Muhammad Junaid Akhtar | Jr Penetration Tester

junaid@Jr-penetration-tester: ~

$ whoami

MUHAMMAD JUNAID AKHTAR

> Jr Penetration Tester | Web Security Researcher

$ ./view_portfolio.sh --all

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[+] Strong focus on Web Security & CTFs
[+] Actively improving offensive security skills

cat about.md

Junior Penetration Tester with hands-on experience in web application security, penetration testing labs, and CTF challenges. Currently pursuing Bachelor of Science at Riphah International University, Islamabad.

Skilled in identifying and exploiting OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities with practical focus on web application penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and security testing of real-world applications. Hands-on experience includes conducting web-based attack simulations, testing for injection flaws, authentication bypasses, and performing ethical hacking engagements.

Ranked in the Top 3% globally on TryHackMe with 50+ completed labs and learning paths. Multiple-time CTF champion with 1st place at Riphah University CTF 2025 and 2nd place at Islamia University of Bahawalpur CTF.

ls -la /experience/

Security Intern

Inara Technologies | Onsite | Jan 2026 - March 2026

Completed structured training in Linux, networking, Docker and Worked in a dedicated virtual machine (VM) environment
Tested company web applications for attack scenarios, including login bypass, broken access control, and input-based vulnerabilities
Performed service enumeration and port scanning to discover exposed services and potential entry points
Reproduced vulnerabilities with proof-of-concept exploits to validate security risks before reporting

Cybersecurity Intern

Digital Empowerment Network | Remote | Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

Completed task-based cybersecurity training, focusing on web security fundamentals and vulnerability assessment
Practiced identifying OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities through guided labs and structured assignments
Performed network traffic analysis using Wireshark and Conducted basic digital forensics tasks using Autopsy
Documented findings and learning outcomes in structured reports

cat /education/training.log

B.S. in Cybersecurity

Riphah International University, Islamabad | 2023 - Present

Focus on network security, ethical hacking, and web application security
Active member of the university's cybersecurity club
1st place — Riphah University CTF 2025

Platform Training & Labs

September 2024 - Present

Hackviser — Top 1%, 40+ Warmups & Scenarios completed
TryHackMe — Top 3% globally, 50+ labs and learning paths
Active CTF participation across multiple platforms and daily challenges

cat /etc/skills.conf

[ WEB PENTESTING ]

XSS, SQLi

LFI / RFI

Auth & Authz Bypass

IDOR

JWT Attacks

[ RED TEAM ]

Linux Priv Escalation

AD Enumeration

Attack Chaining

[ SECURITY TOOLS ]

Burp Suite

Nmap

BloodHound

SQLmap

[ SECURITY ANALYSIS ]

Vuln Assessment

CTF & Lab Exploitation

Web Red Team

Penetration Testing

git log --projects

Honeypot Development

Designed and deployed honeypot system to detect and analyze unauthorized access attempts with real-time threat intelligence.

Network Security Threat Detection Linux

URL Blacklisting System

C++ system using Binary Search Tree for fast malicious URL lookup and history tracking.

C++ Data Structures Security

Brute-Force Detection

Python web system to detect repeated failed login attempts and mitigate brute-force attacks.

Python Web Security Authentication

[+] View all projects on GitHub →