# Stable income or higher highs and lower lows?

## Метаданные

- **Канал:** Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast
- **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6va45p_-A

## Содержание

### [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6va45p_-A) Segment 1 (00:00 - 01:00)

The main thing that I think is the most interesting about it or that can be the most useful is that it is a diversification of income. So where bug bounty can be kind of highs and lows. You might go a while without finding a good vulnerability or you might find a vulnerability that you think is really nice and then the company disagrees. It's a nice way to say it or you get duped or whatever and it can feel like a kind of a low low. Pentest are really nice because they're just basically guaranteed cash, right? Whether it's guaranteed at an hourly rate or for the job itself, you're going to get that money. When you're hunting full-time, your income is very spiky. It goes all over the place. If you've got a live event, if you're in IPC, like whatever that could be. Pen testing helps blunt that a little bit. And even for like your actual dopamine, man, like knowing that I do X, I get why. That is very, very nice to deal with, especially if you've been hunting for long periods of time. And here's a little tip. A very effective way to like get yourself back in the groove if you've been on holiday or you've taken a break is to start off with a pen test. just like warming yourself up with a pen test of like I'm doing X and I'm going to get Y is like a bit of a cheat code I use every time I have

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*Источник: https://ekstraktznaniy.ru/video/32015*