Career & journey
7 reports // How I got into cybersecurity and what I would do again: certifications like eJPT, interviews, burnout, roadmaps and building real projects.
cybersecurityFeaturedCybersecurity and UPSC: Different Paths, Similar Discipline
A personal perspective on how cybersecurity, much like UPSC preparation, demands discipline, continuous learning, and long-term commitment — and how protecting digital infrastructure has become a modern form of national service in an increasingly connected India.
cybersecurityFeaturedCybersecurity Before Code: How Vibe-Coding Helped Me Build Real Full-Stack Systems
How a cybersecurity-first mindset and vibe-coding helped me build real full-stack systems—without mastering web development first.
cybersecurityFeaturedStarting Cybersecurity in 2026: The Roadmap I Wish I Had When I Began
This is Part 3 of my cybersecurity journey — the roadmap I wish I had before confusion, burnout, and hard-earned clarity shaped how I learn and grow.
cybersecurityFeaturedLinux for Cybersecurity Interviews: Commands, Concepts, and Real-World Scenarios Every Engineer Must Know
Linux is a baseline skill in cybersecurity interviews, not an optional one. This guide breaks down the exact Linux commands, concepts, and real-world security scenarios interviewers test across pentesting, SOC, and blue team roles. Learn how to think, investigate, and explain Linux behavior the way interviewers expect, with practical examples you can apply directly in interviews and real environments.
cybersecurityFeaturedHow Cybersecurity Broke Me, Rebuilt Me, and Defined Who I Am (Part 2)
Part 2 isn’t just another chapter of my cybersecurity story — it’s the truth I lived for the last five years. The phase where cybersecurity stopped being exciting and started breaking me, shaping me, rebuilding me. I went through burnout, pressure, doubt, and that terrifying fear of not being “good enough.” But somewhere inside that chaos, something shifted — cyber stopped being my insecurity and became my identity. I didn’t grow because the field got easier, but because I refused to give up. This is the phase that decides who survives cybersecurity… and who quietly walks away.
cybersecurityFeaturedFrom Searching “How to Hack WhatsApp” to Cybersecurity Interviews — My Real Journey
I didn’t start cybersecurity with passion — I started by searching “how to hack WhatsApp” on YouTube during lockdown, blindly copying Termux commands and installing Linux just to flex. What began as mischief slowly turned into clarity through chaos, curiosity and CTFs. Today, the same clueless kid now gets cybersecurity interview calls — this is the honest journey I wish someone talked about.
Field reportFeaturedHow I Passed the eJPTv2 Certification with 91%: Prep, Exam and Tips
My eJPTv2 experience: the INE course and labs I used, how the roughly 9-hour exam went, the tools that mattered, and five tips for passing.