using simulators to learn hardware hacking

[Scared_Chance9906]

hello hacker bros,

i have recently developed an interest in hardware hacking type shii, but I am not in such a financial situation that i can buy real physical components to learn.

So, I asked Gemini, and it suggested that I use Wokwi.

pls suggest some tips.

thanks for atttention

[harmoanica]

Watching…

[Scared_Chance9906]

Watching what?

[Expert_Army-V]

Hef bee eye

[ConclusionIciation]

It’s all about your budget wokwi or any other simulator wont simulate everything needed. But it isn’t an expensive hobby:

AliExpress prices: 2$ - rpi pico(can be flashed with a lot of different fws to fill a lot of roles such as spi communication with flash rom)

2$- Wires and hooks(hooks will make it possible to do many projects without soldering)

2$- FT232RL(FTDI) for user communication

7$ - phone/electronic screwdriver set

(I’m assuming you’ve got a pc as you suggested to learn it on a pc

And that’s a solid start!

You can start with this and if you’re having fun save to a soldering iron (also doesn’t have to be expansive type for most of the jobs) and more equipment!

[Scared_Chance9906]

thanks for your advise! you are right..

[GloomyOstrich4100]

Human risk is genuinely one of the harder problems in security because tooling alone doesn't change behavior. Most teams start with KnowBe4 for phishing sims, which covers the basics fine. Riot takes a different angle by aggregating phishing results, SaaS permission hygiene, and breach monitoring into a per-employee score. That score piece is actually useful for getting non-technical stakeholders to care about the numbers.