How Do I Get Started With Bug Bounty ?

How do I get started with bug bounty hunting? How do I improve my skills?



These are some simple steps that every bug bounty hunter can use to get started and improve their skills:

Learn to make it; then break it!
A major chunk of the hacker's mindset consists of wanting to learn more. In order to really exploit issues and discover further potential vulnerabilities, hackers are encouraged to learn to build what they are targeting. By doing this, there is a greater likelihood that hacker will understand the component being targeted and where most issues appear. For example, when people ask me how to take over a sub-domain, I make sure they understand the Domain Name System (DNS) first and let them set up their own website to play around attempting to "claim" that domain.

Read books. Lots of books.
One way to get better is by reading fellow hunters' and hackers' write-ups. Follow /r/netsec and Twitter for fantastic write-ups ranging from a variety of security-related topics that will not only motivate you but help you improve. For a list of good books to read, please refer to "What books should I read?".

Join discussions and ask questions.
As you may be aware, the information security community is full of interesting discussions ranging from breaches to surveillance, and further. The bug bounty community consists of hunters, security analysts, and platform staff helping one and another get better at what they do. There are two very popular bug bounty forums: Bug Bounty Forum and Bug Bounty World.

Participate in open source projects; learn to code.
Go to https://github.com/explore or https://gitlab.com/explore/projects and pick a project to contribute to. By doing so you will improve your general coding and communication skills. On top of that, read https://learnpythonthehardway.org/ and https://linuxjourney.com/.

Help others. If you can teach it, you have mastered it.
Once you discover something new and believe others would benefit from learning about your discovery, publish a write-up about it. Not only will you help others, you will learn to really master the topic because you can actually explain it properly.

Smile when you get feedback and use it to your advantage.
The bug bounty community is full of people wanting to help others so do not be surprised if someone gives you some constructive feedback about your work. Learn from your mistakes and in doing so use it to your advantage. I have a little physical notebook where I keep track of the little things that I learnt during the day and the feedback that people gave me.


Learn to approach a target.
The first step when approaching a target is always going to be reconnaissance — preliminary gathering of information about the target. If the target is a web application, start by browsing around like a normal user and get to know the website's purpose. Then you can start enumerating endpoints such as sub-domains, ports and web paths.

A woodsman was once asked, "What would you do if you had just five minutes to chop down a tree?" He answered, "I would spend the first two and a half minutes sharpening my axe."
As you progress, you will start to notice patterns and find yourself refining your hunting methodology. You will probably also start automating a lot of the repetitive tasks.

Related news

1. Pentest Recon Tools
2. Hack Tools For Windows
3. Ethical Hacker Tools
4. Pentest Automation Tools
5. Hacking Tools For Windows Free Download
6. Hacking Tools Name
7. Hacking App
8. Best Pentesting Tools 2018
9. How To Install Pentest Tools In Ubuntu
10. Hacker Tools Apk Download
11. Pentest Tools Linux
12. Free Pentest Tools For Windows
13. Usb Pentest Tools
14. Hack Tools
15. Blackhat Hacker Tools
16. Beginner Hacker Tools
17. What Are Hacking Tools
18. Hacker Techniques Tools And Incident Handling
19. Hack Rom Tools
20. Pentest Tools For Ubuntu
21. Hack Tools For Windows
22. Hack Tool Apk
23. Pentest Automation Tools
24. Pentest Tools Alternative
25. Hacker Tools Apk
26. Bluetooth Hacking Tools Kali
27. Hacking Tools Pc
28. Pentest Tools Github
29. Pentest Reporting Tools
30. Hacker Tool Kit
31. Hack Tools For Mac
32. Hacker Tools Apk
33. Pentest Tools Windows
34. Android Hack Tools Github
35. Usb Pentest Tools
36. Pentest Tools Free
37. Pentest Tools Linux
38. Hacker Tools 2019
39. Usb Pentest Tools
40. Hack Tool Apk
41. Hack Tools For Ubuntu
42. Pentest Tools Find Subdomains
43. Hack Tools Download
44. Pentest Reporting Tools
45. Hack Tools
46. Nsa Hack Tools Download
47. Top Pentest Tools
48. Install Pentest Tools Ubuntu
49. Hacking Tools Pc
50. Hacking Tools For Mac
51. Pentest Tools For Ubuntu
52. Hacking Tools Free Download
53. Hacking Tools For Windows
54. Hack Tool Apk No Root
55. Hacking Tools Software
56. Nsa Hack Tools Download
57. Nsa Hack Tools
58. Pentest Reporting Tools
59. Pentest Tools Linux
60. How To Hack
61. Pentest Tools Subdomain
62. Hackrf Tools
63. Hacking Tools For Games
64. Hacker Tools Apk Download
65. Hacker
66. Pentest Tools Kali Linux
67. Hacking Tools Usb
68. Underground Hacker Sites
69. What Is Hacking Tools
70. Usb Pentest Tools
71. Install Pentest Tools Ubuntu
72. Pentest Tools Url Fuzzer
73. Nsa Hacker Tools
74. Game Hacking
75. Nsa Hacker Tools
76. Hacking Tools Download
77. Hacker Tools Mac
78. Hacker Tools List
79. Hack Tool Apk
80. Hacking Tools Free Download
81. Hacking Tools Download
82. Hacking Tools 2019
83. Pentest Tools For Ubuntu
84. New Hack Tools
85. Nsa Hacker Tools
86. Pentest Tools For Ubuntu
87. Hacker Tools List
88. Pentest Tools Port Scanner
89. Hack Tools Download
90. Hacker Tools List
91. Tools Used For Hacking
92. Best Hacking Tools 2019
93. Nsa Hacker Tools
94. Hacker Tools For Windows
95. Pentest Tools Windows
96. Game Hacking
97. Tools Used For Hacking
98. Hack Tools 2019
99. Hacker Hardware Tools
100. Hacker Tools Linux
101. Pentest Tools Apk
102. Hackers Toolbox
103. Install Pentest Tools Ubuntu
104. Pentest Tools Android
105. Pentest Tools Bluekeep
106. Pentest Tools Github
107. Hack Tools