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Date Published
Author
Michael Hamel
Word count
788
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Niv is a seasoned penetration tester, Bugcrowd researcher, and avid bug hunter with 5 years of experience on various platforms. He holds an OSCP certification and has published his bug hunting stories, detailing the discovery of three unknown vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric's web.Client. Niv began his cybersecurity career as a consulting Penetration Tester in 2014 and later became a Penetration Testing Engineer at CyberArk in 2019. He credits Bug Bounty platforms like Bugcrowd for providing an additional source of income and opportunities to learn about current technologies. Niv emphasizes the importance of understanding how regular users interact with web applications and suggests finding unique vulnerabilities that require out-of-the-box thinking. In his free time, he enjoys watching TV shows and spending time with his family.