So You Want to Be a Web Pentester?

TEK or DIE

Aug 19 2022 • 10 mins

Here are my thoughts on how to start your journey into the world of web penetration testing. This journey isn’t for the weak. If this is something you truly want, then be prepared to fully embrace a mindset of constant learning, curiosity, and tenacity.

The focus of this episode is on getting into the right mindset, while choosing which technologies you should start to learn. I will have a follow-up episode on how to become a web penetration tester from a professional development perspective.

Episode Flow
0:00 - Intro
1:16 – The Hacker’s Mindset
3:25 – Learn These Core Technologies
6:52 – Start Hacking Now

These are the sites where you can start to practice website hacking:

HackThisSite.org,

TryHackMe.com,

and HackTheBox.com

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