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Re: Programming SKills for PT...?
From: Joe Hlasnik <jhlasnik () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 20:35:51 -0400
Hi I also am fairly new to the security realm I have been working on firewalls, internet/dmz networks, proxies, IPS, & VPN technologies for about 1.5 yrs myself. I too am fascinated by the other side be it pen testing, vuln assessments, etc. In college when I was doing my undergrad I avoided C/C++ and only took intro to java and VB.net. Now I regret that as I struggled thus far in my masters because of it. I bit the bullet and took a data structures course and have learned to really enjoy C and the way it works. I'm by far still a novice but I can get the job done when needed, for a course or whatever. Anyway to answer your questions from someone trying to do the same: 1. What are the programming/scripting languages needed to accompolish the above? I have been told like others have said to learn C/C++ inside out, python/perl are good to have in your arsenal as well, also assembly as well. From what I have noticed thought is once you become proficient in one language the others come much easier than the first. 2. I see most of the real hackers are well proficient in almost all of the the technologies like Networking, Application/WebApplcn testing, OS etc. Is it so...? The best part about security is that you get to dabble in a bit of everything, I would never be completely happy doing just one thing in my position, just knowing you can deal with so many different technologies since security can tie into everything now. 3. Are there any other skills/requirements that you can suggest to be a successful Hacker? In my personal opinion a good drive, a thirst to constantly be learning and bettering yourself, and having the ability to quickly adapt and catch on to new things are extremely important. In my opinion they are pretty much necessary to be really good, but that just my opinion. On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Swaminathan, Balaji <Balaji.Swaminathan () kla-tencor com> wrote:
Hi all, I work on Firewalls, IDS/IPS for the past 3yrs approx since I have finished my graduation. I had no interest on programming and I almost hated it (2 be frank I have bunked even my C, C++ classes in college). Luckily I was into Networking, Security etc. But I am very much fascinated towards Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing stuffs and am into similar projects for the past 6 months and want to shift my career to it. Though I had played with some tools (Nessus, retina, ISS, Metasploit, netcat...), I want to get into the real programming stuff required to find vulnerabilities, write exploit codes and develop tools. In my opinion, though all the open source exploits, tools are available, you cannot call urself as an hacker atleast an ethical hacker unless you try to figure out them on your own. So pls let me know: 1. What are the programming/scripting languages needed to accompolish the above? 2. I see most of the real hackers are well proficient in almost all of the the technologies like Networking, Application/WebApplcn testing, OS etc. Is it so...? 3. Are there any other skills/requirements that you can suggest to be a successful Hacker? Thanks in advance. Regards Balaji ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Information Assurance Certification Review Board Prove to peers and potential employers without a doubt that you can actually do a proper penetration test. IACRB CPT and CEPT certs require a full practical examination in order to become certified. http://www.iacertification.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Joe Hlasnik, CCNA, MCP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Information Assurance Certification Review Board Prove to peers and potential employers without a doubt that you can actually do a proper penetration test. IACRB CPT and CEPT certs require a full practical examination in order to become certified. http://www.iacertification.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Re: Skills needed to become a Security Expert and Penetration Tester? Joseph McCray (May 04)
- Programming SKills for PT...? Swaminathan, Balaji (May 07)
- Re: Programming SKills for PT...? Robin Wood (May 07)
- Re: Programming SKills for PT...? Joe Hlasnik (May 14)
- Re: Programming SKills for PT...? JoePete (May 14)
- RE: Programming SKills for PT...? Swaminathan, Balaji (May 14)
- Programming SKills for PT...? Swaminathan, Balaji (May 07)