Saide Hossain

Professional Summary

Offensive Security Specialist skilled in penetration testing, red teaming, exploit development, and OSINT. Experienced in uncovering vulnerabilities, demonstrating real-world attack scenarios, and building open-source offensive security tools. Passionate about CTFs, fuzzing, and adversary simulations. Active mentor at H4K2LIV3 Academy, training future cybersecurity professionals.

Experience

H4K2LIV3 Academy – Cyber Security Trainer / Mentor

February 2025 – Present

• Mentored students in ethical hacking, Linux, red teaming, and exploit basics.
• Created Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges simulating real-world attacks.
• Led workshops on privilege esclation, OSINT, and web app exploitation.

Core Skills

• Penetration Testing (Web, Network, Infrastructure)
• Red Teaming, Adversary Simulation & Exploit Development
• OSINT & Reconnaissance Automation
• Vulnerability Assessment (VAPT)
• Reverse Engineering (GDB, x86/x64)
• Tools: Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark, Hydra
• Programming: Python, Bash, JavaScript
• CTFs & Security Challenges

Education

• National University of Bangladesh – B.Sc. in Theoretical Physics (2019 – 2025)
• University of the People – B.A.Sc. Computer Science (Ongoing)
• Harvard University – CS50x: Intro to Computer Science
• Saylor Academy – Computer Science Certificate
• freeCodeCamp – Full Stack Development Certification

Certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Associate™
• Open Source Intelligence Certification
• Debuggers 1012: Introductory GDB
• Responsive Web Design – freeCodeCamp

Highlighted Projects (GitHub)

• Offensive Security Research Hub – Deep lab covering CVEs, fuzzing, AD attacks, and red teaming research.
• CMP Dorker – Multi-platform dorking tool (Google, Shodan, Censys) for recon & bug bounty.
• Red Teaming Tracker – Tool to track and organize red team operations.
• Bug Bounty Checklist – Interactive checklist for systematic web app pentesting.
• Nemo The Investigator – OSINT toolkit for automated reconnaissance.
• Exploit Developer Roadmap – Structured roadmap for learning exploit dev.
• OffSec Tools – Curated collection of offensive security tools & resources.
• PenTest Walkthrough Hub – Hands-on lab writeups (TryHackMe, PicoCTF, HackTheBox).
• PWN Tracker – Organized tracking system for privilege escalation & pwn research.
• Mr Linux – Gamified interactive Linux learning platform for red team ops.