Bug Bounty
Bug bounty programme fundamentals, methodology, reconnaissance, report writing, and building a security career.
Recommended Prerequisites
These are recommendations - you can start this track at any time.
About this track
Bug bounty programme fundamentals, methodology, reconnaissance, report writing, and building a security career.
The Bug Bounty track collects 3 modules and 12 lessons into a single ordered path. Each module ends with a checkpoint quiz; passing the checkpoint unlocks the next module so you can track your progress without guessing whether the material has stuck.
You start with "Bug Bounty Fundamentals" and finish on "Bug Bounty Reporting & Career". The whole track sits inside the Applied Security area of the curriculum, so the writing assumes the prerequisites listed above and skips ground that an earlier track has already covered.
What this track covers
- Bug Bounty Fundamentals — Get started with bug bounty hunting. Understand how platforms like HackerOne and Bugcrowd work, learn to read programme scopes, choose targets wisely, and set up a professional testing environment.
- Bug Bounty Methodology — Develop a systematic approach to bug hunting. Master reconnaissance, target enumeration, common vulnerability classes in web and API targets, and the art of chaining low-severity issues into high-impact findings.
- Bug Bounty Reporting & Career — Learn the art of writing high-quality vulnerability reports that get triaged quickly. Navigate the triage process, handle disputes professionally, build your reputation, and transition from bug bounties into a security career.
How the track works
Every lesson is a short page with diagrams, runnable examples, and the kind of edge-case footnotes you usually only find in textbooks. Where it makes sense, the lesson is paired with a CPU simulation or a coding challenge so you can poke at the idea instead of just reading about it.
The lessons themselves are free to read with a free account. The 3 checkpoint quizzes that gate the next module are also free, as are the lesson IDE and CPU simulations. Optional 777-tier tools — the step-through debugger, decompiler, ROP gadget builder, heap visualiser, and exploit labs — sit alongside the lessons but are not required to follow the track from start to finish.
You can jump in at any point. Be Bitwise is built around a free forever curriculum, with no time limits and no expiring access. Pick the next lesson when you have an hour; come back when you do not.