As promised, some useful information.
Continued from Part 1…
Maybe you want to ask me those two questions, or you want to know what makes me think I have claim to this hacker fame? Its alright, you can kindly ask me to prove myself. Someone has to know you’ve got “the stuff” like Space Jam right? My claim to fame is no claim at all. I will be sharing tales and fables of things learned, accomplished, crises averted or survived. I welcomed you to the mind of a hacker and opened a door [1].
First useful tip, assume you are missing information. Many of us share and can be confident in information we gather. The underlying tip and cliché, “trust but verify” is the simplest form [2] of the equation. Try not be the low rank of hacker who only wants answers. If you are not a hacker at all, lurking in forums, read and say nothing unless you can verify something. I am not going to share many resources but I will recommend a few places to look. GitHub is a well known source of code and reading materials. Researching is one of the top 10 qualities to keep in your backpack. YouTube can be a mixed bag, but if you are reading this far, I promise to teach one thing or two.
Second tip: try to prove yourself, remain humble at the door of your learning. Its important to be authentic. In that exchange you do give your character flaws away. Not to say that white hats must always be hiding their intentions, more words of caution when seeking certain information. As for the reason behind this tip, if you are looking for DDOS or dox tutorials, expect someone like me to be your friend ;-). Are you feeling excited at the mere mention of those words? Unfortunately, those searches often yield the treasures sought. There must be something chemical about running the pasted scripts as well, but its unsatisfying to seekers of truth like myself. I have seen the rise and fall of talent due to the vanity of earning reputation.
The robot typing this wants to use the keyword caution one more time. Always seek to learn. Be mindful that cons come in all forms and fashions. I won’t mislead you, but I will answer a question from Part 1 as promised.
Say “Alohamora”, the door is open. Subscribe for what’s to come.
Where did I learn?
I watched YouTube and bought a few books for reference. Much of my learning was hands on experience and tutorial sessions from reputable sources. I started with C++ long ago. Python came around as the language to learn fast and easy. I wanted to learn sexy hacking!
June 2022I spent the early year through summer on TryHackMe and Proving Grounds (OffSec). I shifted my focus to more live experience with malware analysis.
November 2022Emerging technologies shifted my focus to another landscape affecting consumers and users. Hands on experience learning from other security researchers is pretty cool. The best way to “prove yourself” is to show effort and progress. I sought to impress the teachers admittedly. I learned to impress them with work ethic and results.
As of this writing 2023Today I use my skills to help others and pass those on to others.
I give my regards to J.K. Rowling for the series and take no possible credit for the name I am currently writing under. I also do not intend to profit in any way that would warrant my idol pursuing any actions against me.
Do our own research, a message from the security community that we are your research sometimes.
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