Center of Excellence · Cybersecurity

PRAGYA

× BNM Institute of TechnologyBNMITDept. of AI & ML

Defending against digital threats.

A Center of Excellence in cybersecurity by PRAGYA and BNMIT's Department of AI & ML — giving students industry-standard projects and real, hands-on experience, from VAPT to securing AI systems.

In collaboration withBNM Institute of Technology · Department of AI & ML · Bengaluru
01 — The Partnership

A Center of Excellence built around real work.

PRAGYA and BNMIT's Department of AI & ML run this Center of Excellence together — giving students industry-standard projects and hands-on experience across the security stack, from VAPT and attack-surface management to securing AI systems. Since 2025, 13 students have shipped work on tools used in the field.

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02 — Our Work

What we've built — and what we're building.

Projects delivered for clients, plus the platforms our team is actively developing.

● Completed
PENPORT

Penport

A tool that automates VAPT report generation using automation and generative AI — turning raw findings into client-ready reports.

Generative AIAutomationVAPT
● Completed
WEB_VAPT

Web Application VAPT

End-to-end vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of web applications, mapped to the OWASP Top 10.

WebOWASP Top 10
● Completed
MOBILE_VAPT

Mobile Application VAPT

Security testing of Android & iOS apps — static and dynamic analysis across the mobile attack surface.

AndroidiOS
● Completed
API_VAPT

API VAPT

Penetration testing of REST & API endpoints — authentication, authorization and data-exposure flaws.

APIREST
Ongoing
SECURA_GPT

Secura GPT

A tool for securing your AI agents — guarding LLM-driven systems against emerging threats.

AI SecurityLLM
Ongoing
VERIFI

Verifi

A unified security platform bringing dashboard, attack-surface management, VAPT and CSPM together in one place.

DashboardASMVAPTCSPM
03 — Open For Participation

Projects students can join right now.

Pick a challenge, team up, and ship something real — every open project is beginner-friendly and feeds into our Verifi platform.

Open
ASM_AGENT

ASM Agent

From a single domain, map an organization's entire external attack surface — automating the reconnaissance an attacker does first. (Extends the existing ASM build.)

PythonLinux/CLINetworking & DNSBeginner
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Open
VAPT_AGENT

VAPT Agent

Build an automated web-vulnerability scanner that safely finds and reports flaws, with a human gate before anything intrusive runs.

PythonWeb Security (OWASP)HTTP/RESTZAP APINucleiAsyncGitJSON/SchemaBeginner
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Open
CSPM_AGENT

CSPM Agent

Audit a cloud account for misconfigurations and turn raw posture data into prioritized, standardized security findings.

PythonAWSIAMboto3Prowler/ScoutSuiteCIS BenchmarksGitJSON/SchemaBeginner
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Open
INFRA_AGENT

Infra Agent

Fingerprint a target's technology stack and build the asset inventory every other security tool depends on.

PythonNetworking & DNSFingerprintingnmapData ModelingGitJSON/SchemaBeginner
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Open
REMEDIATOR_AGENT

Remediator Agent

Take a pile of findings from many tools and correlate, prioritize, and sequence them into an actionable fix plan.

PythonDSAData ModelingRisk Scoring (CVSS)JSONLLM/Prompting (opt.)GitBeginner
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04 — Technical Talks

Talks & sessions.

An ongoing series of industry sessions hosted at the CoE, bringing real-world security and AI practice to students.

30 Jan 2026

Security & AI

P PRAGYA · in collaboration with Dept. of AI & ML
Security & AI talk at BNMIT, 30 Jan 2026

A session exploring where cybersecurity and artificial intelligence meet — the new risks AI introduces, and how it's being used to defend systems — delivered to BNMIT's AI & ML students.

AI & Security Emerging AI Threats AI for Defence
08 Feb 2025

Scam Awareness Workshop

A Led by Ananth · PRAGYA
Scam Awareness Workshop at BNMIT, 8 Feb 2025

A hands-on session for BNMIT's AI & ML students walking through the scams targeting people today — how they work, the psychology behind them, and how to stay protected.

Digital Arrest Scam Courier Scam AI-Based Voice Scam Online Stocks / Investment Scams Emerging Threats
05 — Leadership & Faculty

People behind the vision.

Guided by BNMIT's leadership and faculty, in partnership with PRAGYA.

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Dr. S. Y. Kulkarni

Additional Director & Principal
BNMIT
SS

Dr. Sheba Selvam

HOD, Dept. of AI & ML
BNMIT
SR

Dr. Sunitha R

Faculty Coordinator
Dept. of AI & ML
06 — Highlights

Milestones together.

Moments from a year of partnership between PRAGYA and BNMIT.

PRAGYA and BNMIT MoU signing
Partnership signing — formalising the Cybersecurity CoE
BNMIT Silver Jubilee felicitation to Pragya Cyber Pvt. Ltd., 18 June 2025
Silver Jubilee felicitation — BNMIT, 18 June 2025

Ready to build something that matters?

Students of BNMIT's AI & ML department — join an open project, sharpen your security skills, and work on problems that count.

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