{
  "id": 304258,
  "title": "The beginning of my journey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/the-beginning-of-my-journey",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-08T10:36:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/encryptedscenes/the-beginning-of-my-journey-2gl8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "My journey into the world of cybersecurity began with a simple curiosity, born out of fascination with the offensive side of the discipline. For a considerable period, I found myself drawn to various aspects of computing, dabbling in web development and game development. However, my interest in cybersecurity resurfaced when I stumbled upon the concept of \"ethical hacking\" while searching for resources to learn about hacking legally. Intrigued, I registered on TryHackMe and began exploring their rooms, quickly realizing that hacking was not as glamorous as it appeared in movies. It was a more intuitive process of discovering vulnerabilities on a target system and leveraging them to one's advantage.\n\nAs I delved deeper into the world of cybersecurity, I completed the legacy path of TryHackMe, Cybersecurity 101, and Jr Pentester (legacy) courses. While I am still far from being an expert, I continue to learn the fundamentals through HackTheBox, understanding that this approach has built a strong foundation for my future development. Despite feeling like I am sometimes moving backward, I am confident that I am, in fact, strengthening my skills and knowledge.\n\nCybersecurity has become my primary area of interest, but I also maintain a keen fascination with game development and the application of AI in the medical field, specifically bioinformatics. I aspire to explain concepts that I find both confusing and interesting in a manner that would have benefited me when I was starting out. While I am not a professional educator, I hope to share my opinions, thoughts, and experiences with others who share my passion. I welcome any comments, feedback, or reactions from those who have taken a similar journey, as I would love to hear about their experiences and how they discovered their own path within the vast landscape of cybersecurity.",
  "summary": "I was interested in cybersecurity (mainly offensive) for a long time but I had no idea where to start. I remember finding a few apps on my phone and them being so superficial that I temporarily changed my mind: \"is cybersecurity really just that?\" For a while I didn't think about it, I started learning web dev and then game dev (which I still like) but my mind sometimes went to \"how do devs make…",
  "key_points": [
    "Journey into cybersecurity began with curiosity about offensive side",
    "Ethical hacking concept sparked interest after discovering TryHackMe",
    "Continued learning through HackTheBox while exploring game development and bioinformatics"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/304258.png",
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}