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My Hacking Journey Part 2: NPC to security researcher
In my previous blog, I shared my initial journey towards cybersecurity, starting from my childhood fascination with technology to my first ethical hacking workshop I attended. As I progressed through college, I continued to explore the field of cybersecurity and began to understand the various nuances and intricacies involved in this domain.
During my early second year of college, I started to learn C programming and began practicing it on coding platforms like HackerRank to improve my programming skills. Concurrently, I also started exploring computer networking and tools like Nmap, Burpsuite, and Kali Linux. However, my journey hit a major roadblock with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced my college to shift to an online format.
Despite the setback, I persisted and continued my learning journey. Thanks to the support of my parents, I acquired my first ever laptop with impressive specs and began searching for cybersecurity internships and communities on social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. I discovered content creators on YouTube and Twitter like CybersecurityMeg, nahamsec, RanaKhalil101, InsiderPhD, _JohnHammond, PhillipWylie, huskyhacks, jhaddix, STOKfredrik, alh4zr3d3, Tib3rius, FarahHawa, snyff, corgi, hAPI_hacker, thecybermentor and many others who supported the cybersecurity…
