# Hacking The 101 Guide | Hacking for Beginners **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials & Methods\ **Tags:** hacking\ **Created:** [April 25, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hacking-the-101-guide-hacking-for-beginners/82065 "2020-04-25T03:55:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/b/6/b68562e9b19ee4491c0ef98942a7a2edf0303b51.png) **Hacking 101 : Hacking for Beginners** is for everyone who wants to learn hacking but does not knows where to start, what to learn , sources, and many more confusions. We will try to list some topics which can be picked to learn more. **Last Updated** – **14 April 2020** **NOTE** : This page will be updated , more topics coming in, we will also add links to related articles if possible. **Hacking 101 :** Hacking for Beginners from first steps, we will try to give details of **at-least 101 topics** which might help to boost your Hacking knowledge Hacking / Cyber Security is a very diverse field, so there is no one guide to become hacker. Paths can be different. There are multiple fields like below. We will Post similar topic for each of below fields in separate post in detailed manner. 1- System Hacking 2- Web Application Security 3 – Android Pentesting 4- iOS Pentesting 5- Application security 6- Network Security….. The list goes on. To be frank, yes learning takes time, it’s not a over-night journey to learn something in depth, that could actually be useful. So hold on, learn something everyday. [**FUNDAMENTALS**] – Where do I start to become Hacker ? Search things, seek answer. Always better to search first , Internet has the answer most of the times. Only Talent needed is ” How to do a Google Search ? “ So Read below topics by links or searching to start your journey into Hacking as **beginner**. Comments/ Suggestions for more/missing essentials are a big help. **NOTE :** This is only for beginners, who are planing to get into Hacking, or are already into Hacking/ Cyber Security and don’t know where to start. ### **Linux Operating System** Different Linux Distributions [[Link1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux)] [[DownloadLinuxISO](https://distrowatch.com/)] [[Bootable](https://ethicalhackx.com/create-bootable-disk/)] Desktop Environments [[Link2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment)] Basic Linux Commands / Terminal Commands [[Link1](https://ethicalhackx.com/kali-linux-commands-full-list/)] [[Link2](https://ethicalhackx.com/kali-linux-commands-list/)] Help Your Self ( man and help command ) [[Link1-man](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/man-command-in-linux-with-examples/)] Familiarity with CLI File Systems Linux Directory Structure [[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSr9R8K66S8)] File permissions [[Link1](https://ethicalhackx.com/linux-file-permissions-chmod-part-1/)] Installing & Removing Software / Package Management Wildcards in Linux Archiving and Compression Linux Process Management ( top , ps, kill ) Linux Service Management ( start , stop, restart, status of services ) User and Groups in Linux Output Redirection in Linux SSH – Remote Access Setting up a dual Boot Machine Configuration & Customization of Linux ### **Windows Operating System** User and Kernel Mode (process) File Systems Directory Structures Shortcuts Commands User Roles and Permissions Windows Security Policies Windows Administrative Tasks Windows Files Restrictions Windows Services Windows Registry Editor User Account Control (UAC) Windows Active Directory Windows Domain Controllers Windows Firewall Powershell How Boot loader works UNC Path in Windows Windows Authentication Windows Malware/Virus/ Windows Password Hashing ### **Virtualization** What is Virtualization Understanding Virtual Machines Setup Virtual Machines Understand Network Modes on Virtual Machines ( NAT/Host Only/ Bridge…) Setup Virtual Hacking LAB yourself. ### **Networking Fundamentals** Basic Networking IP Address and Sub-Net MAC Address Internal/External/Public IP Network Address Translation (NAT) Ports OSI Model TCP/IP Model DNS ( Domain Name System) Working Network Scanning TCP vs UDP Common Network Protocols and ports OSI Model – Layer by layer Attacks Wireshark Intercept Common Network Attacks ### **Web Application Security** HTTP/HTTPS Basics LAB Setup for Web Application Hacking Traffic Intercept using Proxy Burp Suite Cross Site Scripting SQL Injection LFI & RFI Web Shells OWASP Top 10 ### **Real World Hacking** If you are looking into real world experience into Hacking, try your skills at below websites. These are real world hacking challenges, totally legal, nice approach to learn. 1. HackTheBox 2. Vulnhub 3. [Hackthis.co.uk](http://Hackthis.co.uk) 4. [MicroCorruption.com](http://MicroCorruption.com) 5. [Pentesterlabs.com](http://Pentesterlabs.com) #### I will be adding Links on each of the topics above, in the same time, keep searching the above thing on google and read to get started into Hacking/ Pen-testing / Cyber Security. More topics/ fields like Android / iOS Security, Application security to be added soon. The articles have to be updated with good articles links for each of the above topics ## **ALWAYS SEARCH THINGS, Internet most of the times has the answer. Following courses won’t benefit if you don’t make SEARCHING a habit.** `Source: ethicalhackx`