Bio

Experience


  • Manager - Malware Analyst
    • 15 May 2017 to 14 May 2018
    • Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt Ltd (ReBIT), Navi Mumbai.
  • Adhoc - Faculty(on Contract)
    • 14 Dec 2016 to 12 May 2017
    • Computer Science and Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Calicut.
  • Research Scholar(RegularPh.D.)
    • 28 Jan 2013 to 12 July 2016
    • Centre for Cyber Security, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology(IDRBT) (Established by Reserve Bank of India), Hyderabad.
  • Short Term Scholar(ExchangePh.D.Scholar)
    • 23 Jan 2014 to 31 May 2014
    • Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS), The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, New York, USA.
  • Adhoc - Lecturer(on Contract)
    • 20 Jul 2012 to 21 Jan 2013
    • Computer Science and Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Calicut.
  • Research Associate(with teaching)
    • 01 Aug 2011 to 19 Jul 2012
    • TIFAC CORE in Cyber Security, Department of Information Technology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.
  • Software Engineer(on Contract)
    • 14 Sept 2007 to 01 Aug 2009
    • SCF/CMF/QCMG/AVN/VSSC \& CDS/EPD/AVN/VSSC, Indian Space Research Organization.Through :Hi-Rel Fabs, Thiruvananthapuram.

Consultancy Work
  • Cyber Security Consultant @ Centre for Cyber Security, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) (Established by Reserve Bank of India), Hyderabad from 01 November 2016 to 31 March 2017.

Publications

Patent Pending

  • Hiran V Nath, B. M. Mehtre, Patent Title : A System and Method for Detection and Prevention of Data Breach and Ransomware Attacks. US Patent Office NPA Application No 15/821902, Filed on 24/11/2017.

Patent Awarded

  • Hiran V Nath, B. M. Mehtre, Patent Title : A System and Method for Detecting Zero-Day Privilege Escalation Malware. Indian Patent Office Provisional Patent Application Reference No 6477/CHE/2015, Filed on 02/12/2015. US Patent Office NPA Application No 15093690, Filed on 07/04/2016; URL:https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170161495 .

Journal

  • Hiran V Nath, Babu M. Mehtre, Analysis of a Multistage Attack Embedded in a Video File. Information Systems Frontiers, Springer US, 7th June 2015, DOI: 10.1007/s10796-015-9570-5, 2014 ImpactFactor : 1.450, DBLP, SCOPUS, SCI Indexed.

International Conference (Outside India)

  • Hiran V Nath, Babu M. Mehtre, Analysis of a Multistage Attack Embedded in a Video File. International Conference on Secure Knowledge Management in Bigdata era 2014 (SKM-2014) (6th Bi-Yearly Conference organised by State University of New York at Buffalo), Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Dubai Campus, Dubai, UAE, December 8 - 9, 2014.

International Conference (In India)

  • Hiran V Nath, Babu M. Mehtre, Ensemble Learning for Detection of Malicious Content Embedded in PDF Documents, IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (IEEE SPICES) (Bi-Yearly Conference by IEEE Kerala Section), National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), Kozhikode, India, February 19 - 21, 2015, DOI: 10.1109/SPICES.2015.7091371
  • Hiran V Nath, Babu M. Mehtre, Static Malware Analysis Using Machine Learning Methods. Second International Conference on Security in Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SNDS-2014), Springer CCIS 420, Pages 440-450, March 13 - 14, 2014, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54525-2_39.
  • Hiran V Nath, K Gangadharan, M Sethumadhavan, Reconciliation Engine and Metric for Network Vulnerability Assessment. First International Conference on Security of Internet of Things (SECURIT '12), ACM, Pages 9-21, August 17 - 19, 2012, DOI: 10.1145/2490428.2490430.
  • Hiran V Nath. Vulnerability Assessment Methods - A Review. Advances in Network Security and Applications (CNSA 2011), Springer CCIS 196, pages.1-10, July 15 - 17, 2011, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642- 22540-6_1.
  • Arun R, K Praveen, Divya Chandra Bose, Hiran V Nath. A Distortion Free Relational Database Watermarking Using Patch Work Method. International Conference on Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications 2012, Springer, pages: 531 - 538, Jan 5 - 7, 2012, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27443-5_61.
  • Deepa D Shankar, Gireesh kumarT, Hiran V Nath, Steganalysis for calibrated and lower embedded uncalibrated images. Swarm, Evolutionary, and Memetic Computing (SEMCCO 2011), Springer, pages: 294-301, December 19 - 21, 2011, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27242-4_34.

National Conference (In India)

  • Hiran V Nath, Babu M. Mehtre, Video Files and Multistage Attacks : (Im)Possible???. 11th IEEE India Conference INDICON 2014 Emerging Trends and Innovation in Technology, YASHADA, Pune, India, December 11 - 13, 2014, DOI: 10.1109/INDICON.2014.7030520.
  • Aathira K S, Hiran V Nath, Thulasi N Kutty, Gireesh Kumar T. Low Budget Honeynet Creation and Implementation for NIDS & NIPS. National Conference on Networking Paradigms and Cyber Security, IETE South Zonal Seminar, August 14, 2010.
Education

  • Ph.D., Computer Science(Regular)
    • Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) (Established by Reserve Bank of India)
    • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS), University of Hyderabad
    • Topic of Research: Novel Approaches for Surveillance of Advanced Persistent Threats
    • Advisor: B. M. Mehtre
    • Period : 23 Jan 2013 - 21 April 2017.
    • Pre-PhD Seminar Completed on 13th April 2016.
    • Thesis Submitted on 12th July 2016
    • PhD Awarded on 21st April 2017.
  • Exchange Research Scholar, Computer Science
    • Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS), University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA.
    • Area of Research: Information assurance (IA) / Biometrics
    • Research Projects: CITeR NSF Funded Project on Multimodal Biometrics for Long-term Active User Authentication
    • Advisor: Venu Govindaraju, Ifeoma Nwogu
    • Period : Jan 2014 - June 2014.
  • M.Tech., Cyber Security(Regular)}
    • TIFAC CORE in Cyber Security, Department of Information Technology, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, TN
    • Dissertation Topic: Reconciliation Engine and Metric for Network Vulnerability Assessment
    • Advisor: K Gangadharan
    • Period : Aug 2009 - Aug 2011.
  • B.Tech., Information Technology(Regular)
    • University of Kerala, Trivandrum, Kerala
    • Department of Information Technology, University College Of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram
    • Main Project: Software for Automated Calibration Of Function / Arbitrary Waveform Generator Agilent 33220A / 33250A using the software LabVIEW 6i. for & at SCF, VSSC/ISRO
    • Advisor : Anilbabu R, SCF, VSSC/ISRO
    • Period : Sept 2003 - June 2007.

Cyber Drills - IDRBT as Financial CERT, India

  • As Security Analyst in IDRBT Team, for Cyber Security Mock Drill X conducted by CERT-In on 28/01/2016: Got Very Good Performance from CERT-In, Govt. of India.
  • Organised Fourth Cyber Drill for Indian Banks on 18/11/2015
  • Managed Third Cyber Drill for Indian Banks on 13/08/2015
  • Organised and conducted DDoS Attack to undisclosed recipients as part of Cyber Drill on 10/06/2015
  • Organised, trained and conducted Second Cyber Drill for Indian Banks on 16/03/2015
  • Second In-house Cyber Drills for IDRBT & IDRBT SOC Validation on 12/03/2015 & 27/03/2015
  • As Security Analyst in IDRBT Team, for Cyber Security Mock Drill IX conducted by CERT-In on 23/12/2014: Got Excellent Performance from CERT-In, Govt. of India.
  • Organised and conducted First Cyber Drill for Indian Banks on 15/12/2014
  • First In-house Cyber Drills for IDRBT on 21/10/2014 & 13/11/2014

Invited Talks
  • Handled first four days session on Linux Administration Programme held at Government Engineering College, Idukki (GECI) through ICT Academy of Kerala from 14-11-2016 to 18-11-2016.
  • Hands-on Session on Basics of Malware analysis, Operating System Concepts, Introduction to x86 Concepts and assembly codes, and Reverse Engineering of executables on 17th, 18th and 19th for EDP "Programme on Malware Analysis'" for bank employees held at IDRBT from 17th - 21st October, 2016.
  • Session on Cyber Defence for Post Graduate Diploma in Banking Technology (PGDBT) students at IDRBT on 14th and 15th October 2016.
  • Session on Cyber Security Tools for Detection & Analysis of Attacks in CISO Forum meeting for Indian Banks held at IDRBT on 19th August 2016.
  • Hands-on sessions on Intrusion Detection Systems for EDP Program at IDRBT on "Cyber Defence for Banks", 18th - 22nd January, 2016.
  • Hands-on sessions on Network Attacks &Forensics, Malware Forensics, & RAM (Live) Forensics for EDP Program at IDRBT on "Digital Forensics for Indian Banks", 7th - 11th December, 2015.
  • Hands-on sessions on Introduction to Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis, Web application security, & Protocol Vulnerability for EDP Program at IDRBT on "Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing", 12th - 16th October, 2015.
  • Hands-on sessions on Web Application Security & IDRBT Cyber Drill Setup for "4th International Programme on Information Assurance and Management", at IDRBT on 27th August, 2015 - 5th September 2015.
  • Hands-on sessions on Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing for EDP Program at IDRBT on "Customised Program for Reserve Bank of India (RBI)", 5th - 8th August, 2015.
  • Hands-on sessions on Network forensics, Malware reverse engineering, and disk forensics for EDP Program at IDRBT on "Digital Forensics for Indian Banks", 25th - 29th May, 2015.
  • Hands-on sessions on VAPT, Network Attacks, and Malware analysis for EDP Program at IDRBT on "Cyber Security", 20th - 24th April, 2015.
  • Hands-on sessions on Network forensics, Malware analysis, disk forensics and live memory forensics for EDP Program at IDRBT on "Insider Threats And Digital Forensics For Indian Banks'", 17th - 21stNovember, 2014.
  • Have visited and given an invited talk on my Ph.D work at Secure Systems Lab, SUNY Stony Brook University, USA on 12th May 2014.
  • Delivered an expert talk on two topics Computer Forensics and Reset attack on TCP Connection at Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Chertala, Kerala on AICTE - TEQIP (Technical Education Improvement Programme)-II sponsored training program on "Security Concepts and Emerging Technologies" held from 5th to 8th November 2013.
  • Taken class on Implementation details for Cloud on workshop "Issues and Services of Artificial Intelligence and Ubiquitous Computing in Cloud Computing - Cloud as Rain" held during 17th and 18th February 2012 at INFO Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore.
  • Taken class for workshop on LabVIEW programming organised under AEEE by EEE Department, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore on 24/09/2011.