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Bug Bounty tips for beginners
1: Find your niche:
Finding your niche plays a big role in how successful you become as a hacker.
Your niche could range from the various technology stacks you work with to the vulnerability types you enjoy hacking the most.
2: Don’t stop learning:
Hacking comes with the curse (or blessing?) of having two always learn new techniques and keeping up with the latest technologies.
As new technologies and frameworks are released, you will have to learn new ways to break into them.
3: Stay consistent:
Just like anything in life, consistency is key!
There will be times when you are going to find it difficult to find vulnerabilities, and this can feel discouraging – but always remember, it’s a part of the process, and every hacker goes through this phase.
4: Collaborate and join the community:
Joining a community helps you connect with like-minded people and gives you access to a network of peers to learn from.
Having the right people to collaborate with will enable you to see how others approach similar situations and how they overcome them.
5: Automate the boring tasks (be efficient):
Automation can help us save a lot of time when it comes to boring tasks.
Automating these tasks doesn’t necessarily mean that you should replace your entire workflow with tools and custom scripts – it means finding ways to be efficient.
6: Go outside your comfort zone:
It is common for us to seek comfort, but pushing past those boundaries can lead to discovering unexpected new topics that you may be passionate about.
Stepping outside of your comfort zone will create new opportunities for you to learn new skills that will be beneficial to your journey as a hacker.
7: Take a break:
This last tip is extremely important!
Success can be addictive, and it’s easy to lose sight of other aspects of our lives. So, don’t be afraid to take some time off to take care of yourself.
Taking a break will also allow you to process all of the information you have been learning or allow you to come up with solutions to the current vulnerabilities you are working on.
