Well, The title is self explanatory. This post would not rely upon my input but it would rely upon your input, We will be gathering here 100 ways to become a better hacker. In other words 100 ways to improve your skills as a hacker.
Rules
1) Every person would get the credit for his submission.
2) The submissions needs to be precise and should be unique from what others have submitted so far.
3) Only the top 100 submissions would be entertained.
4) Once we are finished with accepting and publishing 100 submission, you can still submit your answers, What we would do then is overwrite the existing ones with the better ones.
5) Only submission via comments would be accepted.
100 ways to become a better hacker
1) Learning scripting languages such as Python, Perl and ruby can help you automate your tasks and for sure improve your skills. ~ Rafay Baloch
2) Understanding all possible user inputs is the fastest way to hack into the systems. ~ Shahin Ramezany
3) When u gain access to an account or whatever u hacking in to, best practice do not alter anything. just monitor the activity and continue fetching information u need. ~ josh odongo
4) Travel and see different countries, it will make you better ~ Egor Homakov
5) Never hesitate for usage of Google and other resources available i.e. exploit-db, and be updated with versions and bugs in each versions, for example, if I talk about WordPress, then one who is looking to hack WordPress website or pentest, then he should be well aware of at least 3.0+ versions updating, so whichever version is being used on the website, he should know the vulnerabilities in that and their exploitation ~ Anonymous
6) RTFM, don't expect handouts. Educated questions, gets you educated answers ~ TomG
7) Move to Linux, learn Programming Languages C, Pearl, Lisp, Java and Html and write open source programs. Improve your functional English. ~ Asfar
8) The most important factor for becoming a good hacker is, you must have your personal interest with computers. Additionally, you have to be definite in your work, such that you should take exactly interest in One thing at a single time. After covering the appropriate level of theory, the learner should try it practically as much as his satisfaction level. Watching Tutorials only for taking points, not really for following them from a to z exactly, because you have to be a good learner only if you have your personal intention for doing the things creatively. ~ Nasruminallah Zeeshan
9) One thing , Learn how old Hackers Started don't focus on new Programs like BACKTRACK , METASPLOIT , Learn Manual Hacking , Learn Coding and be patient ! Knowledge will come with time ! and practice all methods ~ Amie
10) Do not rely on tricks for hacking. As they will keep you a script kiddie, get deep understanding about stuffs. And also don't rush from one topic to another. All those combined will make you a better hacker. "Slow and Steady wins the race" ~ Bluff Master
11) A support will always lift you up. Join groups, forums. Keep yourself updated with latest hacking news by reading blogs [Like this ;)], tweets etc. ~ Sahil Sehgal
12) Understand what programming language to use at what moment. You're time is valuable so don't waste it writing something that could have been done faster! (and understand the difference between a scripting language and a programming language, python for example is a programming language. ~ Saikia81
13) During hacking remain mentally intact and focus on your each step. During a step always remember your next steps and the way you have to link them. Dont always use old methods and tricks, try new one and use your own mind too. and remember one thing that there is no shortcut of Hacking, to became a hacker, you have to give your whole passion to hacking. "Hacking is an Art, and Hacker is an Artist". ~ Ali
14) This Attitude should be there within "SWEAT MORE IN PRACTISE, SO YOU BLEED LESS IN WAR" #defensive #offensive #B31212Y
15) Whatever you're going to test,start it with a basic stuff. If you dont know any,start learning.
~ Ahmed Ashraff
16) Enumeration is the key to pwnage, the more you enumerate the more attack surface you get ~ Prakhar Prasad
17) Be patient! Learn different protocols and read the RFCs to understand how they work and if there are some "security by design" issues. After that you should try to understand the context you're in and therefore develop an exploit for this particular context. ~ David Viera Kurz
18) Sleep less, read more. Learn & Think & Try & Fail & Never give up. Remember, "...imagination will take you everywhere". ~ Gökmen GÜREŞÇİ
19) Don't compete anyone, never think you are the best, just compete "the you in the past". There will always be a vulnerability waiting for being discovered, by someone who thinks different. Understanding human logic makes things easier. "Hackers realize, kiddies memorize" ;) ~ Agd_Scorp
20) Learn your own systems inside out, before moving on to other systems. The better you know your own, the more capable you will find yourself when it comes time to make your system work for you. ~ jericho
