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SamyukthanAnanth

Information Security & Technology Lead at Rudratic Technologies in Chennai. Certified in CySA+, Security+ and Google Cybersecurity.

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About me

I’m Samyukthan Ananth, the Information Security & Technology Lead at Rudratic Technologies. Since January 2026 I’ve led security operations, infrastructure and deployments, and worked with our developers to ship things securely. Before that I looked after Linux servers and Docker apps there as a junior system administrator, and in 2023 I built Sun Drug Store’s web presence in Doha.

I hold CySA+ (792), Security+ (781) and the Google Cybersecurity certificate, and I rank in the top 20% on Blue Team Labs. At home I run a lab with a Wazuh SIEM, a Raspberry Pi firewall with Snort IPS, and once left a honeypot that caught about 65,000 attacks in a day. I write about what I learn on Medium and Instagram, I was at Nullcon Goa 2026, and I’ve spoken as a guest lecturer at R.M.D. Engineering College.

Have a security problem? Let’s talk.

Where I’ve
worked

– PresentInformation Security & Technology LeadRudratic TechnologiesFull time
  • Led cybersecurity and infrastructure initiatives across enterprise projects.
  • Managed security operations, project execution and technology deployments.
  • Collaborated with development teams to implement secure solutions.

Tamil Nadu, India · Visit Rudratic Technologies

– Junior System AdministratorRudratic TechnologiesInternship
  • Administered Linux servers and Docker-based applications.
  • Configured networking, system security and infrastructure services.
  • Provided technical support and system maintenance.

Chennai, India · Visit Rudratic Technologies

– Web Development InternSun Drug StoreInternship · hybrid
  • Developed responsive web pages with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
  • Established and managed Sun Drug Store's online presence, including domain management and email systems.

Doha, Qatar · Visit Sun Drug Store

Education

The shelf

10 builds from my GitHub, filed like case notes. Pick one to open it.

· T-Pot, Google Cloud, Suricata

Honeypot on Google Cloud

A 24-hour T-Pot honeypot on Google Cloud that captured about 65,000 attacks, analysed by source, targeted port, Suricata alerts, CVEs and credential attempts.

~65k attacks24h run

  • T-Pot (Hive) on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, n1-standard-4 (4 vCPU, 15 GB RAM), us-west1-c
  • Ran for 24 hours from 13 Jun 2025, all inbound ports open to honeypot services

View on GitHub

· Wazuh, IPFire, Kali Linux, TailsOS

Home Lab

An on-premises and cloud home lab for security and networking experiments, monitored with a Wazuh SIEM.

  • Ryzen 5 PC, Raspberry Pis running the firewall, Kali Linux and an AI chatbot
  • ZimaBoard running Kasm (Ubuntu, Kali, REMnux, Tor) and Nextcloud
  • Air-gapped tablet for passwords and backups; TailsOS USB for Tor

View on GitHub
IPFire mascot: a penguin wrapped in flames

· IPFire, Snort IPS, Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Firewall

A Raspberry Pi 3B+ home network firewall running IPFire, integrated with the router for secure Wi-Fi, with Snort IPS and community rules for real-time detection.

150 Mbps in11.6% CPU

  • Planned next: OpenVPN for remote access and a web proxy

View on GitHub
Cartoon rubber duck holding a knife

· Python, USB defence, SMTP

Anti-Rubber Ducky

A Python Windows service that watches for unauthorised USB devices against a whitelist, sends looped SMTP alerts and shuts the system down to stop hardware attacks.

View on GitHub

· ADB, KeePassDX, Offline

Air-gapped vault

An Android 9 tablet stripped down over ADB into a fully offline, encrypted store for passwords and backups, running KeePassDX from F-Droid.

View on GitHub
Yellow rubber duck with USB-plug feathers

· Pi Pico, HID payload, Python

Ducky_Valentine

A Raspberry Pi Pico Ducky payload that runs a Valentine pop-up; every "No" escalates the threat level.

View on GitHub

· Python, Cryptography

Quantum vs classical cracking

A Python script comparing password-cracking time on a classical PC versus a hypothetical quantum computer, companion to the Medium post.

View on GitHubRead the post
USB symbol

· Python, Encryption

USB Password Manager

A Python app that unlocks encrypted data only with a verified USB, decrypts it after a password prompt and auto-types the result.

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· Python, GitHub CLI

Git Sync automation

A Python + GitHub CLI tool that initialises, commits and pushes any project folder to a private GitHub repo with one command.

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· Social engineering, Lab

Seeker (lab)

Hands-on practice with thewhiteh4t’s Seeker and ngrok to understand how social-engineering links leak a phone’s location. Not my tool; credited in the repo.

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24 hours
as bait

0attacks so far

  • Cowrie (SSH)33k
  • Honeytrap26k
  • Dionaea7k

A T-Pot honeypot on Google Cloud, every port open, from 7:04 pm on 13 June 2025. About 65,000 attacks arrived in the 24 hours, roughly 2,700 an hour; the clock scales the totals by that average.

Read the analysis on GitHub

  • 65%of attacks hit port 22 (SSH)
  • root / 123456the most-tried credential pair
  • 8,987attacks from GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM, the top source
  • 1,096DoublePulsar backdoor attempts
  • 92%from known attackers
  • 33,632Suricata "IPv4 truncated packet" alerts
LinkedIn post: honeypot analysis on Google Cloud with T-Pot
From my LinkedIn write-up of the run.

Proof on
paper

Jul 2025 CompTIA Score 792
Nov 2024 CompTIA Score 781
Jul 2025 CompTIA Earned
Jan 2026 The SecOps Group Earned
2024 Google Earned
— Cisco In progress

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What I work with

  • Network securityIPFire · Snort · CCNA prep
  • SIEM & logsWazuh · Suricata
  • Threat huntingT-Pot · Kali
  • Cloud securityGoogle Cloud
  • ScriptingPython · Bash · PowerShell

Building now: CCNA 200-301, ESP32 Marauder, Seeeduino XIAO TOTP generator, Apache Guacamole.

Talks, posts & writing

  • LinkedIn post: cleared the CompTIA CySA+ exam on the first attempt
  • LinkedIn post: honeypot analysis on Google Cloud with T-Pot
  • LinkedIn post: deploying a Wazuh SIEM in the home lab

Safe and secure dark web access using privacy tools (reel, 21 Feb 2025)Tips to clear Security+ (reel, 08 Jan 2025)Instagram: klytro, a tech journalAll posts on MediumMore on LinkedIn

Contact

Download CV Top 20% Blue Team Labs · 792 CySA+ score · 781 Security+ score · ~65k attacks captured by my honeypot in 24h

Workstation

Ubuntu workstation

A terminal running my home-lab networking commands.