name: Anurag
role: Cybersecurity Enthusiast / Beginner Pentester
focus: Penetration Testing, Bug Bounty Hunting, Linux Administration
mindset: "Break it to understand it. Fix it to master it."
currently: Learning the fundamentals & building lab experience
goal: Land my first valid bug bounty report / entry-level SOC-PenTest roleKeeping the toolbox lean on purpose — mastering the basics before chasing every shiny tool.
[+] Penetration Testing Basics → recon, scanning, enumeration, basic exploitation
[+] Bug Bounty Hunting → learning OWASP Top 10, hands-on with web labs
[+] Linux Administration → user mgmt, permissions, services, shell scripting
[+] Networking Fundamentals → TCP/IP, ports, protocols, packet analysis
- 🔐 Practicing on TryHackMe & HackTheBox (beginner rooms/machines)
- 🐧 Sharpening Linux CLI and shell scripting skills daily
- 🕸️ Studying OWASP Top 10 and basic web vulnerabilities (XSS, SQLi, IDOR)
- 📖 Reading write-ups from bug bounty hunters to learn methodology
- 🎯 Working toward my first bug bounty submission