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Vulnerability Researcher
Discovers novel security flaws in software and hardware before attackers do
£70k–£200k+ Threat-driven
What it involves
Reverse engineers binaries, fuzzes software and analyses hardware to find zero-day vulnerabilities — reporting them responsibly or selling to vendors and government programmes.
Skills & knowledge needed
Reverse engineeringFuzzingAssembly languageExploit developmentC/C++
Why it's emerging now
Offensive security research is one of the highest-paid technical careers — governments and vendors compete for talent.
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