How I Landed My Internship at Cybird — A Story of One Cold Email and a Lot of Momentum

Feb 1, 2025 — by Himanshu Singh

Some opportunities arrive planned. Others show up because you take a shot and hit "send." My internship at Cybird began with exactly that — a cold email to the CEO. I didn't know if he would ever see it. I definitely didn't expect a reply. But he did reply. And somehow, everything after that just clicked.

The First Step: A Cold Email That Opened the Door

I wasn't applying through job portals. I wasn't waiting for open positions. I simply wrote an honest email — who I was, what I could do, and why Cybird genuinely interested me. A few emails later, I was given a small task. Not an internship offer. Not an interview. Just a chance to prove myself. That one chance shaped everything that followed.

My First Contribution: Building the Security Assessment Form

My first project wasn't code-heavy. It was something foundational that Cybird could use internally and with clients: a full Security Assessment Form designed to evaluate device security posture. I: Researched industry-grade assessment frameworks, Designed a structured, professional questionnaire, Added scoring logic for objective evaluation, Built a clean, easy-to-use layout, Ensured it aligned with Cybird's brand and positioning. That's when I realised something important: Cybird wasn't treating me like an intern. They trusted me with real work that the company would actually use. And that trust pushed me harder.

Next Phase: Creating Cybird's Marketing Videos

After the form was completed, I shifted into something completely different — content that explained Cybird's value. I began creating short, crisp marketing videos that described: What Cybird does, Why device intelligence matters, How the product works in real environments. I wrote the scripts, built visual elements, and crafted the narrative. These weren't just videos — they were the first public bridge between Cybird's technology and its audience.

Diving Into Technical Core: MAC Address Identification

As I spent more time with the team, I moved deeper into the technical side of Cybird's product — specifically, Device Identification using MAC addresses and DNS intelligence. This was where things got exciting. I: Scraped datasets of device vendors, Built matching logic for MAC prefixes, Covered everything from well-known brands to obscure manufacturers, Improved match accuracy, Cleaned, standardized, and organized the dataset. This was the moment where I got to work directly on Cybird's internal intelligence engine — the part of the platform that gives it its real power.

The Latest Challenge: Device Fingerprinting

From MAC address intelligence, I stepped into even more advanced territory — device fingerprinting. My contributions included: Correlating DNS, MAC, manufacturer, and behavior signals, Writing identification rules, Structuring fingerprint outputs, Testing accuracy across different conditions, Helping shape the upcoming major release. This wasn't beginner work. This was backend intelligence — the kind of system architecture that defines the future of the product.

Looking Back: The Internship I Never Applied For… but Built My Way Into

I didn't earn this internship because of a job portal, referral, or multi-round interview loop. I earned it because: I took initiative, I reached out directly, I delivered on every small assignment, I stayed curious, And I never restricted myself to one role. From security forms → marketing → MAC intelligence → device fingerprinting, my internship became a journey across every layer of the company. This experience taught me something important: Sometimes you don't wait for opportunity — you create it. And if there's one message I'd leave anyone reading this: When something feels right, send the email. You never know which door it will open.