Available for select engagements
Find the breach
before attackers do.
Samit Hota is a security expert and advisor working at the intersection of offensive engineering and business risk — helping founders, security leaders, and engineering teams close the gaps that scanners miss.
$ whoami
samit_hota · security researcher & advisor
$ ./scan --target=your-stack.io
scanning surface area...
[!] 3 exploitable misconfigurations found
[+] cloud IAM over-permissioning
[+] unauthenticated internal API
[+] stale third-party dependency (CVE)
$ ./fix --with=advisory
access hardened. risk posture: green
Trusted by security-conscious teams
10+
Years in Security
80+
Engagements Delivered
7
Public CVEs & Advisories
5
Fortune 500 / Unicorn Clients
About
Security that survives contact with real attackers.
I spend my time thinking like the people trying to break in — because that's the only way to build something that actually holds up. My background spans defensive Security Operations Center work, hands-on incident response, and offensive penetration testing and bug hunting, with a track record of mapping critical risk vectors and driving audit-ready security programs across complex digital infrastructure.
Beyond hands-on execution, I'm committed to security education and knowledge-sharing — publishing technical guides, vulnerability advisories, and threat actor breakdowns to help engineering teams and the wider security community stay ahead of real-world adversaries. I also keep a close eye on emerging technology and full-stack systems architecture, and advise founders and security leaders on building security into their business from the ground up.
Explore advisory servicesWhat I do
Four ways I help teams get ahead of risk
Offensive Security Assessments
Red team simulations, penetration testing, and adversarial emulation that mirror how real attackers actually operate — not a checkbox scan.
Cloud & Infrastructure Hardening
Architecture reviews and hardening programs across AWS, GCP, and Azure — closing the gaps between "compliant" and "actually secure."
Strategic Security Advisory
Fractional CISO-style guidance for founders and leadership teams — threat modeling, board reporting, and building security into the roadmap.
Incident Readiness & Response
Tabletop exercises, IR playbooks, and hands-on support when things go wrong — built before the breach, not after.
Disclosure bulletins
Latest security advisories
CVE-2025-62593: Cross-Site Code Injection Risk in Ray AI Framework
Metabase SQL Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2026-72898) Enables Full System Takeover
CVE-2026-68820: Windows Ancillary Function Driver UAF Escalation Analysis
Latest research
From the blog
Catching Fodhelper UAC Bypasses: Mechanics and Telemetry Engineering
Understand the mechanics of the fodhelper UAC bypass and build effective Sysmon registry detection rules to catch auto-elevation hijacks.
Aug 18, 2026Mobile & Device SecuritySmali Patching 101: Bypassing Android Root Detection
Learn how to decompile an Android APK, patch out local root checks in Smali, and re-sign the binary—and why client-side controls always fail.
Aug 16, 2026Mobile & Device SecurityBeyond Exported Flags: Securing Android Deep Links and Component Boundaries
Learn how exposed Android activities and unvalidated deep links create attack surface, and how to enforce proper manifest hardening and intent validation.
Aug 15, 2026Ready to stress-test your defenses?
Let's talk about where your biggest exposure actually is — not where the compliance checklist says to look.
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