HAMID RAFIQUE
"Turning vulnerabilities into knowledge. One shell at a time."
> whoami
I'm a 2nd semester BS Cybersecurity student at Air University, Islamabad, with a passion for ethical hacking, vulnerability assessment, and building secure systems. I actively solve real-world challenges on Hack The Box and TryHackMe, hold 10+ industry certifications, and have hands-on experience with Kali Linux, Tenable Nessus, and penetration testing methodologies.
I believe the best defenders think like attackers.
Education
BS Cybersecurity
Air University, Islamabad — Semester 2
Intermediate ICS
Fazaia Inter College
Matriculation
Fazaia Inter College
> skills --verbose
Programming Languages
Cybersecurity & Tools
DevOps & Version Control
AI, Data & Web
> ls -la ./projects
ICT Quiz Website
Responsive quiz platform with 6 subject-based timed quizzes. Real-time countdown timer, auto-scoring, instant feedback, localStorage history, dark/light toggle.
- Built 6 subject-based quizzes with randomized question pools
- Implemented real-time countdown timer with auto-submit
- Auto-scoring engine with instant visual feedback per question
- Persistent quiz history using the localStorage API
- Dark/light theme toggle with CSS custom properties
- Fully responsive — deployed on GitHub Pages
Persistence Mechanism Simulator
Educational C++ program simulating how malware persistence mechanisms work in a safe academic environment.
- Simulates repeated execution and state retention mechanisms
- Demonstrates file handling and control flow for persistence
- Educational tool for understanding defensive cybersecurity
- Documents how real-world malware maintains access
- Built in a safe, sandboxed academic environment
Security Analysis of Metasploitable 2
Full pentest lab using Kali Linux + Nessus Essentials + Metasploitable 2. Identified and remediated multiple vulnerability categories.
- Set up complete penetration testing lab environment
- Used Tenable Nessus Essentials for vulnerability scanning
- Identified Critical, High, Medium, and Low severity vulnerabilities
- Discovered exploitable services: Telnet, VSFTPD 2.3.4, NFS
- Ethically exploited vulnerabilities and documented remediation
- Verified fixes through re-scanning and validation