Kanishka Sahoo
Hi, I'm Kanishka. I'm currently an intern in a Security Engineering role, based out of Bengaluru (India) and really enjoy learning about cybersecurity. I'm especially interested in how to make things more secure and fix problems as they come up. I've picked up a mix of skills from my classes and side projects, especially where software and security overlap. I like figuring out how things work, spotting problems, and trying out ways to make systems safer.
Experience
Intern, Security Engineering
GoTo TechnologiesJan 2025 — Current
- Developed tools for internal security incident dashboard
Research Intern, Security Operations Center
ISFCR, PES UniversityJun 2025 — Jul 2025
- Performed email-based attacks against a Postfix server to evaluate detection and response workflows
- Used Wazuh to detect and capture logs generated by the email server during both attacks and normal operations
- Created a Dockerized lab setup to improve repeatability and portability of security experiments
Research Intern, Digital Forensics and Incident Response
ISFCR, PES UniversityJun 2024 — Jul 2024
- Performed forensic analysis of Google Drive artifacts on Windows systems
- Analyzed user artifacts left behind during normal usage and after application uninstall
- Prepared a forensic playbook to standardize evidence collection and analysis
Projects
Linkify
OSSSingle-user link shortener with fast public redirects with a private dashboard for link management and analytics. Uses GitHub OAuth for secure login. Supports QR Code generation.
posterm
OSSSimple TUI-based API client for developers to test backends. Supports all major http methods, has history and collections support.