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Pentester Stories (2)

Pentester Spotlight: Goonjeta Malhotra

“Pentesting allowed me to challenge my skills and knowledge, to think of creative ways to exploit and identify vulnerabilities, and always to find ways to improve security posture." That's what Core Pentester Goonjeta Malhotra said about her journey into pentesting. Learn more about Goonjeta in here Pentester Spotlight.
Pentester Stories Community
Feb 23, 2023
Est Read Time: 2 min
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Cybersecurity Certifications, how much do they really matter?

Cybersecurity certifications can benefit individuals with 1-4 years of experience when looking for new job opportunities. Certifications alone don't necessarily make someone a good pentester and should be considered in conjunction with professional experience.
Pentester Stories Community
Feb 1, 2023
Est Read Time: 5 min
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Then & Now: Harsh Bothra

Core Pentester Harsh Bothra joined Cobalt a little over two years ago. Since then, he has become a Pentest Lead and worked on endless engagements. He takes this time to reflect on how things have changed since his first test.
Pentester Stories Community
Jan 19, 2023
Est Read Time: 3 min
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2023 Q1 Pentester of the Quarter: Sanyam Chawla

Congratulations to Sanyam Chawla for winning the Pentester of the Quarter Award for Q1. Sanyam was nominated by his peers due to being a great teammate and leader in the Core.
Pentester Stories Community
Jan 6, 2023
Est Read Time: 3 min
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2022 Pentester Spotlight Recaps

With 2023 just around the corner, we wanted to reflect on our Pentester Spotlights from this year. Our Pentester Spotlight series is focused on highlighting the Cobalt Core Pentesters and putting a face to their work
Pentester Stories Community
Dec 30, 2022
Est Read Time: 3 min
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Pentester Spotlight: Saad Nasir

Pentester Spotlight: Saad Nasir

Saad Nasir has been a member of the Cobalt Core for a little over six months. He has contributed to Cobalt's content pieces and was recently featured on the Hacker Corner podcast.
Pentester Stories Community
Dec 28, 2022
Est Read Time: 3 min
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Then & Now: Sagar Parmar

Sagar Parmar has been a Cobalt Core Pentester for almost six years. He learned about Cobalt through another Core Pentester and loves how PtaaS has worked compared to bug bounty programs.
Pentester Stories Community
Dec 6, 2022
Est Read Time: 3 min
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Pentester Spotlight: Razvan Ionescu, Romania's 3rd GIAC Security Expert

Razvan Ionescu has been pentesting with the Cobalt Core since 2018. He recently became a GIAC Security Expert, Romania's third. Read more about Razvan in his Pentester Spotlight.
Pentester Stories Community
Nov 30, 2022
Est Read Time: 5 min
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Pentesting Made Simple, an Italian Hacking Community

Core Pentester Reando Veshi has started his own hacking community in Italy: Pentesting Made Simple.
Pentester Stories Community
Nov 3, 2022
Est Read Time: 2 min
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