Honestly, everyone should give this site a look. A lot of the entry level lessons are just a really good intro to the basics of modern operating systems and how they really work under the hood. Then as you continue to dig in, you start learning how to break them / break into them. It's really good stuff presented in a very digestible format with real machines for you to test everything on.
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There are a number of sites which provide either labs or virtual machines which are intentionally vulnerable. Some provide other resources to help learn.
- https://tryhackme.com/
- https://overthewire.org/wargames/
- https://crackmes.one/
- https://portal.offsec.com/labs/play
- https://www.hackthebox.eu/
- http://flaws.cloud/
I'd also suggest getting a good foundation in programming and building systems.
What this word mean: "hacking"?
It's what they make hacksaws for. Just head down to your local hardware store
@LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works you mean there's a store like appstore for hardware ??
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Yes! Think of it like an appstore before the internet except much smaller and you had to get up and go to a physical location.
Typing. Try monkeytype.com
@obscure0602@lemmy.world so mastering typing is the first step to becoming a master hacker ??
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I mean, the term ‘hacking’ is derived from “hacking away at the keyboard” so yes.
Hack the box is a good place to start. They give you a machine and some guidance. You go through and exploit the vulnerability and complete the box. Slowly you learn more and more about the different layers of security and the different methods of exploiting them.
Its very fun but its quite hard. In my opinion hacking requires a decent base of knowledge. A bit of programming, bit of windows/linux/Mac knowledge, bit of networking, bit of the enterprise stack and application layout.