Yasir Arafat is the founder of Macksofy Trainings and a practising cybersecurity strategist working on offensive security training, SOC operations, and India-specific cybersecurity career development.
He built Macksofy’s EC-Council Accredited Training Center in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, and its delivery centres in Hyderabad, Dubai, and Toronto, growing the institute into one of India’s certification partners for OSCP, CEH v13, CPENT, and SOC-200 programmes. Macksofy Trainings is the training division of Macksofy Technologies Pvt Ltd, a CERT-In empanelled cybersecurity firm.
Role at Macksofy
- Writes and reviews training curriculum across the OffSec and EC-Council tracks
- Mentors students through practical certification exams, including OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, and SOC-200
- Advises corporate clients on security-team hiring and upskilling
- Oversees training delivery across the Mumbai, Hyderabad, Dubai, and Toronto centres
Areas of expertise
- Cybersecurity training programme design
- EC-Council Accredited Training Center operations
- India SOC and penetration-testing career advisory
- OSCP, CEH v13, and SOC-200 curriculum design
- Training-delivery oversight across multi-city and international centres
Published guides
Yasir has written 26 technical and career guides on this site. They are grouped below by subject.
OffSec certification guides (OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, SOC-200)
- OSCP Certification Guide 2026 — Cost, Syllabus, Exam & Career Prospects
- OSCP+ 2026 Update: New Exam Structure, AD Sets and What to Study Now
- OSCP vs OSWE: Which Offensive Security Certification Is Better in 2026?
- OSWE vs OSCP in 2026: Which OffSec Certification to Take (Detailed Comparison)
- OSEP vs OSCP in 2026: The Honest Comparison for Red Team Careers
- OSWE Training in India – Complete Guide (2026) | Syllabus, Cost, Skills, Exam Prep & Career Scope
- SOC-200 / OSDA Exam Tips 2026: How to Pass OffSec Defense Analyst on Attempt One
- OffSec Learn One India 2026 — Pricing, ROI Breakdown & Cert Selection Guide
Red team & Active Directory
- Active Directory Pentest Guide India 2026: Full Kill Chain, Tools & Techniques
- Windows AD Attack Cheatsheet 2026: Every Command from Enumeration to Domain Admin
- CRTP vs CRTO vs OSEP — Red Team Certifications India 2026
- CRTP vs CRTE vs OSEP in 2026 — Choosing the Right AD Pentest Certification
- CRTO vs OSCP 2026: Honest Comparison of Cost, Exam, Career ROI
- Red Team vs Blue Team vs Purple Team — Indian Cybersecurity Career Paths 2026
Certification comparisons & career paths
- CEH v13 vs CEH v12 in 2026 — What Actually Changed (AI Modules, Exam, Cost India)
- Security+ vs CySA+ in 2026: Which CompTIA Cert Comes First for an SOC Career?
- GRC Cybersecurity Career — CISSP vs CISM vs CISA vs ISO 27001 LA in India 2026
- Bug Bounty Hunter Career Path in India 2026 — From CEH to ₹50 LPA (Honest Roadmap)
- Cybersecurity Jobs in Mumbai 2026 — Roles, Salaries, and Hiring Companies
- The Ultimate 2026 Guide to Choosing the Best Cyber Security Training Institute
Practitioner tooling & emerging surfaces
- Nmap Cheatsheet 2026: Every Flag Indian Pentesters Actually Use
- Burp Suite for Beginners 2026: From Install to First Web Pentest in 3 Hours
- Cloud Penetration Testing 2026 — AWS, Azure, GCP Attack Techniques (Tools + Methodology)
- MCP Server Security 2026: How Attackers Hack Model Context Protocol and How to Defend
Training in India
- The Ultimate Guide to Cyber Security Training in Mumbai (2026)
- Cybersecurity Training Across India 2026 — Tier-1, Tier-2 & Tier-3 City Guide for OSCP, CEH & OSWE
Connect
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yasirarafatshaikh
- Email: yasir@macksofy.com
- All articles: Yasir Arafat’s author archive
- Faculty: Macksofy Trainings instructors