Welcome to HackerNoon’s Meet the Writer Interview series, where we learn a bit more about the contributors that have written some of our favorite stories.So let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself. For example, name, profession, and personal interests.I am Atindra Girish, a self-taught cybersecurity enthusiast. While my educational background is in a non-tech business field, my heart has always been in cybersecurity. I just graduated and have been spending my time doing Vulnerability Disclosure Programmes, writing articles, and the rest of my time with my pets and building new hobbies like macro photography, getting a different perspective of the world around me.Interesting! What was your latest HackerNoon Top story about?My latest HackerNoon top story was about privacy and how the internet inherently lacks it, the idea behind TOR and why it stands out compared to VPNs. Honestly, I was really excited about this one, especially because of the amount of research I did and the number of new things I learned that were genuinely intriguing. This article is part of a ongoing series I am writing about the TOR and dark web, where I go down the rabbit hole of the internet, busting myths and explaining dark web, opsec, and much more.Do you usually write on similar topics? If not, what do you usually write about?Not usually. My previous articles have been more hands-on technical deep dives, things like wireless pentesting, capturing and cracking WPA handshakes, and so on. But my ultimate goal is to write about everything cybersecurity-related I am eager to learn and explore beyond the surface, so occasionally you will see me going down several more rabbit holes.Great! What is your usual writing routine like (if you have one?)I don't have a dedicated writing routine, but every day I try to spend at least half an hour to a full hour writing or researching. I usually start with a rough draft, putting my thoughts into words as they come without worrying about whether they make sense. Then comes the second draft where I structure and organise everything, followed by another pass to fix the grammar, and finally a polish before it's ready. It takes a lot of time, but it keeps the article genuine.Being a writer in tech can be a challenge. It’s not often our main role, but an addition to another one. What is the biggest challenge you have when it comes to writing?It definitely is a challenge. As I mentioned, I come from a non-tech educational background, so I lacked a lot of the theoretical knowledge when it comes to cybersecurity, and on top of that, I had college to balance at the same time. But honestly, the lack of theoretical knowledge was part of why I started writing. My goal was to write with enough technical depth that it forced me to actually learn the theory behind it. To be honest, I was more focused on writing these technical articles than I was during my entire college life.What is the next thing you hope to achieve in your career?Right now, the goal is to enter the field as a self-taught professional and land my first cybersecurity job. In the long term, I am drawn towards consulting because sharing knowledge has always been a part of who I am. Since childhood, I couldn't stop talking about things I had just learned, and at some point people started getting bored, which is when I started writing. It was a way to find people who are genuinely interested and to document my own learning journey at the same time. So in the long term I want to use my knowledge to help people and organizations stay secure.Wow, that’s admirable. Now, something more casual: What is your guilty pleasure of choice?There are quite a few, but the one I am truly guilty about is enjoying a good romantic TV show or novel. Not purely romantic, though; the perfect blend of different elements with romance woven in is what really gets me.Do you have a non-tech-related hobby? If yes, what is it?Yes, one I got into recently and love a lot is macro photography. There is just a different kind of pleasure in being able to capture the tiny life around us. I had no idea there were 21 different species of insects in my garden, or that there was a spider that disguises itself like an ant.What can the Hacker Noon community expect to read from you next?You will read a lot of long deep dives from me. I will try to structure them into series like the one I am currently writing, but sometimes that might not be possible, so be ready for some really long standalone pieces too. If you enjoy a technical deep dive or just exploring what lies beneath the surface, what I write might be just for you.What’s your opinion on HackerNoon as a platform for writers?HackerNoon is what kept me motivated to write. When I started, I never planned on reaching even a hundred readers, but HackerNoon changed that. My articles performed beyond my expectations, and it fulfils my deepest craving to share knowledge. My biggest challenge was finding the right audience, and HackerNoon solved that, for which I am really grateful. I would highly recommend HackerNoon to any writer at the beginning of their journey. It was a stepping stone that gave me the confidence to keep writing and I am sure it will be the same for others like me.Thanks for taking time to join our “Meet the writer” series. It was a pleasure. Do you have any closing words?To the writers out there like me, keep writing. If you’ve written something genuine that you truly believe in, give it time, because when it finally finds the right audience, the work will speak for itself. And to the readers, thank you for taking the time to read my work. I’ll keep doing my best to write pieces that are truly worth your time.Check out Atindra Girish’s HackerNoon profile here, and read more of their amazing stories!https://hackernoon.com/u/girishatindra