Learning Kali Linux
Six months ago, I didn't know I was a hacker. Most of my online friends are also hackers. Hacking away at our keyboards is part of our culture. We encrypt. We test software and report about it.
We believe code is speech
We write code.
We make pull requests.
We understand the the math behind bitcoin. We can sometimes recover "forgotten passwords," using tools that could potentially be used for nefarious purposes. I have experience using ransomware as a service software to improve my own security. I know this is not the kind of stuff that makes the news. The people of my culture are only portrayed as criminals. There are criminals among some people on my culture, but it's a stereotype to think we are all criminals. Most hackers are good people who deeply care about information security.
We realize that many smart people are very smart about things unrelated to the computer parts only nerds see. The people really good at that other stuff often don't have time to verify each character of an email like https://microsoft-super-secure.com/(not a real website).
My culture merit based. We do not care what the color of your skin is. We don't care about your gender, your nationality, or what country you love in. Who you love is none of our business. We do not require you to use your real name. You can be a woman, a man, or a sock puppet for all we care. You just need a public/private keypair.
Learning Hacker Tools
This hacker culture gave me a deep understanding of the inner workings of information security. I learned so many possible attacks just listening to podcasts. I learned how to verify PGP signatures because the people imersed within my culture encourage you to do so. Verifying software using SHA256 on Linux is second nature as I understand how the math works.
I have also learned that many companies offer bug bounties. They pay hackers who find vulnerabilities. Suddenly, Kali Linux seems like a super swell operating system to learn. I can use my skills to hack stuff and get paid! Sign me up. So I took the first step and signed up for hackerone.
I'm also reading books about ethnical hacking because I don't want to accidentally do anything illegal. So far, I have learned that most companies don't just let you do anything you want. I obviously can't steal someone else's bitcoin or take down a website.
There's nothing wrong with putting $20.00 worth of bitcoin on a wallet to test it. I already have experience doing this with alpha software from an actual bitcoin company. That was more about improving the user experience, but hacking is simmilar. Essentially it's testing software. In fact, it is often called pen testing.
I'm still a beginner. I don't want to overstate my ability, but this is a path I want to pursue. It seems like a decent way to get professional IT experience doing something I find fun anyway. I also know the landscape is changing. Like it or not, open source large language models like HackerGPT](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/hackergpt-a-powerful-ai-tool-for-ethical-hackers-and-the-cybersecurity-community/) make AI an excellent hacking tutor. We will need people who know how to use these tools to find exploits before nefarious actors do.
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