Ben Sadeghipour is a Hacker and is the Manager of Hacker Education at HackerOne. He has helped identify and exploit over 600 security vulnerabilities across 100+ of web and mobile applications for companies such as Yahoo, Google, Airbnb, Snapchat, The US Department of Defense, Yelp, and more.
Cybersecurity professionals are gearing up for more changes in 2021. Here’s a look at some of the skill sets that will matter the most.
If you're looking for a job as a penetration tester, these certs will help you demonstrate your hacking skills and your commitment to the field.
This certification teaches you about the legality and compliance aspect of a pen test, how to plan and scope out penetration testing, how to perform vulnerability scanning and testing, and how to write and communicate your findings with the customer’s management team.
Any scripting language, especially Python or Bash, can help them with automating their work when it comes down to writing efficient proof of concepts for the vulnerabilities they find, doing reconnaissance or information gathering on large companies, and automation in general.