Introduction with Hacking

• What is Hacking?

Let's make it simple as it can be. You watch movies and you hear news about hacking as a criminal thing to do, right? Well, the world idea about hacking nowadays is not really true, so let's redefine it again. Hacking, according to it's earliest definitions, is the Art of Exploitation. In more simple terms, when you hack, you take advantage of vulnerabilities/weaknesses of a software/hardware/peopleware. Hacking is NOT JUST about breaking into a server, stealing information, controlling things like traffic systems, tracking people via GPS, etc.; but it's more like a discipline. True hackers, whatever their specialization is, have different principles in life that is connected on their chosen profession. They DO break the laws most of the times, but that's because they are curious on how far they can go, or what kind of things they can do with their skills.

• How to Become a Hacker?

This is what new members always ask. "How do I become a good hacker?", "How do I hack these...", "What do I need to become a hacker?". These are just few of the thousand questions a newbie would ask.

• Attitude

At first make your cup of knowladge empty. If you know everything already what can you learn more. And most importantly have Patience Patience and Patience.

• Setting Goals

Now, to be a hacker, the first thing you need to do is set some GOALS. Goals will guide you through your journey here in the cyberworld. I also have a tip in making goals: DO NOT RUSH. You won't get any progress if you think that you can be the world's best hacker overnight. You also might want to think of what do you really want to learn first, or what do you want to be as a hacker. 

• Types of Hackers 

Speaking of that, I'm gonna discuss a little bit of what type of hackers exists, so that you can decide what you want to be, although you can really switch anytime you like.

The first is the Black Hats. Black Hats are hackers who do "illegal" stuffs with their skills. They are usually the one's who steal information for certain purposes. Nowadays, being a black hat is not that EASY anymore, unless you have the guts to do it. Back in the days, the black hats we're able to do MORE because the police still doesn't have the right equipment to match the skills of our black hat fellows. Many black hats usually hack for money to sustain themselves and their activities, but today, you'll need to take extra precautions so as not to be caught. That's why black hats are now turning into our last type of hacker.

So, to balance the cyberworld after the black hats was publicly known, the White Hats emerged.White Hats, of course, are the total opposite of Black Hats. Although they do similar things like breaking in other's computers, their purpose on doing it are different. White hat do it so as to find vulnerabilities/weaknesses on mostly on software/hardware, then do a report on it, so it can be fixed and it can't be "exploited" anymore. Although this is a bit disappointing, because they sort of "deprive" other hackers on the experience, the good news is that with our modern world where software/hardware keeps being innovated, infinite number of vulnerabilities/weaknesses still exists to be exploited. Regarding with the money, white hats are professionals, so they areLEGALLY paid by companies or individuals who hire them for their services.

Lastly, there is a third category, which is most probably one with the highest population nowadays, the Gray Hats. A combination of the two categories above, these type of hackers might be the trending type nowadays, because the hacker culture have grown so much complicated, that being a black hat or a white is not enough anymore. They do steal information for some reasons. But they also help those who are victims of their fellow hackers, which places them on the side of white hats.

After setting your goals, and you have determined what you want to be, or what you really want to do, and you're really sure you want to learn the Art, let's have a start on your journey.

• Skills

A hacker won't survive in the cyberworld if he doesn't have the sufficient skills to do it. It's not included in the earlier test, because even a noob can be a great hacker if he has the passion and determination to learn.

There are many skills a hacker should have, but the skill you must have is coding. This is one of the hardest skill that you MUST acquire as a hacker, because it requires time, effort, patience, and perseverance. But, once you get good in coding, you're as much as close to be a great hacker before you know it. Coding is the skill in which you learn to "code" or create your own program using various languages like the C Family (C, C++, C#), Java, Phyton, PHP-MySql, ASP and many more. Upon learning this skill, you don't just learn coding, you improve even yourself, because it improves logical thinking, patience, and not to mention your creativity when designing your programs. Also, if you're a coder, you would be know for your programs, especially if they are high-quality.

As of now, this is all you need to start in hacking. If you passed through this tutorial, you're one step closer to be a good hacker, because you got patience to read it.