Mahendra Nath

Cybersecurity Student · Ethical Hacker · CTF Competitor

Kathmandu, Nepal · d4rk.c1ph3r.013@gmail.com

LinkedIn·GitHub·TryHackMe·CTFtime·Medium

Education

BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity — 2025–Present
Coventry University · Softwarica College of IT & E-Commerce, Kathmandu
Current released-module average: 76%

Higher Secondary Education — 2022–2024
St. Xavier's College, Maitighar · GPA: 3.84/4.00

Secondary Education Examination (SEE)
Kanchan Vidhya Mandir HSS, Kanchanpur · GPA: 3.90/4.00

CTF Achievements

• 3rd Place — Pentester Nepal 13th Anniversary CTF, 2026
• 4th Place, National Finals — Hackअस्त्र CTF 2026
• 5th Place, Qualifiers — Hackअस्त्र CTF 2026
• 1st Place — Netanix CTF, 2026
• Team: Sudo_Siblings · Alias: d4rk.c1ph3r / Dark Cipher

Projects

• Cyber Dashboard
• Linux Authentication & Process Sandbox
• Reverse Shell Model
• State-Based Intrusion Detection System

Skills

Cybersecurity: Penetration Testing, Digital Forensics, OSINT, Cryptography, Web Security, Network Security, Linux Security, Reverse Engineering, Pwn
Programming: Python, C, SQL, Shell, JavaScript
Development: Flask, MySQL, Git, GitHub, Docker, pytest, Bandit, Ruff
Systems: Linux, UNIX/POSIX, IPC, Process Management, seccomp, Landlock

Languages

English · Nepali · Hindi