r/Hacking_Tutorials • u/SnooCapers3588 • 5h ago
Question cybersecurity penetration tester life
When I practiced VAPT for one year, I learned the basics of networking, operating systems, Linux, and worked on labs like TryHackMe (THM), Hack The Box (HTB), and random legal web security testing. Of course, I didn't receive any rewards or find any bug bounties.
During the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, I hacked a Pakistani medical website and gained admin access to a user profile. However, after that, my family had serious hospital problems, and for about seven months I completely stopped touching cybersecurity and even my PC.
Now I'm facing issues like: Can I still get a job? I keep thinking, What are you doing, man? Everyone else is moving so fast, but you're as slow as a turtle