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Mohammad Abdullah
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How I Started My Cybersecurity Journey as an SQA Engineer 🔐

Hey dev.to community! 👋

I'm Muhammad Abdullah — a CEH-certified
Cybersecurity Specialist and SQA Engineer
from Pakistan 🇵🇰

How It All Started

My journey began with Software Quality Assurance.
As an SQA engineer , my job was simple break things
before users do.

That "breaking things" mindset naturally pulled me
toward cybersecurity.

Why Cybersecurity After SQA?

As an SQA engineer I always thought:

  • What if a hacker finds this bug before me?
  • What if this input field is vulnerable to SQL injection?
  • What if this login page has no brute force protection?

That curiosity led me to ethical hacking. 🔐

Tools I'm Learning Right Now

🔴 Metasploit — exploitation framework
🕷️ Burp Suite — web app pentesting

📡 Nmap — network scanning & recon
🐉 Kali Linux — my main hacking OS
🐍 Python — automating everything

My Current Goals

✅ Go deep into Bug Bounty hunting
✅ Build Python security automation tools
✅ Get more certifications after CEH
✅ Document everything on dev.to

** Let's Connect!**

If you're on the same journey
comment below or connect with me!

Let's hunt bugs together! 🐛

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