Top 10 skills required to become an Ethical Hacker.
Introduction
I have combined some of the basic skills required for ethical hacking.
These skills are shared in a educational basis, make use of it.
Topics
- Computer Knowledge
- OS (Operating System) Knowledge
- Networking
- Programming Languages
- Cyber Law
- Cryptography / Reverse-Engineering
- Creative Thinking
- Virtualization Technology
- Social Engineering
- Problem Solving Skills
1. Computer Knowledge
- It is must thing for you and every hacker.
- You have good experience with the computer that's
- How Computer Works?
- How to install Operating System?
- What is Booting?
- What is master boot record? (How can it modify?)
- What is Bios?
- What is Logical & Primary partitions?
- What is File Sytem?
- What is 32bit & 64bit System?
- and many more about the computer.
- You must have a good knowledge about these things.
2. OS (Operating System) Knowledge
- You must also have a good knowledge of all operating systems.
- Microsoft windows is a common operating system for all peoples.
- But a hacker must have a good knowledge on all the operating systems.
- Such as, Linux, Windows, Mac, Unix, Android, IOS.
- Its preferable for a hacker to have a deep knowledge in linux operating systems.
- Because, the knowledge of command line interface of DOS, Linux/Unix is a must for all Hackers.
3. Networking
- It follows the big role in Ethical Hacking.
- You must have good knowledge about Networking, which is about
- What is switch, router, Hub, moderm?
- What is Network topology?
- What is Nodes?
- How does LAN, WAN, MAN works?
- What is Network Port?
- What is Internet protocol?
- And also Fundamentals of network and wireless security
- NAT, DHCP, Subnetting, Public IP, Private IP,
- IPv4, IPv6, DNS, ARP, OSI Model, MAC address.
- You must have a good knowledge about these things.
4. Programming Languages
- The programming knowledge is must for every hacker.
- Try to learn any programming languages like C, C++, PHP, JAVA, PYTHON, RUBY, HTML, JAVASCRIPT, VBSCRIPT, SHELLSCRIPT.
- Understand the databases like SQL/MYSQL for hacking.
- If you want to become an ethical hacker then develop your programming skill.
5. Cyber Law
- Cyberlaw is one of the most important topics in hacking world.
- You have to know all the cyber laws of all the countries.
6. Cryptography / Reverse-Engineering
- You also have a good knowledge about these two topics.
- Hackers solve ransomware attacks with reversse engineering.
- So having a good knowledge in reverse engineering is helpfull in finding and solving the problems.
7. Creative Thinking
- As a hacker you must have creativity.
- Knowledge is not everything, you must know how to use it.
8. Virtualization Technology
- You must have a good knowledge of virtualization technology.
- How does virtual machines works on computer?
- How to install a OS in a computer virtually?
9. Social Engineering
- It is one of the must known thing of any hacker.
- If you know social engineering you'll be a hacker.
- Because it is one of the top techniques compared to others.
10. Problem Solving Skills
- Problem solving is necessary for all hackers.
- A hacker have to take decision as fast in critical situations.
Conclusion
These are not the only skills required for ethical hacking.
These are just to get an idea about ethical hacking.
The information presented here is correct to the best of my knowledge; if you discover anything incorrect, please leave a note in the comment box.
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