Hi, I'm
Sarath G.
9+ years. 10+ countries onsite. 30,000+ people trained across a career of corporate, college and public sessions, from central banks to Fortune 500 enterprises. I secure organizations and build the teams that defend them.
9+
Years Experience
Industry Leaders
African UnionGovernment
Al Ahli BankBanking
AshghalGovernment
CBN NigeriaCentral Banking
Indian NavyDefence
SamsungTechnology
Bank of TanzaniaBanking
IIT MadrasAcademia
USTEnterprise
Oil IndiaEnergy
Bank of BarodaBanking
VITAcademia
ANMGovernment
BNCTLBanking
BakkavorEnterprise
Brunei Inv. AgencySovereign Finance
Canara BankBanking
EWURAGovernment
Mutanda MiningMining
SiemensHealthcareMy Journey
9+ years. 10+ countries. One mission.
Securing the
Digital Frontier.
I'm a global cybersecurity instructor and consultant with 9+ years of operational experience. Over 1,600+ instruction hours delivered to security teams at Central Banks, Fortune 500 firms, and government agencies — across three continents, onsite where it matters.
Every engagement is operationally earned — from central banking institutions in West Africa to enterprise development teams across Southeast Asia and the Gulf. The work spans offensive security, application security enablement, and building the teams that defend critical infrastructure.
Author of Certified and Clueless, the book behind the DARE Framework for training that produces practitioners, not certificate holders.
Application Security
SAST · DAST · CASE .NET · Secure Coding
Most-delivered domain
Offensive Security
CEH Master · CPENT · LPT · PEN-200
Certified & delivered
Enterprise Training
150+ days · 30+ assignments
Banking · Healthcare · Gov
Global Reach
1,600+ hrs · 10+ countries · 3 regions
Last 2 years · Freelance
Experience Timeline
A decade of securing, training, and defending across the globe.
Corporate Trainer
Freelance
1,600+ instruction hours across 150+ delivery days · 30+ assignments spanning online, onsite, and corporate formats · Banking, Healthcare, Government, and Enterprise sectors across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Program Lead — Cyber Security
AntWalk · Bengaluru, Hybrid
Led the cybersecurity program vertical — designing curriculum, managing trainers, and delivering structured learning paths for enterprise security teams.
Program Manager — Cyber Security
Technovalley Software India · Ernakulam
Managed end-to-end cybersecurity projects and client engagements. Coordinated teams across security assessments and training deliverables.
Cyber Security Consultant
Technovalley Software India · Ernakulam
Conducted penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and digital forensics for government and enterprise clients.
Senior Security Consultant
Technovalley Software India · Ernakulam
Led offensive security assessments and incident response engagements. Delivered technical training to internal and external stakeholders.
Cyber Security Consultant
Tinos Software and Security Solutions · India
End-to-end security consulting covering network reviews, web application testing, and corporate security awareness programs.
Cyber Security Analyst
EZORO Technologies · Muvattupuzha
Started career in security operations. Performed vulnerability assessments, network monitoring, and built foundational skills in ethical hacking.
Core Competencies
Specialized skills forged through years of active global engagements.
Application Security
SAST, DAST, and secure coding enablement for enterprise development and security teams.
Penetration Testing
Offensive security assessments to identify and patch vulnerabilities before exploitation.
Corporate Training
High-impact cybersecurity workshops and certification training delivered globally.
Forensics & IR
Digital evidence recovery and incident response for complex, high-stakes breaches.
OSINT
Open Source Intelligence gathering for comprehensive threat landscape analysis.
AI & LLM Security
Evaluating and hardening AI systems against prompt injection, model abuse, and data leakage.
Special Moments
A glimpse into corporate workshops and on-site consultations across the globe.
Featured Projects
Tools and research published on GitHub.
OSINT Guide — 2026 Edition
A hands-on open-source intelligence guide covering people investigation, image forensics, geolocation, dark web monitoring, and CTI workflows. Built for practitioners, updated for 2026.
API Security Lab — ShopEasy
Two versions of the same e-commerce app — one vulnerable, one fixed. Attack BOLA, JWT flaws, broken auth, and debug leaks, then see exactly what secure code does differently. Free, hands-on, beginner-friendly.
SOC Lab — Wazuh Log Monitoring
A complete SOC home lab guide using Wazuh on VirtualBox. Deploy the OVA, connect a Windows agent, run Kali attacks, and detect everything in the dashboard — no licence, no cloud, free forever.
Pivoting Lab — Port Forwarding & Tunneling
An interactive concept explainer plus a hands-on lab guide to port forwarding, tunneling, pivoting, and lateral movement — practiced against a free two-network VulnHub lab.
GetHired — Cybersecurity Career Readiness
A free, rule-based tool for cybersecurity freshers: CV screening against real job postings, a checkpoint-based practical assessment, and a sequenced roadmap. No AI grading, no login required.
MEDTECH — Active Directory Attack Path Lab
A guided, reasoning-first walkthrough from a single SQL injection to full Active Directory domain compromise — ten hosts, one continuous attack chain, explained at every pivot.
Web Recon
Automated vulnerability analysis framework. Reduced manual recon time by ~30% through centralized asset discovery and scanning dashboards.
Chameleon (Tabnabbing PoC)
Demonstrates Tabnabbing attack risks. Used as a training aid in corporate security sessions to illustrate credential harvesting from hijacked tabs.
Free Movie Ticket
Simulated phishing environment demonstrating how psychological triggers bypass technical controls during security awareness training drills.
vyu
Live TV streaming for global channels with advanced content filtering and rapid auto-switching capabilities.
Parallax
Browser-based cybersecurity training platform with dual-role simulations — experience the same breach as both attacker and SOC defender across six real-world scenarios.
Blockchain Learning Lab
Interactive visual blockchain explorer with live hash calculation and block tampering simulation. Teaches core concepts intuitively.
Professional Credentials
CEH Master
CPENT
LPT Master
CHFI
CEI
ISC2 CC
WAHS1:1 Mentorship
Want to do this work, not just read about it?
The same practitioner behind these labs mentors people 1:1 into penetration testing, VAPT and red team roles. Beginner or halfway there, the plan starts from a diagnosis of where you actually are.
Diagnose first
A short intake finds your real gap before any plan or price.
Live 1:1 sessions
Direct time and marked assignments, not a recorded course.
Job-ready outcomes
A lab portfolio, a CV that passes screening, interview practice.
What Students Say
Real feedback from training participants across the globe.
"Very good. On a scale of 1–10 I would give him a 9.8. The case studies and tasks were relevant to drive home the concepts. Delivery was superb."
Junaid
Training Participant
"The trainer delivered the CASE .NET content with strong expertise, making secure coding practices in the .NET ecosystem easy to understand and apply. They connected theoretical concepts — such as threat modeling, OWASP Top 10, and secure design — with practical .NET coding scenarios, which helped translate the knowledge into real-world application."
Gongulong
CASE .NET Training
"The trainer has a unique way of delivering a course which in my opinion I find very engaging and effective."
Benjamin Eze
Training Participant
"The trainer demonstrated strong mastery of secure coding concepts and communicated them in a way that was easy to follow. Complex topics like SQL injection prevention, access control, and session management were broken down into practical steps that could be directly applied in day-to-day development. The use of interactive examples and case studies helped bridge theory with real-world practice."
Gongulong
Secure Coding Training
"The trainer is very knowledgeable."
Ankur
Training Participant
"10 out of 10."
Idoko
Training Participant
"Professional and Excellent."
Femi Johnson
Training Participant
"The trainer was very effective in delivering the training."
Rajesh Verma
Training Participant
"Excellent."
Sudheer
Training Participant
Latest Articles
Thoughts on security, research, and the craft of staying ahead of attackers.
30 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Zero IT Background, Want Into Cybersecurity? The Real First 90 Days
A concrete, mostly free roadmap for absolute beginners, students or career-changers from unrelated fields, moving into cybersecurity from genuinely zero technical background.
30 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
From IT Support to Cybersecurity: A Concrete Starting Plan
A practical, mostly free roadmap for moving from IT support, helpdesk, or development into cybersecurity, including exactly where to start and how to build a lab habit that actually sticks.
30 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Moving From SOC or GRC Into Offensive Security: A Practical Roadmap
A concrete, mostly free roadmap for SOC analysts and GRC professionals moving into penetration testing or red team work, including what actually transfers and what to build from scratch.
30 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
You're Certified. You Still Can't Work a Live Target. Here's the Fix.
A practical, free method for closing the gap between passing a certification exam and actually working an unfamiliar target: where to practice, how to structure it, and how to know it's working.
Practical Guide
Getting Started with Bug Bounty — A Practical Guide
What to learn first, how to pick a platform and a program that isn't already picked clean, and how to find and report your first real bug...
Visual Guide
How Tor Actually Works — A Visual Guide
A scroll-through explainer covering crawling, the surface/deep/dark web, and exactly how Tor moves traffic through relays and layers of encryption...
Global Footprint
From Central Bank training rooms in West Africa to enterprise AppSec trainings across Southeast Asia and the Gulf — security delivered where it matters.
Let's Secure the Future
My inbox is always open. Whether you have a question or want to explore a partnership, I'll get back to you!