---
id: 1371
title: "Inside EthCC[8]: Becoming a smart contract auditor"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/07/23/inside-ethcc8-becoming-a-smart-contract-auditor/"
published_at: "2025-07-23 11:00"
tags: ["web3", "smart-contract", "career", "audit", "blockchain", "trail-of-bits", "web3-security", "ethcc"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1371"
lang: en
---

# Inside EthCC[8]: Becoming a smart contract auditor

## Summary

At EthCC[8], Trail of Bits engineer Nicolas Donboly outlined a path to becoming a smart contract auditor spanning programming fundamentals, blockchain, Web3 security, and continuous practice.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2025-07-23 11:00
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/07/23/inside-ethcc8-becoming-a-smart-contract-auditor/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1371