Get Started with Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking.
By: Elite Kamel
Tags: Ethical Hacking, Hacking Training, Beginners Guide, Cybersecurity, Hacking

The Grey Hat Guide

People start ethical hacking by having either Mr. Robot In mind By the way, if You don’t know him yet then you should probably seek him over the internet then come again here.

As by now you would have known him. Let’s get started with the things you need to get started with.

The starting point is always some research on the topic on google. Sit down for few hours daily for 4–5 days and seek as much you could get on the outline of the carrier or the personality you want to build up as always you should know your goal before you try to walk down the wrong path. So get to know what and why people choose this currier and what happens to them don’t get too motivated or demotivated just be calm nothing bad is going to happen with you just keep working.

The first stage for everyone should be as expected the Linux introduction. Just install the VM on your Pc/Laptop workstation and put any Linux distribution you like out there maybe ubuntu or might be kali-Linux It doesn’t matter. Many people think Linux is very hard and in reality, it is at first but it’s not that you will need all of Linux commands and tools by heart you will work slowly and get to know along with when you will use that tool so be positive at this stage as this is the starting point.

Till this point everything great there are many tutorials out there to learn about Linux commands and Basics you need to know before even you install any OS onto your system. So, go through them, and along with this journey google and the later dark web will be your very best friends so never fail to google something if you don't know how it works. you won’t be blacklisted for searching how to open a folder on google 😎. Just keep going.

After this point, you might be wondering what now I got the basics done. This is the very funny stage at which you feel you know something but you know you know nothing. So, get yourself oriented next thing to do is best and will be like the starting and end of your journey.

It’s the CTF and hack me challenges on various sites. you might be wondering I don’t know H in hacking and how I can get into something so advanced but here is the thing. It all starts with putting your head into something otherwise you are outside of the arena. Start with small challenges you don’t need to know all the things when you are starting you will get to know them along the way.

The very first best site to get started with is.

tryhackme.com Just search it over google and register and join rooms to practice the basic skills. It starts with a basic introduction to Linux commands and there are rooms available for almost all the basics that are needed for CTF when you will start practicing them. So, after this gets to a good point where you feel confident and then move to other websites.

Some good websites are.

HacktheBox OverTheWire TryHackMe HackThisSite root-me (old)

For more of such websites.

Don’t get into all of them. Just after doing hack the box and first three.

You need to get a good grasp of programming and DBMS for a better understanding of new methods and bugs. Exploit-Development and many more things you will encounter as you walk along.

At this stage, if you have done the above things I don’t think you need more direction you are a good man with a goal in mind. Learn as per the goal you selected further on.