Episode 20: Hacker Brain Hacks - Overcoming Bug Bounty's Mental Tolls

Episode 20: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we dive into the world of "hacker brain hacks'' and overcoming challenges in bug bounty hunting. We discuss custom word lists, the rising popularity of Caido as a potential Burp Suite replacement, and Cloudflared tunnels for hosting POCs. We also tackle the mental aspects of bug bounty hunting, from procrastination to imposter syndrome, and share tips for staying motivated and avoiding burnout. Don't miss this episode packed with valuable insights and advice for both beginners and seasoned bug bounty hunters!

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Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twitter:

https://twitter.com/0xteknogeek

https://twitter.com/rhynorater

Caido:

https://caido.io

Tweet from D3mondev on Sequence Diagram:

https://twitter.com/d3mondev/status/1660803152755453952

Sequence diagram software:

https://sequencediagram.org

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:36) "Sequence Diagram": Sequence mapping for PoCs

(00:04:10) "SubReconGPT": AI and GPT in Bug Bounty Hacking

(00:08:30) "Caido": A Potential Replacement for Burp Suite

(00:11:34) HackerOne's New Features

(00:13:00) Cloudflared Tunnels for Red Team Assessments and Payload Hosting

(00:16:07) Mental challenges in Bug Bounty Hunting

(00:17:50) Procrastination Education: Letting fear of failure drive you into always learning, never doing.

(00:22:46) Analysis Paralysis: Starting with Bug Bounty Programs vs VDPs

(00:27:07) Automation Obsession: "When you're hacking, hack. When you're automating, automate."

(00:14:34) Imposter Syndrome: You may not be the best, but you're not the worst either.

(00:31:55) Motivation Deprivation: Stay curious, and set tiered goals

(00:36:07) Automation Obsession pt2: Do we need to say it again?

(00:37:25) Reconnaissance Cognizance: Spending too much time on recon and not enough time on hacking

(00:40:00) Bad Rabbit Holes, RIP Your Goals: Identifying good and bad rabbit holes

(00:46:01) Set Your Goal Poles: Setting specific goals for yourself.

(00:48:29) Impact Lacked: Fixating on something that's funky, but simply doesn’t really have impact

(00:51:00) The Burn-out turn-out: Mending, maintenance, and finding identity and self-worth outside hacking

(00:58:19) Responsibility Volatility: Balancing Responsibilities and Freedom as a Bug Bounty Hunter

(01:00:30) Payout Phase-out: Don't stop once you've found one bug.

(01:02:04) Report on URN Injection