The workshop on “Cybersecurity in the Product Development Lifecycle: From Design to Deployment” was organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, MITE on 5th-6th April, 2025. The resource person for the session was Mr. Anveeksh Mahesh Rao. He is a passionate cybersecurity professional, entrepreneur, and educator, currently pursuing his Master’s and Ph.D. in Cybersecurity at Northeastern University, Boston. With over three years of practical experience, he has collaborated with government agencies in India and worked internationally across the USA, UAE, and major multinational corporations. His core expertise lies in cybercrime investigation, digital forensics, and threat intelligence.
The session witnessed participation from around 60+ students and 3 faculty members. Participants gained the ability to execute key offensive security tasks, including foot printing, network scanning, phishing simulations, and basic malware generation within controlled environments. Participants developed hands-on proficiency with industry-standard tools such as VirtualBox (for virtualization), Nessus (for vulnerability scanning), Ettercap (for MITM attacks), and Autopsy (for digital forensics investigations).
Participants acquired practical knowledge to detect, analyze, and mitigate common attack vectors such as sniffing, spoofing, steganography, and phishing, thereby enhancing their situational awareness and response capabilities.
Participants understood the functional components of a Security Operations Center (SOC), system auditing practices, and digital forensic workflows through real-world cybercrime case studies and mobile forensics demonstrations.
