The "Experience Paradox" has forever been a nightmare in this Industry. I've been in infosec since around half a decade now. And I speak to a lot of friends, hackers, students, and bug hunters every month. The story is more or less always the same, even after all these years: - Pulling all nighters to Grinds CTFs & Labs. - Save up cash to buy "Industry Standard" Certs. - Learn the tools, the scripts, and the syntax. Thanks to AI, barely even Syntax anymore. And then you apply for a "Junior/Fresher" role. And: Rejected. Worse, no callback or no one even reached back out to you. With the reason: "Not enough real-world experience." But you can't get experience without the job. And you can't get the job without experience. Even I started my Career with CTFs, and bookmarking every random #bugbountytip, gathering courses and what not. And I've been there in there in this loop. So you go back to the Labs. You solve more boxes. You hack more "intended solutions." You get better at the Game, but you aren't getting closer to the Job. Why? Because the Managers & Leads knows CTFs aren't reality. And they've learnt that the hard way, by making mis-hires. CTFs are great for clearing concepts. But in a CTF, there is a flag. There is a solution. The puzzle was designed to be solved. In Production? It’s messy. It’s boring. It’s undocumented. There are no flags. There is only broken Logic and Business Risk. And 2 out of 2000 things might* be broken. The gap between "Top 1% on a Platform" and "Useful in a SOC/VAPT" is massive. And right now, there is no bridge. We built @BarracksArmy to burn that bridge and build a ramp. We're brining the WarGames to #IdentityShield by @miniOrange_Inc this week. Real infrastructure. Zero hints. Zero flags. We don't care about your certs or years of experience. We care about your Mindset. And so should the Infosec Industry from a Hiring perspective. Are you a Tactician (Coverage & Consistency)? Or are you a Strategist (Novelty & Impact)? If you are stuck in the loop - tired of labs, tired of rejections, and ready to prove you can handle the chaos of production, don't just join the WarGames (need to be present at the Summit). Come find me - We have a booth in the WarGames area. I would love to know more about you and try to better understand the problems you are facing. Let’s get you out of the loop and get you a taste of Reality. If you're a Founder, Hiring Manager, or a someone managing an Infosec team, I'd love to connect, hear your views and talk about de-risking current Infosec Hiring. And we also just might* have something for everyone as well😉 #Infosec #BugBounty #Hiring #CyberSecurity #Barracks

I'll just leave it here. Grab yours @bsidesahmedabad 🙂 @BarracksArmy

Humans vs AI ⚔️ Here's how it's going. #BarracksWarGames #BSidesAhmedabad

Countless moments & losses over the years. But now, worse. AI. I've seen the triage pov at Barracks. We got 800+ reports in 24 hours. Just 4 Targets. Triage was like a dream job. But 2026, one of the most stressful places. I believe platform will slowly shift(for the better🤞)

When things go a tad bit crazier than anticipated. These 24 hours are going to be fun 😂 🔥 Barracks WarGames Q3 2026. Recorded something after a long long time. Feels nice for sure :) Special thanks to the AI era, raw and real is back as the moat. #bugbounty #infosec

Huge shoutout to @hackinghub_io and @NahamSec for this! This is gonna be Crazy 🔥