Art of Hacking

This is the guide that will make sure you have a hard start in hacking and you don’t have to spend countless hours researching stuff.

Research is Great but a good direction is always needed.

What This guide contains:

Step by step guide to help you put on a path of learning to hack.

How to have a side income by bug bounty hunting.

What are the different sources you must follow to learn about interesting things in this domain?

I will explain terms in easy language.

Famous attack vectors.

Some famous hacks of the world.

Myths busted.

All information is given with further reading. ( Links )

How are other fields of computer science interacting with it?

Who is this for :

Anyone who wants to learn to hack.

Anyone who thinks he/she is misguided by the internet

Anyone who wants to explore the world of computer networking / ethical hacking

What this guide is not?

This is not a tutorial, this is a guide. This will tell you what to do and where to find the resources to do it.

This guide is not a complete hacker’s playbook.

This is not “how to hack insta” guides.

Lets clear some things first, this is not a guide that will make you a hacking wizard in a day or two. Hacking is a skill that needs years to practice and this guide will put you on the right track.

If you are here to know how to hack someone’s account then again kindly don't read this.

If you are passionate about computer systems in general and problem-solving then you are the one who should read this.

This does not contain tutorials but it's just a guide that will tell you what's what and where you can learn.

Hacking IS computer networking nothing more, nothing less.

It's not magic but it comes close to it.

FAQ

I don’t know a lot about computer science, Can I still learn ethical hacking?

Sure you can!! Anybody can learn anything! You just need consistency and a love for hacking. Follow this guide and you will be in love with it in no time.

I don’t have a good computer, Can I still hack?

Most intelligent hacks don’t need that much power or networking power. You can even launch attacks from your phones!!

What is hacking?

Hacking is a layman term for computer networking. It is basically finding loopholes/things you can take advantage of, in a system and take the control of a victim machine.

What is ethical hacking?

Detectives have to think like thieves to catch them. That's why cybersecurity testers have to think like a hacker to prevent hacks from happening. The people who only use the power of hacking for good are ethical hackers.

What is Penetration Testing?

It is basically running automated tests and providing test results for the company and providing reports on what to do to fix the loopholes they have found in the particular software/hardware.

How to use this guide?

Read it once for an overall idea of learning to hack.

Then I have given links everywhere, go through them. Not once but twice.

And just follow this guide and become a good hacker and remember all good hackers are life hackers.