“The Bug Quest”: A Gift For The Cyber Sec Community

Faiyaz Ahmad
4 min readApr 14, 2023

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Hey everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful day. I know it’s been a while since my last article because of some work that i was doing with my team at BePractical on something special. Today, i have something really interesting to share with you all. So let us begin!

THE PROBLEM

Since the past month, I was thinking that what is the most difficult thing that beginners are facing in this domain. And the one question that hit my mind is “Hmm..it is really hard to get a job in cyber security these days right?” We’ve all been there giving resume to lot of companies to which some reply to us while most of them simple just don’t care at all. Keeping this in my mind I thought “How can I solve this problem for the cyber sec community?” Then, the first thing that hit my mind was why not ask some company’s CEO regarding this issue. I’ve contacted few of them and the most common reason according to them is

It is really hard to find a good candidate with the required skills in this domain

Now after hearing the reasons from the CEOs I thought “How can we solve this problem for the beginners?”, “How can I help the companies to find a good candidate for them?”

After a lot of brainstorming with me and my team, we finally come up with the solution

The Solution

We thought “How about organizing a beginner friendly hacking event?” Now, before you start thinking that “How’s participating in an event is gonna help me get a job in cyber sec?” then please bear with me for a minute and let me explain it in more detail:

We have partnered with TMG Security and planned an event for the bug bounty hunters and the cybersecurity researchers that aims to provide real world hacking experience. In the event, they’ll be given a web application in which they have to find vulnerabilities. Now, the top 3 people with the most number of severe vulnerabilities will eventually win this event and they’ll get a chance to:

  • Get a paid internship in TMG Security.
  • Try Hack Me Vouchers
  • Get 2 courses worth up to $100
  • Certificate
  • Prize Money

Not only that, even if you don’t get into the top 3, you will still get:

  • Courses worth $100
  • Certificate of Participation

All that for just Rs. 257 ($3)! Crazy right? Well, now some of you may be thinking “Why are you asking for money ?”

Well, the simple answer to that question is: We don’t want spammers to be in this event! That’s why we have set the price so low that anyone could afford it.

Let’s take an example:

Suppose there is a person who has participated in the event but is not in the top 3. They’ll get:

  • Two courses worth $100 (Rs. 8000)
  • Certificate of Participation

So the person has paid $3(Rs 257) and got benefits worth $100(Rs 8000)

Now there’s another person who let’s say is listed in the top 3. Then they’ll get:

  • Two courses worth $100 (Rs. 8000)
  • Certificate
  • Prize Money(Depends on the rank)
  • Try Hack Me Vouchers
  • Paid Internship Opportunity!

See? It’s a win-win situation for everyone!(That’s what we have kept in our mind)

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT?

It’s quite simple, Just click on the link here and you will be redirected to our website for the registration

Or, you can check out this video for more clarity.

Last Date of Registration: 25th April 2023

Total Seats Available: 29 out of 50

Looking forward to see you all in the event!

Conclusion

We have really tried our best to deliver the best solution for our fellow cyber security community members. Lastly, I really want to thank TMG Security for successfully organizing this event. If you guys have any queries the feel free to drop it in the comment section.

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Let’s meet in some other article!

Keep learning and have a great day ahead!

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