Hi, I’m
Vigneshwaran Malleeswaran
Almere
Summary
Cybersecurity specialist with 8+ years of hands-on experience in mobile malware analysis, threat intelligence, and reverse engineering. Focus on Android banking trojans and spyware: deobfuscation, IOC extraction, and behavior profiling mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. Build automation for payload decoding and dynamic analysis, and collaborate with detection teams to improve alert fidelity. Background includes honeypot deployment, phishing and vulnerability identification, and technical leadership. CEH and ECSA certified; currently pursuing CTIA.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
3
Certification
Skills
- Malware Analysis & RE (Android): Smali/DEX, native libraries, Frida, JADX, APKTool, MobSF, Ghidra, IDA Pro
- Threat Intelligence: IOC extraction, DGA analysis and interception, campaign attribution, MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- Detection Support: YARA contributions, KQL exposure, regex-driven detection artifacts, false-positive feedback
- Scripting & Automation: Python, JavaScript, bash; custom deobfuscation tooling and dynamic analysis scripts
- Security Testing: Burp Suite, SAST/DAST approaches, traffic interception, Wireshark, Nmap
- Networking & Infra: Android/Linux, DNS, VLAN changes, firewalls, Websense/Forcepoint, proxies, VPN
- Root Cause Analysis
- Report Preparation
- Issue Identification
- Information Gathering
Certification
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
- CTIA – Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (in progress)
- Project Management Certification
Work History
ThreatFabric
Mobile Malware Analyst
05.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Reverse engineered Android banking trojans/spyware to document overlays, anti-analysis, and payload delivery.
- Developed deobfuscation pipelines to unpack encrypted payloads and recover strings/configs for IOC extraction.
- Tracked malware families and C2 infrastructure; contributed to campaign write-ups and client-facing briefs.
- Developed and implemented 5+ automation modules using Node.js, JavaScript, and Java, enhancing Android malware analysis efficiency by 40%
- Configured and optimized IDS/IPS systems, leading to 30% increase in detection and prevention of malicious activities.
- Authored 15+ Regex-driven YARA rules, improving malware detection accuracy for over 1,000 samples.
Developed 5+ automation modules integrating Regex, boosting Android malware analysis efficiency by 40%.
Cyble Inc
Senior Research Engineer
04.2021 - 05.2022
Job overview
- Identified and resolved over 50 critical Android malware issues using advanced reverse engineering techniques, enhancing client security posture
- Applied Regex for extracting critical patterns from large datasets, enhancing data analysis capabilities by 35%.
- Contributed to cloud security projects, configuring IDS/IPS systems to improve threat detection by 30%.
- Conducted comprehensive analysis and mobile application testing on 30+ Android apps, utilizing tools like APKTool and JD-GUI to identify vulnerabilities
- Performed validation and testing of engineering models to support adequacy and reformulated models.
- Successfully deployed and managed 10+ honeypots and T-Pots, leading to collection of over 5,000 malware samples, improving threat intelligence
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Technical Lead
02.2014 - 04.2021
Job overview
- Progressed from Network L2 Engineer to Technical Lead and SME across multiple programs (incl. Google).
- Hands-on with Websense/Forcepoint, VLAN moves, firewall change requests, and incident handling (CritSit).
- Led team of 10+ engineers, boosting productivity by 20% through motivational leadership and targeted skill development programs
- Initiated and led successful development of 5+ critical projects, showcasing creativity in problem-solving and process optimization
- Effectively collaborated with cross-functional teams on 10+ projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business goals
- Quickly mastered and implemented new technologies like AWS and Kubernetes, leading to 30% reduction in deployment time for cloud projects
- Designed and implemented novel automation framework that reduced manual testing efforts by 40%, improving project delivery timelines.
Education
Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of TechnologyCoimbatore, India
Electronics and Communications (B.E)
04.2013
Accomplishments
- Received Employee of the Month and year multiple times
- Published 20+ blogs and reports on Android malware, promoting secure coding practices among industry professionals.
- Led deployment of 10+ honeypots, collecting 5,000+ malware samples for improved threat intelligence.
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Advanced
C1
Tamil
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Mobile Malware Analyst
ThreatFabric
05.2022 - Current
Senior Research Engineer
Cyble Inc
04.2021 - 05.2022
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2014 - 04.2021
Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology
Electronics and Communications (B.E)
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