{"id":207,"date":"2019-11-23T14:13:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T18:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/40.76.93.21\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2025-05-24T15:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T19:58:20","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snehpatel.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/snehpatel.com\/profile-picture-linkedin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snehpatel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Profile-Picture-LinkedIn.jpg?fit=467%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"467,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Site Icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snehpatel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Profile-Picture-LinkedIn.jpg?fit=467%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-745  alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snehpatel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Profile-Picture-LinkedIn.jpg?resize=240%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snehpatel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Profile-Picture-LinkedIn.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snehpatel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Profile-Picture-LinkedIn.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snehpatel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Profile-Picture-LinkedIn.jpg?w=467&amp;ssl=1 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2><em><strong>Sneh Patel<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to my corner of the internet, where cyber threats meet their match. I\u2019m a cybersecurity evangelist with a passion for all things tech\u2014whether it\u2019s defending networks, dissecting malware, or diving into the weird and wonderful world of infosec.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is where I share insights, tools, and real-world stories from the trenches of cybersecurity. Fair warning though\u2014I might be a bit irregular with posts. Why? Because sometimes I\u2019m neck-deep in threat reports, and other times I\u2019m just fighting a DDoS attack from my to-do list.<\/p>\n<p>Need help with a project or want to nerd out over security stuff? Drop a comment\u2014I\u2019m always up for a good cyber chat (unless I\u2019m patching something&#8230; again).<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>chmod +x skills<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t#wpsm_progress_b_row_338{\r\n\t    \/*overflow:hidden;*\/\r\n\t    display:block;\r\n\t    width:100%;\r\n\t    border:0px solid #000;\r\n\t    margin-bottom:20px;\r\n        }\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_progress_b_row\" id=\"wpsm_progress_b_row_338\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n\r\n#wpsm_progress_b_row_338 .indiCol{    \r\n    position: relative;\r\n    padding-right: 15px;\r\n    padding-left: 15px;\r\n}    \r\n\r\n#wpsm_progress_b_row_338 .wpsm_progress .wpsm_progress-pro-bar {\r\n    background: #e5e5e5;\r\n    margin:5px 0 20px 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_progress_b_row_338 .wpsm_progress .wpsm_progress-title{\r\n    font-size: 18px;\r\n    font-weight: 300;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans;\r\n    color: #000000;\r\n    line-height: 22px;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_progress_b_row_338 .wpsm_progress .wpsm_progress-value{\r\n    line-height: 22px;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    right: 0;\r\n\tfont-style: normal;\r\n\tfont-size: 18px;\r\n    font-weight: 300;\r\n    color: #000000;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_progress_b_row_338 .wpsm_progress .wpsm_progress-bar {\r\n\tbackground-color: #3398da;\r\n    animation: animate-positive 2s;\r\n    height:4px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@-webkit-keyframes animate-positive{\r\n    0% { width: 0%; }\r\n}\r\n@keyframes animate-positive{\r\n    0% { width: 0%; }\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 indiCol\">\r\n                \r\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"wpsm_progress\" >\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-title\" style=\"\">Detection Engineering<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-value\" style=\"\">75%<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-pro-bar\" style=\"\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wpsm_progress-bar wow\" style=\"width:75%; \"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                   \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 indiCol\">\r\n                \r\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"wpsm_progress\" >\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-title\" style=\"\">Security Analysis<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-value\" style=\"\">100%<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-pro-bar\" style=\"\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wpsm_progress-bar wow\" style=\"width:100%; \"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                   \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 indiCol\">\r\n                \r\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"wpsm_progress\" >\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-title\" style=\"\">Cloud Security Engineering<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-value\" style=\"\">80%<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-pro-bar\" style=\"\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wpsm_progress-bar wow\" style=\"width:80%; \"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                   \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 indiCol\">\r\n                \r\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"wpsm_progress\" >\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-title\" style=\"\">Vulnerability Management<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-value\" style=\"\">94%<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-pro-bar\" style=\"\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wpsm_progress-bar wow\" style=\"width:94%; \"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                   \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 indiCol\">\r\n                \r\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"wpsm_progress\" >\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-title\" style=\"\">Malware Research<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-value\" style=\"\">51%<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"wpsm_progress-pro-bar\" style=\"\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wpsm_progress-bar wow\" style=\"width:51%; \"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                   \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t        \r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sneh Patel Welcome to my corner of the internet, where cyber threats meet their match. I\u2019m a cybersecurity evangelist with a passion for all things tech\u2014whether it\u2019s defending networks, dissecting malware, or diving into the weird and wonderful world of infosec. 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