MAR 2025 — PRESENT
Digital Risk Monitoring & Enforcement
Vairav Technology · Nepal
Supporting digital risk monitoring and response across online platforms, with a focus on identifying impersonation, suspicious accounts, and emerging threat patterns.
CYBERSECURITY · DIGITAL RISK · DEFENSE
Never trust.
Always verify.
I’m David Budha Magar — a cybersecurity professional turning threats into stronger security through digital risk monitoring, penetration testing, and practical security operations.
RISK INTELLIGENCE 01
〰 SIGNAL ANALYSIS ACTIVE
A NOTE TO VISITORSSTAY CURIOUS. STAY SECURE.
PROFESSIONAL FOCUS
01 Digital risk monitoring
02 Threat analysis
03 Web application security
04 Security operations
01 / ABOUT
Security work with
context and purpose.
Good security starts with understanding what matters: the people, platforms, and risks that shape an organization’s digital footprint.
My work spans digital risk monitoring, threat analysis, and hands-on security testing. I combine investigative thinking with technical practice to help identify suspicious activity, assess exposure, and support clear, actionable response.
From monitoring impersonation and abuse to exploring web application defenses, I aim to make security work measured, useful, and grounded in evidence.
A little more about my experience ↗02 / EXPERIENCE
Learning through
real-world practice.
A timeline of roles across digital risk operations and application security.
01
JUN 2024 — DEC 2025
SMET Intern
Vairav Technology · Nepal
Built a foundation in intelligence-led digital monitoring, social media research, and abuse response.
DEC 2024 — FEB 2025
Security Specialist Intern
Mero Solutions · Nepal
Explored application security through structured testing, vulnerability identification, and practical risk assessment.
TEAM & OPERATIONS
Supporting digital risk operations while coordinating the work of junior team members and interns.
03 / SELECTED WORK
Curiosity turned
into working ideas.
A selection of academic and practical projects exploring detection, application security, and risk.
NETWORK / DETECTION
IDS
TRAFFIC ANALYSISGITHUB PROJECT
IDS / IPS
A GUI-based intrusion detection and prevention project focused on surfacing suspicious network activity.
View on GitHub ↗APPLICATION / AUTOMATION
url_extractor.py
01 def extract_urls(source):02 links = find_links(source)03 return sorted(set(links))04 # clean, deduplicated output
LINK EXTRACTIONPYTHON
URL Extractor
A Python utility that extracts URLs from text or documents, removes duplicates, sorts links, and exports clean lists in multiple formats.
View on GitHub ↗SOCIAL PLATFORM / REPORTING
IG
REVIEWREPORTSAFETYTOOLSCONTENT REPORTINGBROWSER EXTENSION
Instagram Reporting Extension
A browser extension project for reporting content on Instagram. Review the repository for intended workflows and usage details.
View on GitHub ↗SOCIAL PLATFORM / REPORTING
FB
BROWSER EXTENSION
CONTENT REPORTINGJAVASCRIPT
Facebook Auto-Reporting Extensions
A browser extension project for reporting content on Facebook. See the repository for implementation details and intended use.
View on GitHub ↗NETWORK / DETECTION
PROJECT REPOSITORYIDS / IPS
WEB INTERFACEHTML
FYP — Intrusion Detection & Prevention
A final-year project repository described as IDS/IPS. Explore the source and documentation for implementation details.
View on GitHub ↗04 / EXPERTISE
Tools are useful.
Judgment matters more.
A practical toolkit developed through project work, study, and operational experience.
01
Offensive security
Testing and assessing systems with a focus on finding and communicating weaknesses.
Penetration testingWeb application securityVulnerability assessmentBurp Suite · Metasploit · Nmap
02
Defensive security
Monitoring signals, investigating events, and supporting a measured response.
Threat detectionSIEM · IDSIncident analysisDigital risk monitoring
03
Networking
Understanding the protocols and controls that underpin connected environments.
TCP/IP · VLANRouting · FirewallVPNNetwork security
04
Programming
Using code to automate, investigate, and build security-focused projects.
PythonJava · SQLHTML · CSSAutomation
05
Cloud
Foundational cloud operations and security concepts across AWS learning paths.
AWSCloud operationsCloud securityData center fundamentals
06
Platforms
Working across common operating systems in security and networking contexts.
LinuxWindowsCommand-line workflowsNetwork tooling
05 / CREDENTIALS & EDUCATION
Built on a foundation
of continuous learning.
Formal study and professional learning that support my security practice.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS01 — 06
eJPT
Junior Penetration Tester
INE · eLearnSecurity
SE
Certified Social Engineering Defense Practitioner
Professional credential
CC
Certified Cybersecurity Educator Professional
Professional credential
aws
AWS Academy Data Center Technician
AWS Academy
aws
AWS Academy Cloud Foundations
AWS Academy
aws
AWS Academy Cloud Security Foundations
AWS Academy
Credential years and verification links can be added when confirmed. No credential IDs are displayed here.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
2022 — 2025
BSc (Hons) Computer Networking and IT Security
London Metropolitan University
Delivered through Islington College, Nepal
UPPER SECOND CLASS HONOURS66.67%
RELEVANT AREAS
Networking · Cybersecurity · Cloud · Digital security · Intrusion detection · Web security
PREVIOUS EDUCATION
HSEB (+2) — Mount View English Boarding School, Dang
SLC — Annapurna Secondary Boarding School, Dang
SECURITY-MINDED BY DESIGN
Security is a process,
not a promise.
I believe in layered controls, thoughtful disclosure, and continuous improvement. No connected system can be guaranteed completely secure; good practice means reviewing assumptions and learning from change.
06 / CONTACT
Let’s make the
digital world safer.
Have a security opportunity, project, or thoughtful question? I’d be glad to hear from you.
Start a conversation ↗27°42' N
85°19' E
85°19' E
OPEN TO
MEANINGFUL WORK
MEANINGFUL WORK