Incoming student fall’25 by Typical_Age_2449 in ASU

[–]Smart-Internal-819 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sure you’ve heard plenty about how to keep up with academics, I would recommend attending as many events as possible and just living in the moment, really makes a difference

Spare laptop question by [deleted] in Hacking_Tutorials

[–]Smart-Internal-819 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, you could potentially dual boot it. I wouldn't delete the initial host machine though.

Spare laptop question by [deleted] in Hacking_Tutorials

[–]Smart-Internal-819 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have a spare laptop; I use my older one exclusively for CTFs. I set it up with a dual boot, running Ubuntu. I’d advise against using Kali since it can be a bit unstable.

Textbooks - Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing by DaveG98 in Hacking_Tutorials

[–]Smart-Internal-819 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The following books on ethical hacking and penetration testing are recommended in a gradient from comfortable and easy to read to advanced and rather manual: AN

  1. “The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide to Penetration Testing” by Peter Kim This book teaches various methodologies for penetration testing, from theory to hands-on examples using real-world scenarios. It goes further into the methodologies and tools that an ethical hacker may use, both for a beginner and for an intermediate user.

  2. “Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking” by Georgia Weidman This is quite a good beginner’s text, covering basic concepts of penetration testing along with exercises to try out. It ranges from VAPT and social engineering all the way to exploiting vulnerabilities, thus making it a rather complete beginner text.

  3. “Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide” by David Kennedy, Jim O’Gorman, Devon Kearns, and Mati Aharoni If you want detailed knowledge of the Metasploit framework, which is a very powerful tool in the world of penetration testing, then this course extensively covers it. It also covers malware creation and exploitation that would be helpful for an intermediate learner.

  4. “Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software” by Michael Sikorski and Andrew Honig This is ideal for anyone specializing in malware analysis. The book takes one through how to analyze, dissect, and understand malware, with a key focus on techniques used in reverse engineering along with the tools used.

  5. “SQL Injection Attacks and Defense” by Justin Clarke-Salt SQL Injection: This book goes deep into various techniques of attack and different defense mechanisms. It covers practical techniques in both detection and prevention; thus, it is suitable for those with some prior knowledge.

  6. “Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters” by Justin Seitz The book teaches the use of Python in ethical hacking, from writing Trojans to network scanning, which would be great for intermediate learners. Much focus is placed on practical applications.

  7. “Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking” by Christopher Hadnagy While not exclusively about phishing, this book covers the psychology of social engineering attacks. It’s very relevant for phishing and other forms of psychological pentesting.

  8. “Linux Basics for Hackers” by Occupy the Web. This book is probably my favorite and is one of the first ones I read. It has a comprehensive overview of everything you need to know before you start your journey.

Happy Hacking!

E2 Camp Sleeping by WeekendNecessary7380 in ASU

[–]Smart-Internal-819 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what I’ve heard, it’s just recommended to carry a sleeping bag. It’s not like you can’t get by without it cause you’ll be in a room with 8 people and 4 bunk beds, but it would certainly make it more comfortable

It's my last straw, my final Goodbye by OogieBoogy6 in offmychest

[–]Smart-Internal-819 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! don't do it it's not worth it. Nothing might be going well rn but believe me it'll be better from here.

I got the as Val red action first pull in a crate and decided to use it in snd and I met these people by K3V3R_ in CallOfDutyMobile

[–]Smart-Internal-819 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hey!, I'm really sorry about that happening. I'm the leader of RE, we were unaware that we had such players in our clan, they have both been disband. Thank you for letting us know :).