Across 18 teams at IndyHAX
LalithEshwarDasa
I’m a student at Independence High School in Northern Virginia. I create cybersecurity competitions, software, and workshops for students, and I compete in security, business technology, and advocacy.
Security questions and challenges created
CyberPatriot: Gold, then Platinum twice
picoCTF placement
Technical index
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# Review the local Windows security baseline
$checks = @(
"Firewall",
"Defender",
"Updates"
)
$checks | ForEach-Object {
Invoke-SecurityCheck $_
}// Keep every challenge focused and testable
const challenge = {
category: "forensics",
difficulty: "beginner",
hints: 2,
flag: validateFlag()
};
publishChallenge(challenge);# Run the workshop in short, repeatable steps
sessions = [
"recon",
"services",
"device-control"
]
for session in sessions:
workshop.run(session)Terminal outputStandby
PS> ./audit.ps1 [ok] Firewall enabled [ok] Defender active [ok] Updates current 3 / 3 checks passed
$ npm run validate:challenge Schema valid Hints tested Flag accepted Ready to publish
$ python workshop.py Loaded 3 lab sessions Student environment ready No external services required
01 / Featured work
Built and led
01
IndyHAX
Created Independence High School’s first multi-school cybersecurity competition: 67 attendees, 18 teams, 8–10 schools, and roughly $2,900 in sponsorships. I led infrastructure, challenges, outreach, logistics, scoring, and workshops.
- Scope
- 67 attendees
- Role
- Founder
- State
- Live event
02
ClashLens
A debate mediator for real-time claim checking, evidence analysis, fallacy detection, and civility. It connects my interests in software, policy, and Mock Trial.
- Focus
- Claim checking
- Role
- Builder
- State
- In development
03
Competition platform
Web infrastructure for running student cybersecurity events, publishing challenges, tracking scores, and supporting participants during competition.
- Use
- Live events
- Role
- Developer
- State
- Operational
04
Industrial IoT security lab
A simulated chemical-plant environment used to teach industrial control security to approximately 50–55 students through three hands-on sessions.
- Audience
- 50–55 students
- Format
- 3 × 55 min
- Role
- Instructor
No projects in this category yet.
02 / Awards & honors
Results
16recorded awards, placements, and credentials
National and state
- 011st Place at Virginia States, Management Information SystemsFBLA State Leadership Conference
- 02National Leadership Conference QualifierFBLA Management Information Systems
- 031st Overall, Drone Cybersecurity CompetitionGeorge Mason University
- 04National Cyber ScholarCyberStart America
Cybersecurity
- 05104th GloballypicoCTF · approximately top 1.2%
- 06Three-Time SemifinalistCyberPatriot · Gold once, Platinum twice
- 075th PlaceCyber Cup
- 08Top 10Radford University CTF
Competition placements
- 092nd Place, Advanced DivisionDivergent Hackathon
- 10Regional CyberSlam HonoreeGeorge Mason University
- 111st Place, Regional Cybersecurity EventFBLA
- 12Honorable MentionModel United Nations
Credentials & distinctions
- 13IT Specialist — CybersecurityPearson certification
- 14IT Specialist — Network SecurityPearson certification
- 15School-High CyberStart ScoreApproximately 125,000 points · highest at the time
- 16GFACT CertificationGIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies
03 / Experience & leadership
Teams I moved forward
IndyHAX / Lead case
I built the event, not just the challenge set.
As founder and lead organizer, I handled the work between the idea and competition day: sponsors, school outreach, infrastructure, scoring, logistics, content, and teaching.
Event record
Responsibilities
- Program
- Founder / lead organizer
- Technical
- Infrastructure / scoring / challenges
- Operations
- Outreach / sponsors / logistics
Event system
┌──────────────────┐
│ PLAN + TEST │
│ event systems │
└────────┬─────────┘
↓
┌──────────────────┐
│ RUN + SUPPORT │
│ students onsite │
└──────────────────┘
- 8–10 schools represented
- 18 teams competed
- Workshop delivered onsite
Summt
Helped organize a student cybersecurity summit, recruit attendees, build event infrastructure, and deliver the main workshop.
Cybersecurity Club
Recruited new members, created lesson plans and workshops, shifted meetings from passive presentations to hands-on practice, and expanded the club’s competition calendar.
Mock Trial
Helped rebuild participation, recruit members, train witnesses, and develop AI-assisted preparation methods.
UPchieve
Provided online tutoring over approximately two years.
04 / Competitions
Where I tested the work
CyberPatriot
Three consecutive semifinal appearances, specializing in Windows security and building auditing and hardening scripts.
Gold → Platinum → PlatinumpicoCTF
Placed 104th globally out of approximately 8,747 competitors or teams.
Near the top 1.2%National Cyber Scholar
Earned recognition after scoring approximately 125,000 points and posting the school’s highest score at the time.
CyberStart AmericaFBLA MIS
Progressed from regional and state placements to winning Virginia and qualifying for nationals.
State championDrone cybersecurity
Won a GMU competition spanning security challenges, ARP spoofing, QR navigation, interface work, and a drone race.
1st overall05 / Technical skills
What I use
- 01Windows security
- 02Python
- 03Web development
- 04CTF creation
- 05Networking
- 06Forensics
06 / About
Security, law, and public policy.
I’m a student at Independence High School who builds cybersecurity programs, competes, teaches, and organizes teams.
I’m interested in how technical systems interact with law and public policy—and in building tools that make difficult information easier to use.
- Based in
- Northern Virginia
- School
- Independence High School
- Current focus
- Cybersecurity, law, and public policy
07 / Contact