Tips to climb the leaderboard at Com Olho without losing your why

When we started building Com Olho’s crowdsourced security platform, we were writing a promise. Talent will be seen. Ethical hackers can thrive without the perfect background. Together we can make the digital world safer. Every leaderboard, badge, and reward exists to honor that promise.

If you are reading this, you are already part of that story. Here is how to climb the leaderboard steadily, ethically, and with your purpose intact.

1) Start with trust: complete your KYC

Trust unlocks opportunity. The first step is completing your KYC. It signals to program owners that you take security and responsibility seriously. On our platform, KYC opens private and elite programs that are visible only to a limited audience. Fewer eyes. Higher quality scopes. Better outcomes.

2) Finish your profile like it is your handshake

A complete profile is not decoration. It is your first impression. Add a real photo, a short bio, links to your professional presence, and the areas you enjoy. Program owners and hiring managers review researcher profiles, and clean, complete profiles win trust. Many companies hire directly from our community. Let your profile advocate for you.

3) Build momentum with CTFs

Before big wins come small, consistent ones. CTFs are your training ground. They sharpen pattern recognition, help you stay calm under time pressure, and keep curiosity alive. Treat CTFs like daily reps at the gym. Confidence and instinct will follow. Every challenge you complete nudges you up the leaderboard and strengthens your fundamentals.

Create your own CTFs too. On Com Olho you can publish CTFs for others to solve. When researchers complete your challenge, both you and the solver earn points. Teaching is training. You grow twice, once by designing and once by reviewing solutions.

4) Grow your range with Coordinated Programs

Coordinated submissions teach collaboration, patience, and respect for scope. They are a chance to build credible, verifiable impact. When you contribute well with clear write-ups and precise repro steps, you are not just earning points. You are earning reputation. Reputation sticks.

5) Earn bounties as you go

Your skills can pay. Solving CTFs, contributing to Coordinated Programs, and submitting high quality Bug Bounties can earn bounties where applicable. Aim for thoughtful, responsible work and the rewards will follow.

6) Patience beats perfect

Some weeks you will soar. Some weeks you will learn. Both are progress. The leaderboard rewards consistency more than flashes of luck. If a report does not land, adjust your approach, not your values. Patience is a superpower. Keep moving with one thoughtful submission at a time.

7) Protect your focus with good social hygiene

Professionalism is a habit.

• Be respectful in comments and threads.

• Keep communication clear, concise, and kind.

• Avoid drama and personal attacks. They drain momentum.

Good conduct makes you easier to work with, which makes you more visible to programs and more hireable. Clean conduct today creates opportunities tomorrow.

8) Aim for quality, not noise

One excellent report beats five weak ones.Do not spam with low-effort or speculative reports. It hurts the ecosystem and hurts your points. Never attempt DoS or DDoS or anything that risks harm. It violates our rules and can lead to a permanent ban. You are here to help, not to cause damage.

9) Write like a teammate

Great researchers do more than find issues. They teach teams how to fix them. Your write-up should answer:

• What is the risk

• How do you reproduce it, step by step

• Where is the root cause

• What is a practical fix

Clear writing builds trust. Trust builds relationships. Relationships build careers.

10) Keep a personal playbook

When something works, write it down. When something fails, write it down. Your future self will thank you. A private, evolving playbook of tactics, checks, and lessons turns experience into speed and accuracy. Those are the engines of the leaderboard.

11) Measure progress by impact

The leaderboard is a mirror, not a mission. Your mission is impact. Make products safer. Protect people. Help teams ship with confidence. If you chase impact, the leaderboard will follow.

A quiet truth about recognition

You may not see it every day, but you are noticed. Program owners, peers, and teams need your skills. Keep your profile clean, your submissions thoughtful, and your tone professional. Many companies already hire from the platform because your work speaks for you.

A final word

We built Com Olho’s crowdsourced security platform on trust. Ours in you, yours in us, and all of ours in the craft. The leaderboard is not a race against others. It is a rhythm with yourself. Start with KYC. Finish your profile. Train through CTFs. Create challenges for others. Contribute to coordinated programs. Protect your focus. Choose quality. Be patient.

You are not just climbing a list. You are raising a standard.

We take feature requests very seriously. Help us make the platform better by contacting support@comolho.com. Your feedback has shaped this platform from day one, and it still does.

See you at the top. And when you get there, help the next person up