Aadhil Anwar
Security engineer. Breaking things to make them safer.
I'm a security engineer working in network security at GoDaddy — infrastructure security, access control architecture, and cloud security on AWS. I spend my days thinking about how networks break and how to make sure they don't.
I've reported high-severity vulnerabilities (CVSS 9.1, 8.8) in production APIs, designed ACL and VLAN segmentation policies for production environments, and integrated security into DevSecOps workflows. I like going deep — understanding systems at the level where the actual problems live.
Outside of work, I spend time on security research, building tools, and testing attack surfaces. I share what I learn along the way.
Things I have written recently.
- Apr 07, 2025 : Buying Rekhta Tickets Worth INR 1499 for Free
- Mar 25, 2025 : I Reverse-Engineered a Live Phishing Operation Targeting My University
- Jan 07, 2025 : How I Found a Secret Backdoor to a University's News Feed
Projects
Low-Level HTTP/1.1 Server
Built an HTTP/1.1 server in Python using raw TCP sockets. Request parsing, chunked transfer encoding, input validation, error handling — all from scratch.
Certifications
Achievements
- Reported high-severity CVEs (CVSS 9.1, 8.8) in production APIs with working PoCs
- Top 5 finishes in national CTFs — Noob Army (4th), Encrypt Edge (5th), RSA Cloud (6th)
- Received ₹1,00,000 startup grant for a privacy-focused blockchain feedback system
- Top 3% on TryHackMe — 120+ labs across offensive, defensive, and automation
- Trained 2000+ students in hands-on cybersecurity workshops