Akshay Sharma

About

UK citizen and authorised to work in Australia and Canada indefinitely. I'm a security researcher and engineer experienced in malware reverse engineering, vulnerability research, threat intel gathering, and cybercrime investigations by leveraging OSINT. Working as a tech journalist in parallel over the years for publications like BleepingComputer, TechCrunch, CSO Online has additionally exposed me to the versatility of broad cybersecurity domains, tech stacks, and the nuances involved when engaging with stakeholders, threat actors, and handling security incidents and vulnerability disclosures. I'm a fast learner, adaptive, and used to working under expediency and tight deadlines. Having authored more than 700 blog articles and technical research reports, oftentimes exclusives, for credible tech publications, I have frequently appeared on and continue to appear on BBC documentaries, radio shows, and Channel 5's prime-time TV series on cybercrime and scams, presenting a subset of this research. Through responsible disclosure, I have previously been able to expose serious security vulnerabilities affecting national & global organizations like the H.M. Government of Gibraltar, U.S. DHS, Yodel (UK), Comcast, Georgia Tech, Ellucian, and popular retail chains like Buca di Beppo, P.F. Chang’s, and Planet Fitness. Affiliations and memberships include the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) Foundation, the British Association of Journalists (BAJ), and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ).