Elibliss

cybersecurity Enthusiast

[Gabriel Odusanya 🇳🇬🇬🇧 @gabbytech01]

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲

When people think of Application Security, they often picture someone using Burp Suite to find vulnerabilities.

In reality, that's only a small part of the job.

A strong Application Security Engineer understands how software is designed, built, deployed, and secured throughout its lifecycle.

Here are 10 skills I believe every AppSec Engineer should develop:

1. Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
Understand how security integrates into every phase of software development from planning and design to deployment and maintenance.

2. Threat Modeling
Learn to identify trust boundaries, attack surfaces, data flows, and potential threats before a single line of code is written.

3. Networking Fundamentals
A solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, firewalls, proxies, and load balancers is essential for understanding how applications communicate.

4. Web Application Security
Master the OWASP Top 10, authentication, authorization, session management, input validation, and common web security flaws.

5. API Security
Modern applications rely heavily on APIs. Learn REST, GraphQL, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and the OWASP API Security Top 10.

6. Secure Code Review
Don't just identify vulnerabilities learn to read code, understand application logic, and recognize insecure coding patterns before they become production issues.

7. Programming & Scripting
You don't need to be a senior software engineer, but being comfortable with languages like Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, or C# makes reviewing code and automating tasks much easier.

8. CI/CD & DevSecOps
Understand how applications are built and deployed, and how security testing such as SAST, DAST, SCA, and secret scanning can be integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

9. Security Testing Tools
Tools like Burp Suite, Postman, Docker, Nmap, MobSF, and Git are important but they're only as effective as your understanding of the underlying concepts.

10. Communication & Documentation
Finding a vulnerability is only half the job. Clearly explaining the risk, business impact, remediation, and documenting your findings is what makes you an effective security engineer.

One thing I've learned is that Application Security isn't about knowing the most tools it's about understanding how software works and where security can fail.

Build your fundamentals first, and the tools will become much more powerful in your hands.
What skill would you add to this list?

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@TechnicalBben Really

[Ahmedkhan @Ahmed___khaan]

Life of a Person in Cybersecurity

• Uni teaches outdated tools
• Every cert costs a month's salary
• 200+ applications, 3 interviews, O offers
• Just get Security+ they said...
• Your homelab costs more than your rent
• Solved 300 CTFs, still not qualified
��� Al can now explain exploits faster than you
• Entry-level jobs want 5 years' experience
• Friends ask you to hack Instagram accounts
• Family still asks, "So... when are you getting a real job?"

Add yours Smh...

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@Ahmed___khaan 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[Ahmedkhan @Ahmed___khaan]

Every skill you master, every lab you complete, every late-night study session brings you one step closer to the professional you want to become.

Your future is built by the choices you make today not by luck.

Because in cybersecurity, your only real opponent is the person you were yesterday.

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@Ahmed___khaan Actually this is the fact

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

The more time you waste the more time it takes you to archive that goal in cybersecurity

Keep learning.

When you have data download pdf’s that you will be able to read when there is no data.

Be intentional about your journey

Take Note’s

[Ahmedkhan @Ahmed___khaan]

Cybersecurity Career Pathway…

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@ABDULSALEE2005 @Ahmed___khaan Hi am Onyia Elijah
Currently on my journey as a web and Application security Engineer

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@Cvl_El @Ahmed___khaan Hi am Onyia Elijah
Currently on my journey as a web and Application security Engineer

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@portSn1fer @Ahmed___khaan Hi am Onyia Elijah
Currently on my journey as a web and Application security Engineer

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@Ahmed___khaan Hi am Onyia Elijah
Currently on my journey as a web and Application security Engineer

[Ahmedkhan @Ahmed___khaan]

Once you in, there's no going back 🫡

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@Cyberhijabitech 😂

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@ArtemPolynko B

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@SamTechwest 😂😂😂

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

When I started my journey on cybersecurity these terms where like Latin to me but now gradually I see them and am understanding what they mean and the effect it has on the targets.

Even when my phone was bad I kept reading books.

Cybersecurity = continue learning daily💯

[Sam Stones(Hunter)👨‍💻 @SamTechwest]

A threat actor used AI agents to pick targets, find exploit code, and launch attacks.

Also this week: SonicWall credential stuffing, DNS hijacking, fake Claude malware, 900K records accessed, real-time phishing pages, and a hidden-desktop RAT.
Offensive all the way

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

@SamTechwest Ok am a full sack dev already oooh

I just wanted to increase my learning and be more informed about network security and stuffs

[Ahmedkhan @Ahmed___khaan]

15 Free Cyber Security Tools

1 Nmap - Network scanner
2 Wireshark - Packet analysis
3 Metasploit - Exploit framework
4 Burp Suite - Web testing
5 OpenVAS - Vulnerability scanner
6 Nikto - Web scanner
7 Hashcat - Password cracking
8 SQLmap - SQL injection testing
9 Aircrack-ng - WiFi hacking
10 John the Ripper - Password cracker
11 Snort - Intrusion detection
12 OSSEC - Host intrusion detection
13 Maltego - Open-source intelligence
14 SEToolkit - Social engineering
15 Autopsy - Digital forensics

[Elibliss @Elibliss042]

💯

[Ahmedkhan @Ahmed___khaan]

What do you think cybersecurity is?