Community & Speaking
Community & Industry Engagement
My view on community work: it’s a forcing function for clarity. Volunteering at conferences, publishing research, and engaging with researcher communities all force you to articulate what you’ve learned well enough for others to use it — which is a different skill from just doing security work.
Conference Engagement
Seasides Security Conference — Volunteer
Seasides is one of India’s most well-regarded independent security conferences, held annually in Goa. Volunteering has included event operations, attendee coordination, and speaker support.
Why volunteer at a conference instead of just attending? Because the operational side gives you exposure to how the security community actually runs — how talks get selected, how research gets recognized, how the informal networks form.
Bug Bounty Platforms — Active Researcher
| Platform | Handle |
|---|---|
| YesWeHack | djvirus |
| Bugcrowd | djvirus |
| HackerOne | djvirus |
| Intigriti | djvirus |
| Google Bug Hunters | Profile |
Synack Red Team member — invite-only private vulnerability research network (<10% acceptance rate).
Hall of Fame Recognitions
160+ Hall of Fame acknowledgements across programs including:
- Atlassian • Google • Mastercard
- SoundCloud • Paytm • Achmea
- Convertkit — Top 3 Bug Hunter
- Plus 150+ additional programs across enterprise SaaS, fintech, healthcare, and consumer tech
Achmea Hall of Fame • Google Bug Hunters profile • Bugcrowd profile
Writing & Research
- Exploring LLM Security Risks & OWASP Top 10 for LLMs — featured writeup on AI/LLM security for enterprise platforms
- Writing Index — all posts
- CVE Showcase — 22+ published CVEs
- Security Research Methodology — how I approach research and bug bounty
Open to
- Speaking at conferences and meetups on AppSec, Cloud Security, DevSecOps, and security research methodology
- Podcast / panel participation on security engineering at high-growth product companies
- Mentoring early-career security researchers, especially those moving into bug bounty or cloud security
- Collaborating on open-source security tooling
Get in touch: danishismyname1@gmail.com • LinkedIn