A career transition roadmap for Web2 security professionals moving into Web3 smart contract auditing. Covers the paradigm shift from traditional pentesting to EVM-based security, key recon techniques using block explorers, core smart contract vulnerabilities (reentrancy, tx.origin confusion, private variable exposure, access control flaws, flash loan attacks), and a practical toolkit including Ethernaut, Foundry, and Hardhat. Also recommends beginner-friendly audit competitions like Cyfrin First Flights and CodeHawks before progressing to Code4rena, Sherlock, and Immunefi.

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