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uhmmm... hello,
I am a 1st yr. college student of IT, and I am curious how to became a white-hat hacker. I am interested to know about it. As of now, our subject is just all about programming c++ and IT 1 fundamentals.. Well it is easy for me to learn that, and I had a lot of experience in using computer, trouble shooting of virus infections, etc. But I don't know yet how to hack or do some secrets in computer.. If I'm going to be a hacker,
I promised I don't want to be a black-hat hacker.. Can anyone give me some tips?? Thanks..:)

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Brief, practical roadmap and corrections to the thread: — staying white‑hat is the right call. and are correct to stress practice, hardware/OS knowledge and choosing a focus; ’s “read and be specific” advice is sound. Ignore ’s suggestion to “become a black hat first” — unauthorized access and testing without explicit permission are crimes in many jurisdictions; learning attacker techniques must be done ethically and legally. DOJ CCIPS Documents and Reports. (justice.gov)

Concrete study path (foundation first): learn networking (TCP/IP, sockets), operating systems (start with Linux command line and Windows internals), and one scripting language (Python); add C/C++ later for low‑level concepts. Learn the web stack (HTTP, HTML, JavaScript) and study the OWASP Top Ten so web flaws make sense in practice. Build small projects, use Git, and contribute to OSS when possible — focused practice beats trying to be “expert in everything.” See SANS for career/skill mapping and OWASP for web risks. SANS Institute. OWASP Top Ten. (sans.org)

Practice only in authorized labs: TryHackMe and Hack The Box (guided to advanced), OverTheWire and VulnHub (self‑hosted VMs), and sanctioned bug‑bounty programs for live targets. Start with guided beginner rooms, document every step, keep VM snapshots, and write clear remediation‑focused reports — that workflow matters more than the trick you used to get in. TryHackMe Hack The Box HackerOne. ()

Practical first months (example plan): 1) Set up a Linux VM and learn basic shell, package management and SSH; 2) finish a Python beginner course and script small tools; 3) complete a TryHackMe beginner path and an OverTheWire challenge; 4) read OWASP Top Ten and harden a tiny web app. After 12–18 months of steady practice, consider hands‑on certs and courses (OffSec/OSCP or SANS paths) to validate skills for employers. OffSec (Offensive Security). (offensive-security.com)

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Member Avatar for Ancient Dragon

>>Can anyone give me some tips??
Lots of practice. Learn everything you can about hardware and operating systems.

Member Avatar for rinoa0424

I wanna know what software or application used by the hackers. How they can access to other computer, How virus made, etc.

Member Avatar for Lusiphur

>>How they can access to other computer, How virus made, etc.
Starting to sound pretty black-hat to me... Just sayin'

Member Avatar for rinoa0424

yah, sounds like black-hat. But how could you be a white-hat if you do not know about your enemy.

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Do what Ancient Dragon suggested and practice. I'll add this: read. I'll add this as well: You won't get too much information by asking people "how to become a hacker", and you won't be taken seriously.

Member Avatar for rinoa0424

well... if that is. I'll try tu study more about hardwares and OS. Thanks a lot :)

Member Avatar for Stefano Mtangoo

uhmmm... hello,
I am a 1st yr. college student of IT, and I am curious how to became a white-hat hacker. I am interested to know about it. As of now, our subject is just all about programming c++ and IT 1 fundamentals.. Well it is easy for me to learn that, and I had a lot of experience in using computer, trouble shooting of virus infections, etc. But I don't know yet how to hack or do some secrets in computer.. If I'm going to be a hacker,
I promised I don't want to be a black-hat hacker.. Can anyone give me some tips?? Thanks..:)

You cannot be expert in everything and if you try to, you will become expert in nothing!
If you want to be good at Programming, choose three or four language (Start with one, increasing) which you will learn. One of them should be your primary one. Then keep practicing and eventually start/Join OSS project

If on other hand you wanna be a security hacker, it will take you another route, and so If you want to be OS hacker et al. All in all it takes perseverance and a lot of practice to be good in anything learnable

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>I am curious how to became a white-hat hacker.
Not many people in the know will trust that your intentions are benign. So my advice is to become a black hat first. Roll with other black hats and learn from them, but don't delve so deeply that you do any real damage (lest you really become a black hat). Then you can use your skills for the forces of good. The only difference between a black hat and a white hat is intent. Black hats destroy and attack, white hats create and defend.

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