"I want to be a hacker and learn about information security. How should I learn?"
As far as I know, many hackers are often asked similar questions.
However, usually everyone does not like to answer this question.
Because the question is too broad, there is no way to answer it, and a little chat will be a long story.
Yes, that's how this article was born.
As a hacker
, today I would like to share a few immature suggestions from the "bystander's perspective", and give some references to enthusiasts who are hovering outside the door of information security.
At the same time, I also hope to attract more discussions.
1 Many people say that if you want to learn information security well, you must first really love it.
Love, how passionate it sounds, and even tears come to my eyes.
But it's a pity that the word "love" doesn't work for Xiaobai who hasn't started yet.
If a person says he loves you before he knows you, he is either cheating money or sex.
If a technical novice doesn't even understand what information security is, and talks about love as soon as he comes up, isn't that nonsense?
Let me tell you a story from my own experience.
In the second year of junior high school, I was fascinated by computer technology.
One afternoon, I used QQ to send a "swipe yellow diamond plug-in" to my deskmate, and he accepted it and opened it.
He didn't know that it was a "grey pigeon" remote control Trojan horse.
(Grey Pigeon was originally a remote management software, but later became a Trojan horse due to abuse. The picture comes from the Internet)
The moment I clicked on the management terminal, my heart almost jumped out of my throat. It was the first time in my life that I hacked into someone else's computer desktop.
I asked him on QQ, who is Linley? At that moment, I seemed to see the surprised look on his face.
Because Linley is the protagonist of the online novel he is reading.
When I was in high school, my family did not object to my computer playing. My father told me that if you can do anything, you can get a champion. If you really like computer technology, you should do it to the best! To be an excellent hacker in the future, we support you, as long as you don’t do illegal things.
There was light in my eyes, I nodded and said, good! .
When I was 18 years old, after the college entrance examination, I solemnly filled in a "safety engineering" major in the voluntary form... ......
According to the development of this storyline, you probably think that I will eventually become an "information security professional "
. Engineer", but no, I almost went to the coal mines when I graduated.
(Safety first, prevention first)
Come, let me show you my youthful self when I was an intern in the coal mine, and give it a real hammer:
What am I trying to explain by telling this story?
Many people who claim that they "like information security" and "want to be a hacker" actually don't know much about real information security at first.
Like the graduates who volunteered to fill out the forms back then, they are easily confused by some cool terms and appearances.
What they like is not necessarily the real information security, but the information security they imagined in their hearts.
Maybe some people simply like to immerse themselves in the technological world...
Maybe some people think it's cool and just to protect the security of the cyber world, so they like it.
Maybe some people think that hackers can be unrestrained or even lawless, so they like it.
As for the knowledge framework system of information security technology? What is the real situation of people in this industry? What does the technical advancement path look like?
Many people don't know or care.
So in my opinion, for novice fans, the first step is not to love, but to have a comprehensive and effective understanding.
Get to know first, then talk about love.
True love is always from the inside out, completely out of the control of subjective consciousness.
When you have a deep understanding of what this industry really looks like, if you still decide to join it, whether you love it or not is a natural process.
So (emphasize it again), the first step in learning information security is to have a comprehensive understanding of the relevant knowledge system, industry status and growth path.
Just like when you filled out your volunteer application back then, the deeper you understand, the less likely you will encounter pitfalls.
2 Where can I find information such as these knowledge systems, industry status and growth paths?
In fact, there are many ways, such as:
1) Go to the training website to read the course catalog
In fact, some professional online video websites or offline training institutions have already sorted out the knowledge system for you.
The field of information security is like a towering tree full of fruits. There are countless onlookers standing under it. They all claim that they like information security and want to pick the fruit from the tree, but they hesitate to move forward when faced with the vine branches that hang down from time to time. indecision.
In fact, you can climb this tree by just grabbing any vine branch.
What most people lack is such a beginning.
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