There's a lot of security content on the internet already. Most of it is written by people who read about security. Some of it is written by people who did security ten years ago. Very little is written by people actively doing the work today, in India, in Hinglish, for beginners.
This blog is going to be the third kind.
What you'll find here
Practical writing — bug bounty walkthroughs, cert prep advice, tool deep-dives, career guidance for Indian juniors trying to break into cybersecurity. The stuff I would have wanted to read three years ago when I was making the transition from developer to defender.
The voice will be the same as the YouTube channel and the cohorts — direct, practical, Hinglish-friendly when it helps and English when precision matters. No SEO farming. No AI-generated filler. Every post is something I actually think is worth writing.
Cadence
I'm aiming for one substantial post every two weeks. Some months more if I'm on a roll. Some months less if I'm heads-down on a cohort or hunting bounties.
You can subscribe to the RSS feed once it's up, or just follow @encrypticle on Instagram — new posts get announced there first.
What this isn't
- A news blog. I won't be covering the latest CVEs, breaches, or vendor drama unless there's a genuine practitioner lesson in it.
- Beginner tutorials. Not because they're not needed — they are — but because YouTube handles that format better. If you want beginner content, subscribe to the channel.
- AI-written. Every word on this blog is written by me. If I use AI for anything, it's as a research assistant, not a writer.
Let's see where this goes.
— Jagdeep