Get Started

Want to be a hacker, but not sure where to get started? I have made a list of all useful tutorials and resources that you need to get going. Since Kali Linux is the latest penetration testing platform available right now, and also derives from the long and trusted chain of Backtrack releases, it would be wise to use it as a platform of choice for hacking. So here's what you must be looking for-

1. Kali Linux - This post introduces you to Kali Linux, and if you're new to Linux, this post is going to get you on the right track.
   
2. If due to some strange reason, you didn't go to the above post, then you still need to install Kali Linux. Here are some guides to help you with that-  Installing Kali On Hard Disk using usb Installing Kali - Dual Booting Kali With Windows         VMWare Tools

Now since you've got Kali up and running, here's a few posts that you can check out to get a glimpse of the world of hacking.

1. Virtual Private Network (VPN)
2. Staying Anonymous and Safe

Finally, here are some real hacking tutorials which are not that beginner level. You need to have some experience with Linux command line to be able to follow them. I'll explain everything lucidly, but I'm not gonna be like - "There's a black box like thing there called the terminal or console. Click it. A black window will appear.... ". So if that's what you want, a thousand apologies.

• Hacking WEP
• Troubleshooting WEP hacking problems
• Creating an ad-hoc network
• Creating a dummy wifi to practice hacking on
• Hack WPA with WPS enabled

I have only linked a few tutorials here. For all of them, see the Wireless menu on the top of the page. It has all the tutorials listed. For non desktop users, the menu won't be there, but there's a button on the left of blog title (looks like three dashes)

And once you've been through all the wireless hacking that our site can offer, then it's time to hack some Windows machines which are on your network. If you follow along real well, you will be finally able to hack any computer over the internet. And by hack, I mean mean literally own it - do anything you want with it. We'll start with setting up a hacking lab (just a nice computer required when it comes to hardware, rest is all software). And then we'll hack some vulnerable windows XP machines, before we move on to latest operating systems.

• Introduction to Penetration testing (lots of theory)
• Basic terms in penetration testing (theory)
• Setting up hacking lab and hacking our first XP machine
• What can you do after you have hacked into a machine 

And here is something new altogether. A guide to DOS attacks. Denial of service is a basic attack when it comes to practical hacking. It is sometimes used as a mode of protest by hackers, and sometimes just for the fun of it. It is altogether a very powerful attack and can disrupt huge services within minutes. The security firms need more people who can avert these kinds of attacks.

• Denial of service attacks - the big picture

Now finally you are ready for the toughest part - Sql Injection. Here are some tutorials-

• Sql Injection Basics
• Manual Sql Injection
• Sql Injection In Kali Linux Using SqlMap.

Update : I have completely changed the navigation menu at the top. Now, you can look under the "Hack With Kali" menu and go to the desired submenu, and read tutorials in the order of difficulty. If you do them in the given order, you'd have no issues and would reach the intermediate-advanced level pretty fast.