In this episode, I sits with Ansh Bhawnani to break down what an AppSec engineer really does and how you can build the skills to enter application security with practical experience.We talk about Ansh’s journey from a curious college student learning hacking to becoming a working AppSec professional and content creator, and we keep the conversation grounded in real skills: networking fundamentals, code literacy, pentesting mindset, and business risk communication.GUESTAnsh BhawnaniLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansh-bhawnani/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BittenTechWHAT YOU WILL LEARN- What an AppSec engineer does day to day: testing, code review, triage, and collaboration- Why practical work beats scattered learning and how to build a clean learning path- Why AppSec needs both technical depth and business risk thinking- How AI helps in repetitive tasks, but cannot replace human judgment in complex assessments- Certifications vs experience: how to choose what actually moves your career forwardRESOURCES MENTIONEDNetworking playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkW9FMxqUvyZaSQNQslneeODER3bJCb2KProgramming playlist (JavaScript course): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkW9FMxqUvyb5GYGth_2Q32iQqT933VT2Ansh’s Bug Bounty Beginner Roadmap (GitHub): https://github.com/bittentech/Bug-Bounty-Beginner-RoadmapCISO talkshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hT6hgexlYwPTD-wC3oFBe27VGEiizg1NIST Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcC_KabV_Ho&list=PL0hT6hgexlYy0vBwMv0eteiyAxB48RQzy&pp=gAQBiAQBGRC Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq_vSLHm4r0&list=PL0hT6hgexlYztA41j1bceTfVagP9mtq28&pp=gAQBISO 27001 Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQqJH2naU6I&t=1454s&pp=ygUeaXNvIDI3MDAxIGltcGxlbWVudGF0aW9uIHN0ZXBzISO 27001 Implementation Guidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBfwk10Hh-o&pp=ygUeaXNvIDI3MDAxIGltcGxlbWVudGF0aW9uIHN0ZXBzGRC Practical Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hT6hgexlYztA41j1bceTfVagP9mtq28GRC Interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hT6hgexlYz1Usn1Nrnur6OzVoz59zylInternal Audithttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hT6hgexlYyNWBcGYfabwumCr0GKmLWvStudy with MeTelegram Grouphttps://t.me/Infoseclearning#AppSec #ApplicationSecurity #CyberSecurity #BugBounty #Pentesting #OSCP #HackerOne #appsec