Nikhil Hegde
India
Summary
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SeniorNikhil Hegde is a seasoned security engineer specializing in intrusion prevention and threat research, with eight years building and defending across cloud and endpoint platforms. Currently a Senior Engineer for Intrusion Prevention Systems at Netskope, he has previously led reverse engineering, malware analysis, and detection content automation at Cisco Talos, VMware, and Oracle, delivering scalable tools and signatures for multiple detection frameworks. His work spans malware triage, ELFs/PEs, YARA rule authoring, and end-to-end pipelines for detection content, including a C# Nibiru ransomware decryptor and ML models for static binary classification. He combines deep malware analysis with cross-domain engineering—from electronics and QA automation to forensics and blockchain—enabling robust, multi-layered security solutions. An MEng in Cybersecurity from the University of Maryland and a B.Tech in Electronics & Communications from NITK underpin a hands-on, production-focused approach to turning complex threat intel into practical defenses. Based in India, he seeks opportunities to contribute to teams tackling malware research, threat hunting, and security automation, leveraging an engineering mindset to solve hard problems.
8 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (85)
malware10
javascript10
open-source10
extraction10
controlling9
displays9
reverse-engineering9
sandbox9
payload8
rgb8
yara8
network-visualization8
theorem8
gpio8
assembly8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
nikhilh-20/nikhilh-20.github.io
Jan 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:7 PRs, 45 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 9 months
nikhilh-20/ELFEN
Sep 2023 - Jul 2024
ELFEN: Automated Linux Malware Analysis Sandbox
Contributions:60 PRs, 96 pushes, 60 branches in 9 months
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