You need essential prerequisite knowledge
If you want to get into the IT security world as
a white hat you must be competent in the
following areas:
- Networking
- Programming
- Databases
- Operating systems (Linux and Windows)
Once you have a fairly good knowledge of the
above points THEN it would a good idea to
learn about hacking. So now you have a good
understanding of the fundamentals of IT, you
can now understand how to break some of the
underlying vulnerabilities within computer
architecture. The following activities should
help you with this:
Read books about hacking (Here are some good examples of some)
- The Web Application Hacker's Handbook:
- Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd
Edition
- The Basics of Hacking and Penetration
- Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration
Testing Made Easy
- Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide
- CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One
Exam Guide
- Google Hacking for Penetration Testers
Undertake FREE ethical hacking courses.
These are very good for learning but won't
give you an industry recognised qualification,
however they will teach you a lot about
different areas of ethical hacking which will
help towards recognised qualifications.
You can register for a free Cibrary account to
do a free ethical hacking course at the
following link –
Click Here To Register
Undertake Recognised Online courses
These course are all paid for, however they are
industry recognised and will help you find a
job in the IT security sector.
- CEH
- OSCP
- CISSP
Self learn by watching online tutorials
www.securitytube.net
www.youtube.com
Download practice environments to practice
and hone newly learned skills
- DVWA (Dam Vulnerable Web Application)
- Metasploitable2
- Samurai WTF
Final note: Hacking is something that takes A
LOT of your time!, be prepared to sacrifice
friendships, relationships and that awesome
social life you used to have! ;)
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