name: Kazim
role: Self-Taught Developer & Cybersecurity Enthusiast
location: Lahore, Pakistan
what_i_do:
- Building open-source cybersecurity CLI tools
- Learning Bug Bounty & Web Application Pentesting
- Practicing on HackTheBox, TryHackMe & PicoCTF
- Exploring offensive security through hands-on projects
currently_learning:
- π·οΈ Web Application Penetration Testing (PortSwigger Academy)
- π΄ CTF challenges & OverTheWire wargames
- π‘οΈ Network security & packet analysis
- π OSINT & reconnaissance techniques
building:
- π PassAudit β password strength & breach checker
- π LogWatch β system log anomaly detector
- π NetSpy β live network packet sniffer & dashboard
- π VaultScan β git history secret scanner
open_to:
- Bug bounty collaborations
- Cybersecurity internships & junior roles
- CTF teams
- Open source contributionsLanguages
Cybersecurity
Platforms & Tools
Practice Platforms
| Project | Description | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| NetSpy | π Live network packet sniffer with browser dashboard β capture, filter & visualize traffic in real time | Python, Scapy, Flask |
| LogWatch | π System log anomaly detector β flags brute-force, root logins, after-hours access & port scans | Python, Rich |
| VaultScan | π Git history secret scanner β finds API keys & passwords buried in old commits | Python, Git |
| PassAudit | π Password strength & breach checker using HaveIBeenPwned k-anonymity | Python, Rich |
| MetaHunter | π΅οΈ Metadata extraction tool β pulls hidden data from files for OSINT & recon | Python |
| MilkyWay-CTF | π΄ Browser-based CTF toolkit with simulated terminal interface | Python, JS |
- π₯ Hackathon Winner β Cybersecurity track
- π΄ CTF Competitor β HackTheBox, TryHackMe, PicoCTF
- π οΈ 6 open-source security tools shipped to GitHub
- π Self-taught β zero formal CS background, all hands-on
"The best way to learn security is to break things."


