How to Become a Hacker:

1. Learn TCP/IP, Basic

Information gathering,

Proxies, Socks, SSL, VPN, VPS,
RDP, FTP, POP3, SMTP, Telnet,
SSH. 2. Learn Linux, Unix, Windows
- You can do this using
vmware or any virtual
desktop utility. 3. Learn a programming
language that's compatible
with all OS - Perl, Python, C . 4. Learn HTML, PHP, Javascript,
ASP, XML, SQL, XSS, SQLI, RFI,
LFI 5. Learn Reverse engineering
and crack some programs for
serials easy ones like mirc,
winzip, winrar or old games. 6. Code a fuzzer for common
protocols - ftp, pop3, 80, 8080 -
Pick some free software like
ftp server, mail server, apache
or iis webserver or a
webserver all-in-one pack, or teamspeak, ventrilo, mumble. 7. Code a tool that uses grep to
sort out unique code in source
codes. 8. Make a custom IPtable, IPsec
firewall that blocks all
incoming traffic and out going
traffic and add filters to accept
certain ports that your
software or scripts use. 9. Pick a kernel in linux or
unix, also pick a Microsoft OS
version lets say Winxp pro sp2
put them on the virtual
desktops (vmware) and find
and code a new local exploit in those versions, then install a
Apache webserver on the
Linux/Unix and a IIS
webserver on the winxp pro
and attempt to find and code a
new local reverse_tcp_shell exploit. 10. Learn Cisco Router and
Switch configuration and
setup. 11. Learn Checkpoint Setup and
Config 12. Learn Wifi scanning,
cracking, sniffing. 13. Pick a person in you
phonebook for the area code
you live in or city then ring
the person on a anonymous
line like skype or a payphone
or a carded sim and attempt to social engineer the person for
his name, address, data of
birth, city born, country born,
ISP connected with, Phone
company connected with,
What bank he/she uses and anything else you can get.
Then Attempt to ring using a
spoof caller ID software with
the person's phone number -
call the ISP and try reset the
password to his/her internet connection/ webmail, get
access to bank account or ask
them to send out a new *** to
a new address (drop) with a
new pin, reset of phone
company passwords. 14. Use your information
gathering skills to get all the
information off a website like
a shop then use the spoof
callerID software or hack your
phone to show a new number of the Webserver's Tech
Support number then ring the
shop owner and try get the
shop site password. 15. Do the same thing but
attempt to use a web attack
against a site or shop to gain
admin access. 16. Once got access upload a
shell and attempt to exploit
the server to gain root using a
exploit you coded not
someone else s exploit. 17. Make your own Linux
Distro 18. Use your own Linux Distro
or use a vanilla Linux gnome
(not kde) keep it with not
much graphics so you can learn
how to depend on the
terminal and start from scratch install applications that you
will only need for a blackbox
(Security test box), make
folders for fuzzers, exploits,
scanners..etc Then load them
up with your own scripts and other tools ( By this stage you
shouldn't need to depend on
other peoples scripts). 19. Learn macosx and attempt
to gain access to a Macosx box
whether it be your own or
someones else s. 20. Create a secure home
network and secure your own
systems with your own
Security policies and firewall
settings. All this isn't a over night
learning it will take a nice 3 - 4
years to learn a bit of this 5+
years to learn most of it and
even then you may need time
to keep learn as IT keeps changing everyday.