[cyberlord6969]

I see a ton of new people joining asking the question "How can I learn Cybersecurity / Hacking for free" (Hacking is BROAD)

With the assumption they are talking about Penetration Testing :

I've included a few free resources for EXTREMELY intelligent Cyber-Sec mentors, They have taught me a TON of what I know all without charging a dime ( Links yo their Youtube pages below)



David Bomball
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7WmQ_...51Od9QvM0w

Network Chuck

https://www.youtube.com/c/networkchuck

The cyber mentor

https://www.youtube.com/c/thecybermentor

Jon Hammond

https://www.youtube.com/@_JohnHammond___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Here's my advice
1. DO NOT jump around , start on a topic and learn it , practice it , and eventually master it

2.GO Slow , Take your time and absorb as much as you can .. Space it out and don't cram

3.DONT JUST learn what each part is , learn what it does and how it operates (Example OSI , TCP IP ) Challenge yourself to actually learn what each piece of the puzzle is and how it does what it does .


Here is the order I recommend learning

1. Networking Fundamentals (Basic structure) Layers of the OSI
resource below
https://www.imperva.com/learn/applicatio...osi-model/

2. OSINT - (open source intelligence ) This is the information gathering stage .. ((Kinda need to know information about the target before exploiting it ))

3. Exploitation Bind Shells (this is exploiting a vulnerability in software and connecting TO your target)

4. Exploitation Reverse Shells -- Little more Advanced (this is exploiting your target by having them connect back to you , this takes social engineering )

5.Post Exploitation (Persist the connection you have made with the target ! ) -- A dead shell is a useless shell -- Add the process to registry and make it call back to you on reboot.

OBVIOUSLY Amenity is important throughout this entire process . I would suggest changing your MAC Address and using a VPN that offers port forwarding ( Torguard is awesome )


I don't contribute for popularity , I contribute because I remember when I was first starting out how much I appreciated advice and support through things

I will add to this as I find good resources :)


White / Grey Hats thoughts ? Feel free to correct me

[Pentatonix]

Exactly, you can also take the standard route. Learn A+, Security+, Network+, Pentest+ and CySA and go from there.

[QQLordz]

Thank you very much for the information, I'm completely new. I've always wanted to he a hacker, and or someone who's good at cyber security. In the end, I've always been fascinated and now I really need to learn, because I want to be able to make a living doing something I really want to do. Once again thank you.

[nimda]

Should I start learning a coding language(s)? If so which one is most common for hacking?

[cyberlord6969]

Thank you very much for the information, I'm completely new. I've always wanted to he a hacker, and or someone who's good at cyber security. In the end, I've always been fascinated and now I really need to learn, because I want to be able to make a living doing something I really want to do. Once again thank you.

You’re welcome ! Feel free to message me if you need anything.

Best of luck

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Should I start learning a coding language(s)? If so which one is most common for hacking?

No. Never START with a programming language.

Once you get familiar with the basics then dive into that rabbit hole.

I don’t see the point of learning code first before exploitation personally.

Best of luck

[Bastille]

Wrote a thread recently about this, I share it as it could help too :

https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=6247225

Thanks for your contribution cyberlord6969 , hope to see you in the White Hat section :D

[anihil]

Great topic - Thank you - i will add to my stuff

[jghost666]

As someone who has been slowly learning for a couple weeks this looks like a great post! It def gave me ideas of stuff I need to go back and learn to fill in some gaps I have in the fundamentals

[cyberlord6969]

Best of luck to the ones starting out ! HF is a great resource to learn from also

[jinxypoo788]

Ty for this I’m new and I’ll look into this adviceoo

[rammstein091]

Thanks for listing all these resources