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How to Become an AppSec Engineer: Skills, Projects, and Reality (No Fluff)

How to Become an AppSec Engineer: Skills, Projects, and Reality (No Fluff)

Source: YouTube · Prabh Nair · published Feb 13, 2026 · 57:00

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[BLUF] This video introduces "Coffee with PR," a session featuring a product security professional with extensive experience at Hacker One, transitioning from ethical hacking to appsec and red teaming0:21.

Key Takeaways:
• The session highlights the importance of networking as the foundational skill for aspiring appsec engineers0:00.
• PR, the guest, is a passionate content creator in the cybersecurity community with a background in hands-on ethical hacking and pentesting0:36.
• The guest has built dedicated learning courses for absolute beginners to help improve their security skills0:14.
• His professional journey includes working with Hacker One and now focuses on appsec and red teaming videos0:34.

The video serves as an introduction to a valuable resource for those looking to enter the appsec field through established professional guidance.

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  • 0:00 Discussion on networking as a foundation for appsec engineers
  • 0:14 Mention of courses built for absolute beginners
  • 0:21 Introduction to the "Coffee with PR" session
  • 0:34 Guest's experience with Hacker One and current focus on red teaming

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If someone want to become an appsac engineer, appsac professional, you said the starting foundation will be the networking. So do you have the similar lab module? Do you have a similar learning modules which they can use to improve their skills? Um so I have built some courses for absolute beginners. Uh that's my first course that I built. >> Hi guys, welcome to the session on coffee with PR. I cannot say coffee with PR because uh this time this coffee is entire platform set up by the an uh a security engineer product security professional with um a great year of experience and working with hacker one and the best thing about his is he's a passionate content creator in cyber security community. Uh he built his journey from a hands-on ethical hacking pentesting and now he's into appsex and …