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01 — WHAT WE OFFER

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Bug Bounty Elite
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Bug Bounty Elite

Learn How to Hunt the Bugs Other Hunters Skip Most beginners lose months to the same four mistakes. Hunting on oversaturated programs. Reporting bugs that were found hours earlier. Breaking scope and program rules. Joining programs that never pay or scam programs. Experienced hunters avoid all four. This course shows you how, live, with an active bug bounty hunter beside you. You will choose a real program, hunt rare vulnerability classes on it, and submit your first report before the course ends. Built for complete beginners and intermediates. Why Most Hunters Stay Unpaid Valid, clear, in-scope reports get paid. Skill alone does not. Most hunters fail for reasons that have little to do with how much they know: They pick programs with too much competition They spend weeks on common bugs that are almost always duplicates They submit reports that triage teams cannot reproduce They make rule mistakes that get them banned They put time into programs that pay late or not at all Bug bounty rewards the hunter who picks the right target, finds what others miss, and reports it clearly. This course gives you that method. Tools You'll Master You will use these on live targets, not demo labs. Burp Suite Turbo Intruder Param Miner ffuf Subfinder httpx Nuclei You will learn which tool fits which target, when to skip automation, and how to build a workflow of your own. What You'll Be Able To Do By the end of this course, you will confidently: 1. Choose low-competition programs that match your strengths 2. Spot oversaturated and scam programs before you waste time on them 3. Read scope and rules and know exactly what is allowed 4. Avoid the mistakes that get hunters banned 5. Set up your platform account and payout method 6. Hunt rare vulnerability classes that most hunters skip 7. Write clear reports that triage teams can reproduce 8. Submit a real report to a live program You will leave with a repeatable hunting method and a 30-day plan to keep going. Learning Mode This is live from start to finish. In the hunting weeks, every week follows the same loop: Learn: the instructor teaches one rare bug class. Hunt alone: you test it on a live program during the week. Hunt together: the instructor reviews your attempt and hunts with you live, so you see your own mistakes. You also get: Live sessions with an active bug bounty hunter. Hunting on real programs. Your first report, reviewed and submitted. A 30-day plan to keep hunting after the course. Cohort Discord support. Where This Skill Takes You Independent Bug Bounty Hunter. Application Security (AppSec) Engineer. Product Security Engineer. Penetration Tester. Red Team Operator. Security Researcher Who This Course Is For Complete beginners who want a clear path into bug bounty Intermediate hunters tired of duplicates and N/A reports Penetration testers moving into bounty hunting Developers who want to find flaws the way attackers do Security students building real-world experience No course can promise a payout. This one gives you the method, live practice, and a submitted report.

Registration closes 11/13/2026

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Open Source Intelligence
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Open Source Intelligence

Learn How to Turn Public Data Into Actionable Intelligence Every digital interaction leaves a trace. Social media posts. Domain registrations. Metadata in documents. Exposed infrastructure. Most people scroll past it. Professionals extract intelligence from it. This course trains you to systematically collect, analyze, and correlate publicly available information legally, ethically, and strategically. No prior experience required. Just curiosity and discipline. Why OSINT Skills Matter Now Digital investigations are no longer optional skills. They’re used in: Cybersecurity threat hunting Fraud detection Corporate due diligence Journalism & investigations Background intelligence Red teaming & attack surface mapping If you want to work in cybersecurity, investigations, or digital research, OSINT is foundational. Without structure, you search randomly. With structure, you investigate professionally. This course gives you that structure. Tools You’ll Master You won’t just hear about tools you’ll use them. Maltego theHarvester Metagoofil Mitaka Shodan Ahmia IntelligenceX And many more.. You’ll learn not just how to run tools but how to combine them into professional investigation pipelines. What You’ll Be Able To Do By the end of this course, you’ll confidently: Perform advanced search & Google dorking Conduct structured social media intelligence (SOCMINT) Map domain, IP & DNS infrastructure Extract intelligence from leaked/public documents Correlate digital identities across platforms Perform geolocation & visual verification Understand legal and ethical investigation boundaries Most importantly you’ll think like an investigator. Learning Mode This is hands-on from start to finish. You’ll get: Guided labs with real-world scenarios Tool-driven exercises A structured capstone investigation A shareable certificate Cohort Discord support Major career paths where OSINT is a core or highly valuable skill Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst OSINT Analyst SOC (Security Operations Center) Analyst Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Analyst Threat Hunter Intelligence Analyst (Government/Defense) Fraud Investigator Corporate Intelligence / Due Diligence Analyst Penetration Tester / Red Teamer Investigative Journalist Uses OSINT to verify information and uncover evidence for reporting. Who This Course Is For Aspiring cybersecurity professionals Ethical hackers Journalists & researchers Investigators Developers & sysadmins Anyone serious about understanding digital footprints Are you a beginner? worry not, we build your foundation. Are you already experienced? We sharpen your methodology.

Registration closes 10/28/2026

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2FA Bypass Mastery GuideHandbook

2FA Bypass Mastery Guide

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Web Application Security Handbook V1Handbook

Web Application Security Handbook V1

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02 — WHY LEARN WITH US

Built around real outcomes

Mentorship-paced

Real mentors check in and slow down when material gets hard, not a self-paced content dump.

Real labs, not videos

24/7 hands-on lab access across every program, built for practice, not passive watching.

Cohorts, not a catalog

We run cohorts with real instructor availability, quality over volume, always with real attention.

03 — VERIFIED REVIEWS

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04 — TESTIMONIALS

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“I've really enjoyed my experience studying at Astralguard. The courses have been informative and relevant, and the instructors have been helpful in explaining complex topics. The hands-on labs and approach have been great for building practical skills. I've learned a lot and would recommend Astralguard to anyone interested in cybersecurity.”

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