Hacking 101 | Interview with Hacker Charles Shirer

Hacking 101 | Interview with Hacker Charles Shirer Contact Charles: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bsdbandit Website: https://bsdbandit.wpengine.com/ 00:00 - Intro 05:05 - Interview starts 07:00 - What is hacking? 08:09 - Have you ever read the book "Ghost in the Wires" by Kevin Mitnick? 09:17 - I saw that you've been in the IT world for about 15 years or something like that? 11:01 - When it comes to hacking, how important is networking? 12:41 - How important is Linux and Unix? 13:42 - For someone just getting started in hacking, what would they start with - the networking, Linux, Windows what would you recommend? 15:50 - What are your thoughts on certs? 19:25 - Is this going to be a Windows desktop or is it Azure/Cloud-based as well? 20:36 - You are a red team hacker right? 22:59 - Are companies hiring you for the red team? 23:51 - For those learning to hack, would the red team would be offensive? 24:03 - If you wanna learn offensive, how do you do that safely without the feds coming to your house? 25:53 - Is 'hack the box' in a container or in a cloud or something you download on your system? 27:35 - What movie or show in your opinion has the most hacker depiction of the hacker? 28:12 - How often is it for hackers to leave USBs in the parking lot? 29:00 - When do you call yourself a hacker? 32:24 - How rewarding is hacking vs Cloud for example? 34:49 - How much has the security+ material changed over the years? Should they study for it or keep going forward? 36:33 - What's your thought on the SANS certification for hacking? 37:24 - As a network engineer, a certification helps to validate how much you get paid, is it the same in security? 39:28 - What are your thoughts on how to stay focused when hacking live? 45:04 - Is it true government require backdoor access when developing software and how do I donate? 46:03 - When it comes to government jobs, which certification do you recommend for that? 47:14 - When being in security, do you have to have a security clearance? 47:52 - What about the banking industry, if you're hacking in the financial sector, do they check your financial background? 49:01 - Do AI and ML provide any challenges to cybersecurity? 49:54 - How secure is the blockchain, can it be hacked? 50:55 - When it comes to blockchain, do you think it would be integrated within the network? 51:55 - How secure is a firewall in itself? 54:31 - How secure are 2FA methods? 55:22 - Which authentication app would you recommend? 01:01:22 - What are your thoughts on online privacy? 01:01:44 - People who all of a sudden go dark on the internet when they start hacking; is that secure, is it something hackers do, and should you do it if you are a hacker? 01:06:13 - What are some good practice websites for hacking? 01:08:43 - So if you have a website this would be a good tool to pentest against your own website to see what's vulnerable? 01:10:59 - How hard is it to build Kali Linux for yourself and put it on a laptop? 01:11:27 - Do you use BSD Unix or does BSD mean something in your name? 01:15:31 - How often do you work with software architects when it comes to securing applications? 01:18:09 - Do you have to know technical writing? 01:19:42 - Does your report have to be peer-reviewed? 01:20:15 - What is the biggest trend on the horizon that cybersecurity professionals will have to contend with in the future? 01:22:13 - Can you talk about fire prevention, how big is that for a hack? 01:22:58 - Is that something you have to do? How does forensics play a role in that? 01:25:50 - Once you execute that link, do you remove the VM or you continue using it? 01:26:53 - How should you configure your networking on that VM so your host machine would not get infected? 01:28:24 - Will a felony conviction prevent him from getting a job? 01:29:09 - How often do hackers get felony convictions when they are learning how to hack? 01:30:27 - When it comes to bug bounties, how do you get involved in that? Do you need a team to do it? 01:31:00 - Have you ever done a bug bounty? 01:31:19 - When people find these bugs, are they writing their own scripts and testing out? 01:32:20 - How much of your job do you think is actual hacking? 01:33:41 - i. Do you need to know how to code to be a hacker? ii. Did coding help when you transitioned to be a hacker? 01:36:16 - Can you talk about blue Saturdays? 01:37:04 - You mentioned Splunk/SIM, what is that? 01:38:29 - Can you give a path for those just starting out in hacking/cybersecurity? 01:43:38 - Is that only in Linux, could you do the same in Windows? 01:44:36 - Will learning python programming pay you 6-figures? 01:45:58 - What are your recommendations to stay anonymous on the internet? 01:46:53 - Are VPNs worth it? 01:49:15 - Can you speak about diversity in cybersecurity and how minorities interested in the field can find those established to mentor them? 01:54:16 - DevSecOps - how does that apply to cybersecurity/hacking? 01:58:22 - Outro #LabEveryday #bsdbandit #CharlesShirer