---
id: 1160
title: "Built, Not Born: From Curiosity to Cybersecurity"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/built-not-born-security-research-journey"
published_at: "2025-11-19 20:35"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "community", "career", "hacker-story", "hackerone"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1160"
lang: en
---

# Built, Not Born: From Curiosity to Cybersecurity

## Summary

Itumeleng Lesley Ditlhotlhole grew up in Botswana without a computer, found security via a university cyber law module, and built an ethical hacking career on curiosity and self-taught practice.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2025-11-19 20:35
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/built-not-born-security-research-journey
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1160