Viral Vaghela is a Senior Security Researcher and Red Teamer based in Bengaluru with eight years of hands-on experience breaking and hardening systems across web, mobile, API, and infrastructure environments. Currently at Zscaler, he researches emerging threats—including AI-related vulnerabilities—runs red team operations for critical infrastructure simulations, and optimizes OSINT-driven workflows to improve detection and risk assessment. Prior to the role, he built a strong track record as a bug bounty hunter with acknowledgments from organizations like Cambridge University, Vodafone, Shaadi.com and Airtel, translating real-world findings into actionable remediation guidance. Viral blends offensive creativity with rigorous technical reviews and collaboration, and brings a developer-minded approach to security that surfaces subtle business-logic and authentication flaws often missed by automated tools.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science at Gujarat Technological University (GTU)
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