Why cont you become a hacker?

The first thing you need to learn if you “… want to become a hacker …” is that you have to have enough curiosity that you attempt to find out something regardless of time, effort or even money and other ‘tangible’ resources. Hacking isn’t just something you “do” it’s something you “are” and if you have to ask someone else, then you probably haven’t got what it takes to be a hacker anyway, simply because hacking is not easy.
Using computer devices these days is so damned easy it’s ridiculous !!! And getting information these days is also damned easy, unfortunately this has bred a generation of the laziest bunch of scrotes this planet has ever seen ! Such qualities are definately not conducive to the hacker mentality. Hackers are highly motivated individuals, dedicated and indeed damned right obsessive when it comes to succeeding. Most people haven’t a clue as to what’s involved in becoming a hacker and if they did then they’d probably consider it to be horrendously boring, mostly due to the fact that becoming a hacker means becoming intimately familiar with whatever base of technology one wants to hack and that means learning that technology at least to technician standard but to be a half-decent hacker, a hacker worth his salt, well then we’re talking understanding a given technology to engineering standard. Most people, if they know someone capable of entering even the slightest level of hackerdom, they’ll ask a really dumb question like “so why don’t you hack into a bank ?”. The simple answer to this is “Well, I’m not a “dick” !” but a more informative answer would be “Well, if you mean to steal their money, it’d be easier to show them (the bank) how you could hack their bank and then get the bank to give you their money freely by implementing preventative measures so that the bank is protected from the likes of hackers, because that way you don’t have to cover your tracks, which is harder than getting in in the first place.”.
Do you use computers Harry ? If so then get a copy of virtualbox, install it on your machine and use it to create a virtual machine for something like ubuntu or linux mint. Have a mess about on it, learn how to use it, take time to use the C.L.I. (command line interface), the windows equivalent being the Command Prompt. Then install GNS3 and connect the two (gns3 and virtualbox) together. Use GNS3 to muck about with cisco devices. Don’t have any cisco IOS images ? Fine, use a proxy to connect to a torrent site and see what’s available. This way, not only will you learn about operating systems and hardware, but you’ll also learn something about networks and security. If this is too much trouble for you then you haven’t got what it takes to become a hacker, simply because what I’ve just described doesn’t even scratch the surface of what it takes to get into hacking and if you’re not willing to put that much effort in, then there’s no way you’re going to be able to stick it out long enough to be able to hack. Anyone who thinks hacking is a get rich quick scheme is an idiot. I’ll tell you how “quick” getting rich is by hacking, shall I ? By the time you acquire enough knowledge to deserve the moniker “hacker” you’ve already developed enough skills and knowledge to make more than a decent living out of computers. If all you’re after is money, forget it, there’s a lot easier ways to get money than hacking.
So, have I put you off hacking ? No ? Right, well following the above will put you on track !

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