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Jordyn Jones
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English
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Summary

Gal Nagli is an AppSec Engineer with two years of experience, who initially worked at Enso Security and later joined Salesforce. He also engages in bug bounties and develops automation tools to identify vulnerabilities in scale. Nagli has started his own Application Security B2B startup named shockwave.cloud, which is based on his research and methodology from his bug bounty journey. He got into hacking due to its perceived "superpowers" of finding critical severity with massive business impact on major corporations. Nagli's skills improved through consistent learning and practicing, and he has been actively hunting for vulnerabilities since 2.5 years ago. Bug bounties have impacted his life positively, allowing him to save financially and travel the world. Nagli considers himself part-time hacker, spending most of his time hacking as a hobby. His biggest challenge was maintaining consistency in finding bugs, but he overcame it by staying distracted with other activities and remembering that bug bounty is just "Gamification". Nagli recommends practical Udemy courses, focusing on small sets of bugs, and reading online documentation. He wishes he learned the importance of surrounding himself with like-minded people who share similar values. To avoid burnout, Nagli uses distractions that don't involve sitting in front of his computer. His goal is to continue finding impactful bugs and helping other companies close their security gaps through his startup product offering or occasionally on platforms.