is hacking really so bad?
>get on shodan
>search for thing you want to hack
>it gives you the ip and vuln
>search on github for how to exploit it or use metasploit

>>105625250 (OP)
>script kiddie bullshit
You want to sit on the grownup table?
hack my coffee machine to add functionality using a microcontroller and skills.
Otherwise gtfo of here zoomer n00b faggot

>>105625291
Please tech me ascended master.

I'm had to learn pentest shit for work. Going from nothing I've managed to learn alot on my own but it all feels like it's by the books. I want to really dove on but not sure where to start

>>105626500
Same anon

I have a EE degree but never used it. I have learned pentest in self study. I feel like they're an awesome way to bridge that gap but I don't get opportunity to do it at work and not sure how to get started

>>105626500
>>105626521
You just break shit and fix it. That's all it is to it. There is nothing to "learn". It's a shit test. If you have curiosity and know the hardware+software you can do it. If you're a retard that can't think for yourself don't bother.

>>105627299
Give the guy some slack. Just having the mental facilities and drive to actually attempt to learn something puts him above 90% of the general population.

>>105626500
There is absolutely stuff to learn, regardless of what that guy says. Learning by doing is great but sitting your ass down and reading up on the OSI model and file transfer protocols will make your journey far easier. And satisfying when you're tinkering with something and suddenly some obscure bit of text you read pops into your mind and fits like the last missing puzzle piece.
If you're already studying programming than keep doing it. Something like the comptia sec+ textbook is a great jumping off point as well.
I'd suggest keeping your eyes peeled for the /cyb/ generals that pop up occasionally on here. Tons of great resources in there and people who will be willing to help point you in the right direction.
(He is right about metasploit though. It's a crutch that will keep you from learning as well as you could.)

>>105627361
Thanks anon for being based

>>105627422
Here you go anon. I was able to find an archived /cyb/ thread from last month. This should hook you up with enough pirated .pdfs of textbooks to last you several lifetimes. At that point it's just a question of deciding where to start. Keep your eyes peeled for the next /cyb/ thread. Smarter folks than me lurk there.
https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/105417443/#q105417443
Best of luck man!

>go for the low hanging fruit
>lack awareness
>end up accessing honeypots and have someone observing your every move
It's not that I think it's bad. I just think your reasoning and mo is bad. Setting yourself up for predator becomes the prey type situations. I'm not some super haxx0r or anything but what I learned from my little adventures taught me a lot about security. I think you're looking at this all wrong. If a machine can be compromised that easily don't you think there might be other people in it too? What might they be doing there? What are you going to get from being in such an environment? You aren't learning anything except the value of keeping your shit patched.

>>105625291
>bro do this arbitrary thing and now you can call yourself a hacker
why are balding millennials like this? fuck off unc you know nothing about computers, kill yourself

this thread is a fucking joke lmao
nobody cares you hacked your coffe machine, stupid fuck, how about you do something relevant for once?

>>105629417
>>105629197
It's more impressive than making a snarky comment shrieking about how you "don't care" and are supposedly much cooler when you have nothing to show the class. If you have something better than the average hackaday post lay it on us. Otherwise cut the teenaged screeching.

>>105629434
norwood 6 ahh post fr

>>105629445
Tik Tok addled retard ahh post, totally zesty skibidy toilet ohio 80iq white kid trying to sound like a hood nigger but 2 years behind the zeitgeist ahh post frfr. You're never going to lose your virginity.

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>>105629464
CHICKEN JOCKEY

>>105627361
>reading up on the OSI model
the osi failed to create a working internet protocol and was defeated by tcp precisely because of how rigidly they tried to follow their own model. try to implement a tcp stack that follows osi model. not possible.
the only time design patterns (yes its a design pattern (i.e. useless beurocratic shit) ) are useful is when you have enough experience to understand their limits when implemented rigidly.
two of the biggest failure points of software development are either trying to implement a design pattern too rigidly or last minute departures from rigidly implemented patterns leaving messy shit in its wake.
osi model is useful only as an extremely abstract example of separation of layers. it should be studied for no longer than 30 seconds maximum in order to understand the absolute macro concept. even today osi model experts can't coherently explain the top 3-4 layers, and it should be obvious by inspection that including hardware across separate layers is executive summary level explanation.

>>105629464
That's zoomers

>>105629557
I think the point is to not just neglect basic L2/L3 understanding. A lot of programmers nowadays have no idea how routing/switching works and the other way around. easier to understand the big picture when you have at least that 30 seconds of understanding how it all connects to each other.

>>105627451
Thanks again anon. You are a mvp.

Doing a little look in it sounds like messing with embedded systems is a great way to bridge the gap. Got alot to start learning in that realm