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Questions were based on the skills mentioned in my resume and on the projects I had done. The questions covered the basics of infosec. Below are some of them: 1. Web Basics (SOP, CSP, CORS etc.) 2. OSI Model 3. Networking protocols and their specifics (port number, functioning). 4. Knowledge about Burp Suite, Nmap, and various other tools. Not to forget, please prepare well about different concepts used in your projects.
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Security Researcher

Interviewed at Deriv.com

3.3★
Jan 3, 2021

Questions were based on the skills mentioned in my resume and on the projects I had done. The questions covered the basics of infosec. Below are some of them: 1. Web Basics (SOP, CSP, CORS etc.) 2. OSI Model 3. Networking protocols and their specifics (port number, functioning). 4. Knowledge about Burp Suite, Nmap, and various other tools. Not to forget, please prepare well about different concepts used in your projects.

What are the technical issues with Crowdstrike EDR? What are MSFVenom payloads? What are the details of the C2 matrix? What are your top three favorite EDR solutions and why? Rate your Python programming skills without showing any code or performing any coding tasks. Which threat intelligence tool do you use? What are the details of Metasploit, including the autopwn feature and how it works? What alternatives to Metasploit can be used? In PowerShell, besides curl and wget, which commands can be used to download files? How many months did it take to prepare for the OSCP exam?
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Senior Security Researcher

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
Jul 29, 2024

What are the technical issues with Crowdstrike EDR? What are MSFVenom payloads? What are the details of the C2 matrix? What are your top three favorite EDR solutions and why? Rate your Python programming skills without showing any code or performing any coding tasks. Which threat intelligence tool do you use? What are the details of Metasploit, including the autopwn feature and how it works? What alternatives to Metasploit can be used? In PowerShell, besides curl and wget, which commands can be used to download files? How many months did it take to prepare for the OSCP exam?

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