To become a good ethical hacker, you need to have the following skills: 1. Intermediate computer skills This means that you need to have skills that go beyond creating a Word document or being able to surf theweb. To be a hacker, you need to know how to use different Windows command lines, set up a network, oredit your computer’s registry. 2. Good networking skills Since many, if not most, of hacker attacks are done online, you need to master networking concepts and derms, such as: WEP versus WPS passwords NAT MAC addresses Routers Ports VPN IPv6 DNS Subnetting DHCP Private and public IPs IPv4 OSI modelling Packets TCP/IP 3. Using a Linux operating system Almost all hackers will have to use the Linux OS because it allows programs and tweaks that are not possible in Windows and Mac operating systems. Almost all hacking tools that you can find also make use of this operating system. 4. Virtualization Before you even try testing an attack on a live system, you need to make sure that you k...
Network Security and Hacking