Newb Here ready to learn

[Gator]

Hello everyone, just came across this site and found a lot of useful information. I'm currently going to school for programming/networking and was looking for more knowledge than what they teach in classes. I'm not looking to use hacking as a tool to attack people, I just want to learn it because I'm interested in loopholes and ways around security.


Besides learning the languages, what are things you would recommend for a beginner trying to learn this stuff? What books and/or websites would you recommend for me just getting started?


Anyway, I'm off to read as many topics as I can to start learning stuff. In the short time I've spent today I've already learned to bypass school internet security.

[Huntondoom]

Welcome To Evilzone!

read this!: http://evilzone.org/general-discussion/(debate)-what-do-we-recomodent/

[NC009]

Simply...just read your ass off and be patient! There is a lot of shit!!! You will get overwhelmed at some point but stick with it...Sign up for security newsletters, follow famous IT security professionals/hackers on twitter, etc.

It really depends which direction...you said your into networking so maybe start with secure network architecture and go from there. More specifically read about the network devices/peripherals you use at work and how to secure them. By learning how to secure each device, you will learn what adversaries do to circumvent their security features (this concept swings both ways). The link suggests learning a bunch of web-based languages (except for C)....something that will not benefit you in the beginning stages.

[iX86]

Im a newb too
And also want to learn