FAQs
So we tend to get a lot of questions, 9 times out of 10 we normally get asked the same questions. So to save us a bit of time and to save you from asking, here are a few of those questions.
Q: How did you learn about hacking?
A: Mainly by being interested and googling stuff. It’s easy to get a good result on Google if you have a specific goal.
Q: What is the best way to learn to hack?
A: By trying to get into stuff. Join hackthebox and try and break into the machines there. Google everything and never cheat
Q: What books would you recommend?
A: I don’t really rely on books as a source of information. But I do recommend any of Kevin Mitnick’s books. But you can take a look here at the books I think are good: <link to book blog post I will make later>
Q: What is the best programming language?
A: Whatever does what you’re trying to do best… I don’t tend to get too involved with a single programming language. I use what works best. If I’m making a web app I’ll use nodejs, if I’m making a command line too I’d normally go with python
Q: How did you learn to program?
A: Decided I wanted to make a login form in PHP, googled my way through that and then kept adding to it
Q: Where do you work?
A: Can’t say
Q: Can you tell us about what you do at work?
A: Nope