I'm Karthikeyan V, a Senior Security Analyst at Accenture with 4+ years of hands-on experience in offensive security. I specialise in finding exploitable vulnerabilities in web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure — before adversaries do.
Currently, I lead penetration testing engagements on Accenture's internal and cloud-hosted applications, including B2C platforms and Microsoft PowerApps. Every engagement follows the OWASP Web Security Testing Guide (WSTG) for web applications and OWASP API Security Top 10 for API assessments — ensuring comprehensive, methodology-driven coverage.
I've performed real-world vulnerability research on targets including demo.testfire.net and the Acunetix test environment, uncovering injection flaws, broken authentication, and misconfiguration chains with documented PoCs and CWE mappings.
My frontier research is in AI & LLM Security — investigating prompt injection, agentic AI attack surfaces, and RAG pipeline exploitation. As AI systems proliferate, securing them demands the same adversarial rigour we apply to traditional applications. Pursuing OSCP+, CISSP, and CCSP to deepen both offensive mastery and strategic security leadership.
Tools, techniques, and technologies across the full offensive security spectrum — from recon to exploitation.
Offensive security engagements, vulnerability research, and pentest delivery across enterprise environments.
Real-world penetration testing with CWE mapping, CVE references, and documented attack methodologies.
Active Microsoft/Azure certifications and high-value offensive security credentials in progress.
Independent research at the intersection of AI security, offensive techniques, and emerging attack surfaces.
Available for offensive security roles, consulting engagements, and AI security research collaborations. Open to discussions about red team positions, VAPT projects, and security research partnerships.