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1. First round was a Vulnerable Web Application Challenge. The time allotted for the round was 1 week and was a take-home test. Along with exploiting the application, a report had to be created for the challenge. 2. For the next round the interview got scheduled but the recruiter informed me that the position has already been filled.
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Application Security Engineer

Interviewed at SeatGeek

3.6
Oct 13, 2022

1. First round was a Vulnerable Web Application Challenge. The time allotted for the round was 1 week and was a take-home test. Along with exploiting the application, a report had to be created for the challenge. 2. For the next round the interview got scheduled but the recruiter informed me that the position has already been filled.

Explain about HIPAA (though the company was not involved in healthcare, I told about list of protections) How do I perform SQL injection manually (pretty much basic for any pentester) CSRF with Burp suite (I am using Burp Suite for more than 6 years) Container Security (I told I provide CIS benchmark for hardening, not sure what more they expected) VPN / Global network testing (Not sure what he is expecting me to do, is he asking me to do a red team assessments or bypass VPN) Performing DOS using Burp Suite (Intruder and other plugins can easily do that, what else, still Burp is not a recommended tool for DOS, not sure if this is right question to ask) Vulnerability management tools (I have used more tools than what they listed in their job requirement) Have you performed PR (Not sure if he was asking about Peer Review of pentest report or Pull Request)
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Senior Product Security Engineer

Interviewed at The Scalers

3.7
Aug 18, 2024

Explain about HIPAA (though the company was not involved in healthcare, I told about list of protections) How do I perform SQL injection manually (pretty much basic for any pentester) CSRF with Burp suite (I am using Burp Suite for more than 6 years) Container Security (I told I provide CIS benchmark for hardening, not sure what more they expected) VPN / Global network testing (Not sure what he is expecting me to do, is he asking me to do a red team assessments or bypass VPN) Performing DOS using Burp Suite (Intruder and other plugins can easily do that, what else, still Burp is not a recommended tool for DOS, not sure if this is right question to ask) Vulnerability management tools (I have used more tools than what they listed in their job requirement) Have you performed PR (Not sure if he was asking about Peer Review of pentest report or Pull Request)

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