Essential technical skills required

Essential security skills required

Additional skills Good to have

Understanding the challenges

Finding the right program and platform to participate

Read the rules

Signing up and creating test accounts

Disclaimer The intent of this course

Getting started with bug bounty programs

Useful books and reading materials

Free hands-on resources

Essential tools and software needed

OWASP Top 10

Trainings, courses, and certifications to consider

Tools for reconnaissance and threat intelligence

Information gathering techniques

Mapping attack surfaces

Threat modeling fundamentals

Functional testing

Business logic testing

Automated and manual testing

Compliance testing

Proxy tools such as Burp Suite or ZAP

Open-source scanners

Write custom scripts

Cross-site scripting (XSS)

SQL injection (SQLi)

Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

Broken access control

Common vulnerabilities

Chaining vulnerabilities together

Zero-day vulnerability

Supply chain issues

Browser security model

Authentication and authorization issues

Cryptographic issues

Responsible disclosure

Managing communication

Creating a well-crafted vulnerability report

Leveraging LLM for security testing

Continuous learning

Conference talks, community, and networking

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