Merbin Russel

Merbin Russel

Senior Security Engineer ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

I break things... then fix them (professionally, of course) ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ง

๐Ÿ” Bug Hunter โ˜๏ธ Cloud Breaker ๐Ÿ Python Charmer ๐Ÿฅท Ethical Hacker
๐Ÿš€ Let's Go!

About This Chaos ๐Ÿ˜„

Hey there! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I'm a Senior Security Engineer at Amagi Media Labs in Bengaluru. I've been breaking things (ethically!) for almost 4 years now.

"I secure systems AND break them. It's like being a superhero with trust issues." ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ

My philosophy? Balance security with sanity. No point in building Fort Knox if nobody can get their work done! ๐Ÿฐ

4

Years of Mayhem ๐ŸŽฏ

Where I've Caused Trouble ๐Ÿ’ผ

Senior Security Engineer

Amagi Media Labs
Sep 2023 - Present

Currently making containers cry and SIEM rules smarter ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

  • ๐ŸŽฏ Built attack surface monitor โ†’ Found 40+ issues (oops!)
  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Migrated to distroless containers (they're naked but secure)
  • ๐Ÿค– Created Python automation for cloud shenanigans
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Crafted SIEM rules that actually work
  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Taught SOC team to be paranoid professionals

My Arsenal of Chaos โšก

๐Ÿ”ฅ Breaking Things (Ethically)

Web App Hacking

OWASP Top 10, SQL injection, XSS parties

Penetration Testing

Network, mobile, whatever needs breaking

Kubernetes Workload Protection

Falco runtime security, threat detection in K8s

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Fixing Things (Responsibly)

Cloud Security

AWS, GCP, making clouds rain securely

DevSecOps

CI/CD security, automation magic

Container Security

Docker, K8s, distroless lifestyle

Tech I Actually Use ๐Ÿ”ง

Python ๐Ÿ AWS โ˜๏ธ Docker ๐Ÿณ Burp Suite ๐Ÿ”ฅ Linux ๐Ÿง Bash ๐Ÿ’ป Git ๐Ÿ“ Kubernetes โš™๏ธ

Cool Stuff I've Built ๐Ÿš€

Attack Surface Monitor

Automated scanner that found 40+ issues. Like having a security robot that never sleeps! ๐Ÿค–

40+ Bugs Found!
GitHub Secret Hunter

Catches leaked credentials faster than you can say "oops". Developers hate this one trick! ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

Secret Ninja
Distroless Migration

Made containers go on a diet. They're lighter, faster, and more secure now! ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Container Whisperer
SIEM Rule Wizard

Built SIEM rules that catch threats... and occasionally my coffee breaks โ˜• Still learning the art of not crying over false positives! ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ

Threat Detective

My Fancy Papers ๐Ÿ†

CEH ๐Ÿฅท

Certified Ethical Hacker
(License to break things)

OSWE ๐Ÿ’€

Offensive Security Web Expert
(Web apps fear me)

When I'm Not Breaking Things ๐ŸŽฎ

Current Obsessions

๐ŸŽฌ Movie Marathons ๐Ÿ“บ Anime Binging ๐ŸŽฎ Gamings (I'm a noob) โ™Ÿ๏ธ Chess (I'm terrible)

Learning Queue

๐Ÿ’ป Low Level Stuffs (long time wish) ๐Ÿ”ง Something interesting one the way (who knows?) ๐Ÿ” Crypto Magic (possible without math?) ๐ŸŒ Internet Protocols

Let's Connect! ๐Ÿค

Want to chat about security, share war stories, or just say hi? I'm all ears! ๐Ÿ‘‚

Drop a Line

reachme@merb.in

Location

Bengaluru, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Status

Probably debugging something โ˜•