detection System

Detects signs of driver fatigue using facial landmark detection and issues alerts to prevent accidents in real-time.

🛠️ Tech Stack: Python, OpenCV, Dlib, Numpy, gTTS, Tkinter

Detects eye closure using EAR (Eye Aspect Ratio)
Issues voice alerts and logs drowsiness events with timestamp
Supports GUI dashboard with head pose and yawn detection

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🎓 Education

👨🏻‍🎓 B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering

University:Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha

Duration: August 2021 – Present

CGPA: 8.1 / 10

Key Subjects:

🛡️ Network Security
🔐 Cryptography
🌐 Web Application Security
🖥️ Operating Systems
🕵️ Ethical Hacking
⚠️ Risk Management

🎓 Certifications

🎓 Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Issued By: Google (via Coursera)

Date: December 2024

Skills Acquired:

🔐 Identified and assessed cybersecurity threats, risks, and vulnerabilities
🛡️ Configured firewalls and applied system hardening techniques
🧠 Applied threat modeling, risk analysis, and vulnerability management
📊 Analyzed logs, network packets, and executed SIEM queries (Splunk/Wazuh)
🧬 Implemented encryption techniques and basic cryptographic protocols
🧑‍💻 Performed incident response, detection, and documentation
🧾 Conducted assessments using NIST 800-53 and OWASP frameworks
🐧 Utilized Linux CLI tools, managed user accounts and permissions
🐍 Automated security tasks and data processing using Python scripting
☁️ Understood enterprise network architecture, VPNs, and TCP/IP fundamentals
👥 Communicated security findings and reports with stakeholders

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My Credly Badge

🎯 IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate

Issued By: IBM (via Coursera)

Date: June 2025

Skills Acquired:

🔐 Assessed cyber threats, risks, and vulnerabilities across enterprise systems
🛡️ Applied principles of malware protection, network and data security
⚙️ Utilized SIEM tools like QRadar and Splunk for threat monitoring
🧠 Conducted penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and threat hunting
🔍 Performed assessments using NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, and OWASP Top 10
💾 Managed secure databases, RBAC, and encryption standards
🖥️ Administered Windows, Linux, and macOS with system hardening
🌐 Covered TCP/IP, DHCP, VPNs, LAN/WAN fundamentals
🐳 Practiced secure coding, containerization, and cloud security
🔍 Participated in incident response and digital forensics
🧱 Gained exposure to frameworks like NIST, ITIL, ISO, and COBIT
🤖 Explored AI use in anomaly detection and threat analysis
🧑‍💼 Developed job-ready communication and documentation skills

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My Credly Badge

🤖 Applied ChatGPT for Cybersecurity

Issued By: Infosys (via Coursera)

Date: January 2025

Skills Acquired:

🧠 Leveraged AI for cybersecurity threat detection and response
📊 Analyzed AI model behavior in cyber defense environments
🛡️ Addressed ethical concerns of AI usage in security

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🧠 Introduction to Generative AI

Issued By: Google Cloud (via Coursera)

Date: January 2025

Skills Acquired:

🤖 Understood foundational concepts in generative AI
🧬 Explored GANs, VAEs, transformers and LLMs
📦 Identified AI use cases in content and security workflows

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📜 Getting Started with Git and GitHub

Issued By: IBM (via Coursera)

Date: July 2025

Skills Acquired:

🔧 Learned version control concepts and social coding principles
📂 Created and managed repositories and branches using Git and GitHub
🖥️ Performed Git operations through the Command-Line Interface (CLI)
🔁 Collaborated on team projects using pull requests and merge workflows
🌍 Shared and maintained an open-source project to build a GitHub portfolio

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My Credly Badge

📁 Introduction to Git and GitHub

Issued By: Google (via Coursera)

Date: May 2025

Skills Acquired:

🔧 Worked with Git for version control and collaboration
📂 Used GitHub for project hosting, tracking, and team contributions
🖥️ Executed operations via Command-Line Interface (CLI)
🔁 Understood branching, software versioning, and code reviews
🧪 Performed debugging, issue tracking, and CI integration

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📊 Get Started with Spreadsheet Applications: Excel

Issued By: SkillUp EdTech (via Coursera)

Date: January 2025

Skills Acquired:

📈 Created and analyzed data using spreadsheet formulas and charts
📊 Built pivot tables and visual dashboards
👥 Collaborated using cloud-based spreadsheet tools

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🎤 Get Started with Presentation Applications: PowerPoint

Issued By: SkillUp EdTech (via Coursera)

Date: January 2025

Skills Acquired:

🎨 Designed and delivered impactful visual presentations
🧑‍🏫 Used animations, transitions, and presenter tools effectively
🧩 Collaborated on real-time slide decks with teams

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⚙️ Services

🔍 Vulnerability Assessment

Identify and analyze security vulnerabilities in networks, systems, and web applications using industry-standard tools.

💥 Penetration Testing

Perform ethical hacking to test system defenses and uncover security weaknesses before malicious actors do.

📊 Security Audits & Compliance

Conduct internal audits aligned with standards like NIST and OWASP to ensure regulatory and security compliance.

🛡️ Incident Response

Support identification, containment, and mitigation of cybersecurity incidents to minimize damage and downtime.

☁️ Cloud Security

Configure and monitor security controls on AWS cloud environments, including IAM, encryption, and threat detection.

🐧 Linux Hardening & Monitoring

Secure Linux servers by configuring firewalls, permissions, and auditing suspicious activity using CLI tools.

🏆 Achievements

🎖️ Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Completed an 8-course program by Google on Coursera covering security operations, network defense, incident response, SIEM, and Python scripting.

Platform: Coursera | Year: 2024

🎯 IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Certificate

Gained hands-on experience with threat detection, digital forensics network security, forensics, and compliance frameworks such as NIST and OWASP.

Platform: Coursera | Year: 2025

🏅 Final Year Project: AI-Powered Intrusion Detection and Prevention System

Developed a Flask-based ML-powered system using the NSL-KDD dataset to detect, classify, and log network intrusions in real-time.

Role: Developer & Security Analyst

🚗 Final Year Project: Driver Drowsiness Detection System

Designed a real-time system using OpenCV, Dlib, and Eye Aspect Ratio (EAR) to monitor driver alertness and trigger audio/visual warnings for road safety enhancement.

Role: Full-Stack Developer

🛡️ Third year Project: Advanced Web Application Security Scanner

Built a custom scanner to detect XSS, SQLi, open ports, and outdated technologies in web apps using Python, Flask, BeautifulSoup and report them in a dashboard.

Role: Developer & UI Designer

🧠 Winner – College Cybersecurity Hackathon

Secured 1st place in a Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge organized by the department, focused on real-world exploitation and defense tactics.

Organized by: BPUT | Year: 2024

📜 Published Research Paper on Web Application Vulnerabilities

Paper presented in a National Conference on Cybersecurity (NCCS-2024), highlighting modern scanning techniques and proposed mitigation strategies.

Conference: NCCS-2024

💬 Testimonials

"Nirakar demonstrated exceptional problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of cybersecurity concepts during our capstone project. He’s reliable and highly collaborative."

— Bhagabat Pattanaik, Teammate | Final Year Project

"His contributions to the college CTF team helped us secure top positions. He’s quick to adapt and always eager to take on new challenges."

— Gopabandhu sahoo, CTF Team Lead

"Nirakar's attention to detail in performing vulnerability assessment impressed our training mentor. His documentation was clear and professional."

— Namita Das, Associate Professor, BPUT | Final Year Project Guide

📬 Contact Me

If you're interested in opportunities, collaborations, or have any questions, feel free to get in touch!

Location: Odisha, India 🇮🇳