Bug bounty and Cyber Security Learning Resources

Bug Bounty and cyber security are similar to each other and both can be learned online with help of different resources. Learning resources for both are available online. Many platforms are providing resources to encourage and grow the cyber security community.

Today many people wish to learn and grow in the field of cyber security but lack learning resources. Back in 2012, there was a lack of resources for learning new skills, but now the time has changed today any skill can be learned very easily.

We have many online platforms from where we can learn and grow our skills which are as follows: Youtube, Udemy, and other product-based websites. Some organizations create courses at a very cheap rate and provide good valuable knowledge. This gives rise to an increase in online courses.

I would like to share the online resources from where you can learn and master the skill of bug bounty and cyber security. The list is as follows below:

Burpsuite Web Academy

This is a very popular website portal where all the bug hunters and cyber security learners learn the skill of finding bugs in their labs. They also get to learn about the different kinds of bugs and how to find those bugs on live websites. It is a very popular tool and all the bug hunters use the Burp Suite tool very often.

Owasp

Owasp is an organization that sets the basic parameter to identify the severity of any kind of bug on the websites. Once the bug severity is identified it sets up the priority according to it. Some of the bugs commonly found on many websites are XSS, SQL injection, SSRF, and many others.

Reading disclosed reports

Many of the platforms disclose the bug reports publically after fixing them. So bug hunters and cyber security professionals read those reports and apply that to other websites. In this way, they learn and make earnings by reporting the bug on other websites. So always learn to read the reports.

Open Bug Bounty Platform

On this platform, many of the corporates have listed their programs where all the professionals can report the bugs and also learn from their blogs. Here the bug hunters are also eligible for HOF (Hall of fame) or cash rewards which depend from program to program.

Invite Based Platforms

Some of the platforms invite bug hunters and cyber security professionals to find bugs on their websites and applications. This kind of platform invites bug hunters and cyber security professionals based on their eligibility tests. These platforms are as follows: Synack and Yogosha

Practice labs to test your bug hunting skills

Bug hunters and cyber security professionals learn the art of finding bugs and need to apply it on websites. For this labs are created so that they can have a practical view of how to find and what method to use to find the bugs. We all know learning and practical part are very different for this purpose labs are created. The bug hunting labs are as follows: bWAPP, Webgoat, Hack the box, Pentester Lab, and TryHackme.

So in the above ways, it can help many professionals to level up their skills. Upskilling is always needed for all of us as that helps us to learn and earn. Always remember money is always needed but don’t make it a point for knowledge as money comes only when you master the skill. Without learning the skill there is no earning.

Bug Bounty and cyber security skills are not rich quick schemes so have patience. Here the only key is self-learning as that helps to get good knowledge and learning. Self-learning is the best motivation for all professionals as that keeps them updated all the time. Share this article with your friends and stay tuned for more such content till then keep learning and stay curious.

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URLs for the resources