Cybersecurity is a field that aims to protect computer systems, networks, and digital information from bad guys who want to get in and cause damage. Despite its importance, the job can be incredibly demanding and stressful due to long hours, tight deadlines, and the critical nature of the work. Cybersecurity professionals are under constant pressure to safeguard infrastructure from cyber threats and are required to maintain a high level of vigilance and alertness at all times, which can lead to physical and emotional exhaustion over time.

Many cybersecurity professionals I’ve encountered have been impacted by either Imposter Syndrome or the Dunning-Kruger effect, two common psychological phenomena. These problems can lead workers to either doubt their abilities and feel inadequate or develop a biased way of looking at a situation. Both of these problems can have negative consequences on the workers’ performance and well-being in the long run.

Therefore, it is crucial for cybersecurity workers to be aware of these psychological problems and take steps to overcome them. This will help them avoid making mistakes, prevent burnout, and maintain a high level of job performance.

Web applications are widely used by businesses and individuals, but they are vulnerable to attacks from hackers. Fuzzing is a technique used to find security vulnerabilities by sending a large number of random inputs to an application and observing its response. In this article, we will discuss four tools that can be used for fuzzing: Gobuster, Ffuz, Wfuzz, and Burp Suite.

After a late night watching of “Bahubali2”, I woke up to see Twitter world filled with the buzz surrounding new WannaCry ransomware. Being new in web application security, I wasn’t too familiar with malwares but as few friends and Poojara sir reached out asking to check if their PCs were infected, I dove into research mode and ended up putting together this FAQ-style write-up. My intention is to spread awareness about its potential dangers.

In October 2016, I discovered serious vulnerabilities in my college’s internal website. Bugs were related to bypassing administrator privileges, Insecure direct object references (IDOR) and SQL injection that could lead to sensitive information leakage.