Bornov Shyam Kalita

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NIT Silchar, IndiaJoined June 2025

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An ECE undergrad student at NIT Silchar, India. Interested in cybersecurity and more specifically, the red teaming side of it and wishes to build a career in it. Also extremely passionate about tech and physics.

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BSBornov Shyam Kalitacipherslog.hashnode.devJan 12 · 4 min read

Cipher's Log #7: Finding My Place in Cybersecurity

When I first started learning cybersecurity, I thought I already knew the kind of person I wanted to become. Like many beginners, I was drawn to the red team side of things, exploitation, breaking into systems, finding vulnerabilities. It looked exci...

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BSBornov Shyam Kalitacipherslog.hashnode.devAug 10, 2025 · 3 min read

Cipher's Log #6: Precision Over Breadth

There was a time when I thought the best play was to touch everything.One day I’d poke at XSS, the next day IDOR, maybe SSRF if I was in the mood.It felt like I was moving fast — learning “a bit of everything” — but in reality, I was skimming the sur...

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BSBornov Shyam Kalitacipherslog.hashnode.devJul 12, 2025 · 4 min read

Cipher’s Log #5: The End of the Beginning

I thought I’d post after learning web basics. But then I kept going.I figured—why stop at the gate when the whole castle is in sight? Yeah… it’s been a minute. This blog was supposed to drop right after I finished the basics of web exploitation. That...

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BSBornov Shyam Kalitacipherslog.hashnode.devJun 29, 2025 · 3 min read

Cipher's Log #4: Industrial Intrusion

Intro Status: Sleep-deprived with a headache at 3AM. There’s something wild about chasing digital flags at midnight. Although in my last blog, I said the next one will be about Web Exploitation, this CTF experience deserved an entry of its own. When ...

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BSBornov Shyam Kalitacipherslog.hashnode.devJun 24, 2025 · 3 min read

Cipher's Log #3: Breaking & Entering-My First Exploits

Intro There’s a strange thrill in watching a digital door unlock—Not with a key, but with code.Not with brute force, but with understanding. That first time you breach a system, not by chance, but because you knew—Exactly where to hit.How to listen b...

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Cipher's Log #7: Finding My Place in Cybersecurity

Cipher's Log #6: Precision Over Breadth

Cipher’s Log #5: The End of the Beginning

Cipher's Log #4: Industrial Intrusion

Cipher's Log #3: Breaking & Entering-My First Exploits

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Bornov Shyam Kalita's blogs

Recently published

Cipher's Log #7: Finding My Place in Cybersecurity

Cipher's Log #6: Precision Over Breadth

Cipher’s Log #5: The End of the Beginning

Cipher's Log #4: Industrial Intrusion

Cipher's Log #3: Breaking & Entering-My First Exploits