Course Outline
Advanced Reconnaissance and Enumeration
- Automated subdomain enumeration with Subfinder, Amass, and Shodan
- Content discovery and directory brute-forcing at scale
- Fingerprinting technologies and mapping large attack surfaces
Automation with Nuclei and Custom Scripts
- Building and customizing Nuclei templates
- Chaining tools in bash/Python workflows
- Using automation to find low-hanging and misconfigured assets
Bypassing Filters and WAFs
- Encoding tricks and evasion techniques
- WAF fingerprinting and bypass strategies
- Advanced payload construction and obfuscation
Hunting for Business Logic Bugs
- Identifying unconventional attack vectors
- Parameter tampering, broken flows, and privilege escalation
- Analyzing flawed assumptions in backend logic
Exploiting Authentication and Access Control
- JWT tampering and token replay attacks
- IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) automation
- SSRF, open redirect, and OAuth misuse
Bug Bounty at Scale
- Managing hundreds of targets across programs
- Reporting workflows and automation (templates, PoC hosting)
- Optimizing productivity and avoiding burnout
Responsible Disclosure and Reporting Best Practices
- Crafting clear, reproducible vulnerability reports
- Coordinating with platforms (HackerOne, Bugcrowd, private programs)
- Navigating disclosure policies and legal boundaries
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
- Hands-on experience with Burp Suite and basic bug bounty practices
- Knowledge of web protocols, HTTP, and scripting (e.g., Bash or Python)
Audience
- Experienced bug bounty hunters seeking advanced methods
- Security researchers and penetration testers
- Red team members and security engineers
Testimonials (3)
The trainer was very knowledgable and took time to give a very good insight into cyber security issues. A lot of these examples could be used or modified for our learners and create some very engaging lesson activities.
Jenna - Merthyr College
Course - Fundamentals of Corporate Cyber Warfare
Pentester skills what demonstrate teacher
Oleksii Adamovych - EY GLOBAL SERVICES (POLAND) SP Z O O
Course - Ethical Hacker
All is excellent