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OTC CatchUp #248

Date: 09-08-2025

Duration: 4 hrs 00 mins

Topics Discussed

  • Nirmal shared details about his previous projects and pitched an idea for a new low-level hardware project.

  • Nirmal asked Jaden (cybersecurity expert) about firewalls.

  • Jaden shared a project where he discovered a critical vulnerability in a ship’s system.

    • Explained about Modbus, the communication protocol used in ships, and the vulnerability he identified.

    • Described how he wrote a malware to demonstrate the flaw to authorities and raise awareness among the ship’s crew.

    • Discussed the challenges of writing malware in a very limited memory environment (due to outdated ship computers), including writing in C++ and invoking the code via Java.

    • Highlighted that Java has features (via the Unsafe class) that allow bypassing the JVM to perform arbitrary operations, even accessing the UEFI.

  • Nirmal also asked for learning resources on Networking and Cybersecurity.

  • Harsh shared his recent work.

    • He investigated an issue with a company’s RAM (DIMM) failing under certain tasks due to narrow operational margins and worked on debugging and finding solutions.

  • Jia showed her project Algorific, a tool for visualizing Data Structures and Algorithms.

  • Jia also showcased her online Python code editor and runner project.

    • Demonstrated features like chatbot assistant, step-by-step code explanation, and more.

    • Shared her codebase with Darshan for suggestions and improvements.

  • Bhavesh demonstrated his project King’s Gambit, an online multiplayer chess platform with an integrated video call feature.

    • Showcased deployment progress and shared the codebase with Darshan for feedback.

  • Additional resources and links.

Attendees

  1. Aniket Kadam

  2. Ankush Kapoor

  3. Bhavesh Kukreja

  4. Darshan Rander

  5. Dheeraj Lalwani (Dhiru)

  6. Harsh Kapadia

  7. Jia Harisinghani

  8. Ninad Naik

  9. Pranav Prasanna Dani

  10. Sreekaran Srinath

  11. Swapnil Borkar

  12. Uma Iyer

  13. Viranchee L

  14. jaden furtado

  15. CHETAN JANGIR

  16. Janvi Matani

  17. Nirmal Panchal

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