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·8 min read

Bug Bounty Tips for Beginners: How to Find Your First Valid Bug

Most beginners quit bug bounty hunting after a few weeks of zero findings. This guide covers the mindset shifts, target selection strategy, and practical techniques that lead to your first valid report.

#Bug Bounty#Penetration Testing#AppSec#Beginners
·6 min read

Product Security for B2B SaaS Startups: Where to Begin

A practical guide to building a product security function at a B2B SaaS startup — what to prioritize, what to skip, and how to make security a competitive advantage with a small team.

#Product Security#SaaS#Startups#DevSecOps#AppSec
·9 min read

AppSec for Fintech in India: Regulations, Risks, and Reality

A practitioner's guide to application security for Indian fintech companies — covering RBI and SEBI compliance requirements, the threat landscape, and how to build a security program that satisfies regulators and protects customers.

#Fintech#AppSec#RBI#India#Compliance#Secure SDLC
·6 min read

STRIDE Threat Modeling Walkthrough: A Real Web App Example

A hands-on walkthrough of STRIDE threat modeling applied to a real-world web application — including data flow diagrams, trust boundaries, and how to turn findings into actionable engineering tasks.

#Threat Modeling#STRIDE#AppSec#Secure Design
·6 min read

OWASP Top 10 for Developers — What Actually Matters in 2026

A practitioner's take on the OWASP Top 10 — skipping the theory and focusing on what developers actually need to know to write secure code in 2026.

#OWASP#AppSec#Secure Coding#Developers

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