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About the Author:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Shivam Shukla, a student of K.J. Somaiya Institute of Engineering & IT, shares insightful details about his experience of learning ethical hacking and talks about winning a whopping INR 10,000 in Internshala Trainings Ethical Hacking Challenge<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Right since I was a child, computers kept me glued in awe. Later in life, I comprehended the intricacy of the subject and plunged into the stream of computer science. Being a tech worm, I would spend hours in front of my laptop, scrolling through various platforms, hoping to learn something new. One fine day, as I sat down to do my usual research on the internet, I came across Internshala Trainings Ethical Hacking contest. Bingo! This made my adrenaline rush as ethical hacking was something I always wanted to learn, so I immediately enrolled in it. I found the format quite interesting – one has to undergo their ethical hacking training and then take a test after which top 50 students compete in the final round. Honestly, I was a bit scared in the beginning, but I chucked my normal uneasiness and moved forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the training, I learnt the advanced concepts of web applications and their vulnerabilities by implementing penetration testing practically and learning about the exploits. Along with the fundamentals of servers and networking, I learnt the techniques used for hacking web applications and manual techniques of white hat hacking. The training also talked about using automated tools like Nmap, SQLMap, Burp Suite, Nikto, etc. I got to know how important it is to keep our data and applications secure from black hat hackers and how ethical hacking can maintain stability in the networking field. <\/span>The best part of the training was the virtual hacking lab, which completely renovated the game of learning. As soon as I learnt a new concept of hacking a website, I would practice the technique on a real-time web application in the hacking lab until I perfected my knowledge of that particular hacking technique. As the training consisted of pre-recorded videos, it gave me the liberty to watch them at my own pace. I also downloaded the videos and watched them easily when I didn\u2019t have a stable internet connection.\u00a0<\/span>One thing I really admired about the training was the concept of live chat with experts. I asked them whatever popped into my mind, and they replied immediately with an optimal solution to my queries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This stern decision bore me fruit on the day when I got to know that I was one of the top 50 candidates who would compete in the final round. The final round involved hacking a web application, finding all the vulnerabilities and flaws, and documenting each of them in a PPT along with their exploits and proofs of concept. <\/span>I revisited every chapter in the training and noted down every minute detail. I applied OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities into the web application, collected the data, and encapsulated it in the PPT. A few weeks later, they announced the results, and\u00a0<\/span>I was ecstatic to find out that out of hundreds of students who had enrolled in the training, I won the third prize – a whopping INR 10,000. This incident instilled in me the assurance that I can do anything if I face my fears and give my hundred percent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Doesn’t Shivam’s review of Internshala’s Ethical Hacking Training sound exciting? Go ahead, participate in Internshala Trainings Ethical Hacking contest<\/a> yourself and get a chance to win cash rewards worth INR 65K.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n