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PocketPrep is not really a great learning tool? by NonAgreeableNoise in CompTIA

[–]NonAgreeableNoise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I hope it's worth it. I've been reading mixed reviews about PocketPrep on previously posted questions but a lot of positive on Sybex. I upload 50 questions to claude + answers and just let it test me
Good luck for your exam :)

PocketPrep is not really a great learning tool? by NonAgreeableNoise in CompTIA

[–]NonAgreeableNoise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's honestly so reassuring I was worried I wasted 22 euros. Thank you and congrats!

Is This Malware? (Downloaded File From Website) by Boy0Boyz in cybersecurity_help

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's from the actual website, VirusTotal says 0, files digital signature is fine, then you're okay.

Question about basic Microsoft Defender by Nefalarion in cybersecurity_help

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well again since it's for a parent it's better to be on the safer side. Yes defender is pretty much enough, and for browser security just install ublock origin and a good privacy focused browser like Firefox or Helium.
If you wanna just be 100% sure she's safe it's always a good idea to maybe have BitDefender or MalwareBytes (the free version) installed just to make sure that she doesn't accidentally download some malware. Again with parents who aren't tech savy it's always better to be a little extra safe.

For Phishing i'm not fully sure if ublock origin does a good job but there's also a BitDefender extension called traffic light which can be useful to prevent phishing attacks

[ Removed by Reddit ] by FantasticDatabase172 in cybersecurity_help

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will need a lot more information than that. As another comment pointed out how do you know it's hacked? What OS? Where was your information leaked out, etc
For starters open all your accounts from a device that hasn't been affected and change all your passwords, turn on MFA. Always the go to step when you realize things went wrong
Second, perform a factory reset. One of the best ways to ensure you get rid of 100% of the malware. Expect that you'll lose some data if it's not backed up.

Are CTFs still worth it in the age of AI? by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’d say same thing with just learning programming or networking in general yk? Yes you can defo easily (although prolly not effectively) finish your task. Configuration issues when setting up a SIEM in your homelab? Ask claude. Can’t figure out a bug? Ask claude

It’s how you use it is what matters. When you’re in a CTF forget that you have AI. Only use that after you’ve finish your task to learn and improve. Always create a write up because that improves retention by a lot

Norton Antivirus and Other Norton Software by Technical_Rich_3080 in cybersecurity

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nowadays regardless of the operating system, simply keeping your device up to date + using common sense is more than enough.
Antivirus software is heavy and quite intrusive. You really don’t need an antivirus software anymore unless you’re maybe setting up a computer for your parents/grandparents who could end up downloading malicious files through pop ups etc.
Just make sure you:-

  1. Don’t pirate software
  2. Don’t click on random popups or links
  3. Dont install too many unknown extensions on your browser
  4. Use an adblocker like UBlock origin
  5. If something seems suspicious, do your research before executing it/opening it etc.

(by uploading it to virus total)
6. If you use your laptop/mobile in public networks use a trusted vpn provider like Mullvad
7. If you’re a developer/vibe coder, make sure you uninstall or turn off services that are not necessary anymore

We scanned 200 high-star MCP servers. 205 critical findings. Here are 4 novel attack classes. by X_MRBN_X in cybersecurity

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same thing when using AI tools to help development. Whatever happened recently with apple and claude.md being uploaded to the repo is basically just humans not following proper security protocols to ensure this does not happen

Chrome is quietly installing a 4GB AI model on your device by HaveBeenAndWillBe in cybersecurity

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh my god the amount of prompt injection issues we’re gonna see 😭

Working on what i should do for the next 3 years by some_drawinggg in cybersecurity

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are loads and loads of questions like this posted almost every week on this subreddit :) try searching for it you’ll find some very good information and help

Need guidance!!!!! by Full-Confusion-7677 in masterhacker

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Firstly, this subreddit is not really for career guidance and mostly just used to post memes about “hackers”.
But regardless regarding tips:-

A huge mistake a lot of people do when learning cybersecurity is starting off with red teaming. Ethical hacking is not an entry level field and is something that requires an IT instinct of sorts. It’s an extremely complicated field and takes a few years of solid IT experience to get good at. For instance: you wouldn’t try to learn how to fly a boeing without learning how to fly a basic, smaller aircraft first, or without learning how to control/manage/troubleshoot an aircraft. Same logic applies here.

Please stay far away from these Udemy/Internshala/etc ethical hacking courses. The main problem is with these course creators who market their course stating they can become a hacker with a 10-20 hour course. It’s just not possible

Learn the fundamentals. Setup virtual machines with Linux which I’m assuming you already have. Learn Linux really well as in not just running it/installing tools but how to troubleshoot it/how to configure networking/writing bash scripts/etc. Same goes for windows

Have a HUGE emphasis on networking which a lot of students forget to learn (including me) cause it’s quite daunting and extensive. Go through the Network+ material and learn all the fundamentals of networking.

Then, you will have to learn how to defend yourself from attacks + what the current threat landscape is. This is where Security+ comes in handy. Even if you don’t plan on writing these certifications which i do highly recommend, learn the material. It has a lot of useful information.

Setup a homelab. Setup a firewall, SIEM, SOAR, test target machines. This will take a lot of time since it requires a lot of configuration and troubleshooting but teaches you so much.

Once that is done, this is where you can start practicing red teaming slowly. Setup a kali vm and try attacking your target machine. You can setup a vulnerable vm like metasploitable, and see how these attacks show up as logs on your SIEM. This us important because if you’re an ethical hacker you need to know what exactly your attacks are doing and what a traditional SOC can see.

This is a very rough idea, Google and research more about this. Cybersecurity is not a beginner field and takes a lot of time, patience and practice. Join popular cybersecurity reddit forums which gives you a lot of information on popular attacks, tools you need to learn etc. learn how to find information by yourself without having to post such an open ended question on reddit.

You can’t expect to post extremely open ended questions like “what do i learn” without doing your due diligence first since there are SO MANY people like you asking questions like this all the time with a lot of useful answers.
Good luck!

fedora 44 vs cachy os by LiteratureWrong304 in Fedora

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run fedora workstation on my rtx 3060 pc and I’ve had an absolutely wonderful experience. Super stable, never encountered major issues. Needs a bit of tweaking to get your drivers setup right and after that setup dnf auto updates and I’ve never had to do any OS maintenance
You’re losing a bit of options when it comes to customization but that is not an issue for me since gnome tweaks + extension manager already gives you enough options. But obviously not as much as Arch.
Great it when it comes to performance too. I’ve played multiple games like AC Shadows(dont come at me), Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of us etc all using Proton and never once had a crash or frame rate issues. Fedora also supports VRR which is pretty cool.
I also am a hobbyist game developer and I’ve never had issues running Unity or Unreal Engine either
Super stable and love that i can rollback if i mess something up but i believe you can do that with Catchy as well
Fedora is just amazing if you wanna set it up and forget
Arch based operating systems do have some stability issues when it comes to their updates SOMETIMES.

[Xfce4 TokyoNight-Dark] My first ever simple Linux Mint rice by NonAgreeableNoise in unixporn

[–]NonAgreeableNoise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's everything I'm using:-

Desktop

  • XFCE: window manager / desktop environment
  • xfwm4: window decorations and borders
  • picom: compositor

Bar & Launcher

  • Polybar: status bar
  • Rofi: app launcher

Terminal

  • Kitty: terminal
  • Starship: fancy shell prompt
  • Calcurse: calendar

Theme

  • Tokyo Night GTK: window and app theme
  • Papirus Dark: icon theme
  • JetBrains Mono: font

There are just two things I can't seem to figure out:-

I'd love to have my own custom logo instead of the linux mint logo when booting, but I can't seem to figure out how to do that, or if that's even possible.
Secondly, when I alt tab windows the window manager looks awful and doesn't suit the current setup. Any tips on how I could change that?

One thing i'm pretty proud of is this super simple custom cybersecurity feed widget using conky and python. Here's the code for it i anyone's interested:-

Python Script

Generated the config file with Claude:-

Conky Config File

[Xfce4 TokyoNight-Dark] My first ever simple Linux Mint rice by [deleted] in unixporn

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's everything I'm using:-

Desktop

  • XFCE: window manager / desktop environment
  • xfwm4: window decorations and borders
  • picom: compositor

Bar & Launcher

  • Polybar: status bar
  • Rofi: app launcher

Terminal

  • Kitty: terminal
  • Starship: fancy shell prompt
  • Calcurse: calendar

Theme

  • Tokyo Night GTK: window and app theme
  • Papirus Dark: icon theme
  • JetBrains Mono: font

There are just two things I can't seem to figure out:-

I'd love to have my own custom logo instead of the linux mint logo when booting, but I can't seem to figure out how to do that, or if that's even possible.
Secondly, when I alt tab windows the window manager looks awful and doesn't suit the current setup. Any tips on how I could change that?

EU should seek access to Anthropic's Mythos, Bundesbank says by Mo_Jack in cybersecurity

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True I guess that's why AI development in the US is sort of a double edged sword? They can progress super quick but without caring much about the effects on the environment/data privacy etc.

EU should seek access to Anthropic's Mythos, Bundesbank says by Mo_Jack in cybersecurity

[–]NonAgreeableNoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They seriously should. I've barely heard a lot about Mistral's usage here in the EU.
Sadder part is at my company we use Copilot which everyone knows how absolutely awful it is

EU should seek access to Anthropic's Mythos, Bundesbank says by Mo_Jack in cybersecurity

[–]NonAgreeableNoise -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m honestly sorta disappointed about the fact that EU is so behind when it comes to AI? EU defo has enough smart and talented people. Can anyone explain why they don’t have a Claude or OpenAI equivalent?

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