How many totseans...
How many of you are actually interested in this side of the forum at the moment? It's such a great idea to have a forum which specializes in network insecurity, breaking the defence, etc. Unfortunately, it's also one of the less used sections, which makes me sad 
But seriously, is hacking and cracking something you'd like to get involved with? Maybe even anonymity, privacy, learning how to raid or piss people off, etc.
If there's anything you want to know, then ask.
But seriously, is hacking and cracking something you'd like to get involved with? Maybe even anonymity, privacy, learning how to raid or piss people off, etc.
If there's anything you want to know, then ask.
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Alright. Anything particular that you're interested in? Also, would you like to learn the basics on Windows, or dive into a Linux based OS?
Breaking into networks more than anything, and either windows or linux as i use both (mainly ubuntu at the moment)
Look into port scanning and finding vulnerabilities. Once you're on a network, you can run port scans and find vulnerable machines, allowing you to bury yourself further in the system. Consider using Backtrack Linux and getting familiar with how it works. Read up on the Metasploit Framework and how you can use it to break into machines.
^ All of that was a little rambled and messy, but it will help in the long run when people are looking to write guides.
Everyone - keep your suggestions coming.
Write that guide! It will be worth it, honestly.
It seems as though everyone wants to learn the basics. I'm not entirely sure what the basics are exactly, but I'll try and piece some ideas together. I suppose knowing your way around a Windows operating system helps a lot, so that's probably something which people could work on learning. A lot of it involves penetration testing, and at the very basics this could be no more than gaining access to the C:\ drive on a restricted computer, or knowing how to make a new account on a system without having access to the box. Things like that?
And then you've got the basic advanced stuff, such as WEP cracking with Backtrack Linux and network sniffing.