25 Automatic Vulnerability Discovery Using Fuzzers

Whenever I approach a new target, I prefer to search for bugs manually. Manual testing is great for discovering new and unexpected attack vectors. It can also help you learn new security concepts in depth. But manual testing also takes a lot of time and effort, so as with automating reconnaissance, you should strive to automate at least part of the process of finding bugs. Automated testing can help you tease out a large number of bugs within a short time frame.

In fact, the best-performing bug bounty hunters automate most of their hacking process. They automate their recon, and write programs ...

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