Ashfaq Ansari
Security Architect at Edgio
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Ashfaq Ansari is a Security Architect with 13 years of hands-on experience securing web applications and networks, currently shaping security strategy and managed onboarding at Edgio. He specializes in WAF, BOT management, API protection and HTTPS, balancing robust defenses with performance-sensitive integrations across CDN and cloud environments. Ashfaq combines strategic leadership for the Professional Services Group with deep technical skills in vulnerability research, kernel exploitation and exploit development—evidenced by contributions to the well-known HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver project. His background spans SOC operations, DDoS mitigation, and endpoint integrity solutions, enabling him to identify technical risks and deliver practical mitigation plans. Based in Mumbai, he routinely partners with sales, product and engineering teams to convert complex security requirements into timely, customer-facing solutions.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
SSC, Secondary School, SSC, Secondary School at Sadhana VidyalayaHSC, Science Electronics, HSC, Science Electronics at M.H. Saboo Siddik Junior CollegeBachelor's degree, Electronics Enginnering, Bachelor's degree, Electronics Enginnering at M.H. Saboo Siddik College Of Engineering
Github Skills (11)
c1710
vulnerabilities10
exploit10
exp10
driver10
c1110
kernel-mode10
windows9
assembly8
x868
x86-648
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
hacksysteam/HackSysExtremeVulnerableDriver
May 2015 - Dec 2022
HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver (HEVD) - Windows & Linux
Role in this project:
Security Engineer
Security EngineerContributions:3 releases, 1 review, 147 commits in 7 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Ashfaq primarily contributes to the exploit development for the HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver (HEVD). Their commits focused on modifying and extending the exploit code, primarily in C, to target different vulnerabilities, including but not limited to, buffer overflows and UAF. The contributions include adding and refactoring exploit modules, particularly those related to achieving privilege escalation. The user also updates build scripts and addresses code-related issues, demonstrating a deep understanding of kernel-level exploitation techniques.
kernelbuffer-overflowvulnerabledriverwindows-driver
cloudfuzz/android-kernel-exploitation
Apr 2020 - Feb 2022
Android Kernel Exploitation
Contributions:56 commits, 1 PR, 51 pushes in 1 year 10 months
kernelexploit-devsecuritylinuxandroid
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