A Hackers Advice & Tip: Choosing Your Path. Knowing Where to Learn & How to Learn It **Newbies Please Read** « Null Byte :: WonderHowTo

This article is to all the newbies on here wanting to become a hacker. Since I have seen many newbie questions on here, I need to address this.Thank You:First thank you for wanting to become a hacker, it is not an easy path.Becoming a hacker, at least in the way that I see it, is that its a fairly 'easy' path, meaning that you have all the tools to get started. Think about it. You have it right in front of you, you just need touse it.You got thetools, websites, software and even tutorials, this is the easy part of becoming a hacker, the hard part is you will have to figure out how to use it. Yes, I am sorry but you can't just call a support center and say"hi I want to learn how to hack this gmail account". I have seen these type of questions a lot lately on here.So moving onWhy Do You Want to Become a Hacker?Please ask yourself this, because that is what I did. It will help you a lot knowing where to learn and what to learn, and therefore not asking unnecessary questions.Is it because of the growth in the IT-industry, or the paychecks or just because you've got a passion for this?This will help you knowing what type ofdirectionyou are to move in, because there are several types of hackers as many say, and if you dont know yours, how can we help you?Regardless you should know this.Doing Proper Re-SearchIf you want to become a white hat, you are in the right place, because here you have all the tools and tutorials needed, trust me you do.If you want to becomeblack hatim afraid you are in the wrong place.Right now, there are thousands of tutorials on the web, and you have to invest your time into this job. Yes think of it as a job, if you want, thats what I do, it makes me work hard every day.You will be spending lots of time searching and I not only encourage you to re-search but I alsoChallenge YOUto re-searchYeah, that was probably a little tough to read, but its the truth.Next:Please don't ask very, and I mean very easy and broad questions such as, "how do I hack?" or "how can I hack this account?" We cannot help you on those questions, for several reasons, and let me point them out so you know why next time.There are many ways of cracking an account, so you need to find out which one is most fit for you and your situation.This is a white hat community, so questions particularly aimed towards cracking accounts might be considered malicious intent to some of us, and we do not support this.It is a question you can figure out yourself, since there are many ways of hacking things, there are even more tutorials on them so go hunting, trust me.What Can You Find on Null Byte?Here you will mainly find tutorials and sometimes also news related articles, anything else is on the World Wide Web. So questions such ashow do I hackare usually not to find here, because its a very broad question, and I have actually seen this Q recently.That is what you can find here, and I personally know this because I have looked through every tutorial from some of the people on here who have been here the longest, so I mean this when i say it,you need to invest your time or you wont succeedThe Conclusion:So the key things you need to possess in becoming a hacker areChallenge yourself to do some re-search first, because the answer is out there.Know what type of hacker you are, and thereby you'll know where to look.Ask with a little bit of respect, because lately I think we need more of it here.I Hope This Helped You Realizing Becoming a Hacker Is Not Easy, and Is a Tough Task, but if You Are Up for It, It Will Be Amazing.Want to start making money as a white hat hacker?Jump-start your hacking career with our2020 Premium Ethical Hacking Certification Training Bundlefrom the newNull Byte Shopand get over 60 hours of training from cybersecurity professionals.Buy Now (90% off) >Other worthwhile deals to check out:97% off The Ultimate 2021 White Hat Hacker Certification Bundle99% off The 2021 All-in-One Data Scientist Mega Bundle98% off The 2021 Premium Learn To Code Certification Bundle62% off MindMaster Mind Mapping Software: Perpetual LicenseRelatedNews:Why Newbies Deserve RespectNews:How to Study for the White Hat Hacker Associate Certification (CWA)TypoGuy Explaining Anonymity:Choosing a Good VPNDon't Be a Script-Kiddie part1:Introduction to Shell ScriptHow To:Post to Null Byte [4.10.15 Revision]News:'Turkish Crime Family' Demands $75,000 in Bitcoin from Apple in Exchange for Hacked iPhone AccountsNews:Inklewriter Lets You Write and Share Your Own 'Choose Your Own Adventure' BooksBudget Astronomy:Resources for Making Your Own EquipmentNews:More Jackass on MOVIESHow To:The Budget Traveller Guide to Sleeping in Airports.Chill Out & Get Enlightened:A Newbie's Guide to MeditationNews:VARIOUS WINDOWS ISSUES RESOLVED BELOW...News:WINDOWS 7 (FIX TWEAK, REPAIR, CONJOIN SHELLS ETC...)How To:Remove Gamers Unite from your Facebook AccountHow To:Secure Your Computer with Norton DNSHow To:log on Windows 7 with username & passwordNews:Etsy Wiki for Newbie SellersNews:RubyRa1n Coming outNews:Crafting BuildingsWTFotos of the Day:8 Awful Photoshops of CelebritiesHow To:Shoot Clouds Like a ProHow To:Free Balloon Animal Tutorial Videos OnlineHow To:Hack Mac OS X Lion PasswordsGoodnight Byte:HackThisSite Walkthrough, Part 3 - Legal Hacker TrainingNews:Human TyreRead Dead Review  Part 2:Structure and EndingNews:Homework & Syllabus