Summary
Riha Maheshwari is a cyber security engineer with 8 years of hands-on experience across offensive and defensive security, specializing in VAPT for web, mobile, network, and thick-client applications. She has driven measurable improvements—reducing critical vulnerabilities and response times—by building automation playbooks (Cortex XSOAR), centralizing logs (Splunk), and running enterprise asset scans (Qualys). OSCP-certified and trained in AI/ML pentesting, she brings practical expertise in adversarial attacks, prompt injection, and model poisoning to harden AI-driven systems. Comfortable both attacking and architecting defenses, she has implemented WAF and container security controls and automated reporting to streamline remediation. Based in Mumbai, Riha combines a strong academic background in computer applications and robotics with a proven track record of operationalizing security at scale.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science, Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science at Jain (Deemed-to-be University)
BCA, Bachelor on Computer Applications, BCA, Bachelor on Computer Applications at SALESIAN COLLEGE
Information Technology, Information Technology at Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Soreng
Master of Technology - MTech, Applied Mechatronics and Robotics, Master of Technology - MTech, Applied Mechatronics and Robotics at Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Himalayan Academy, Soreng