What do Hackers study?

Question

just for knowledge ... what are the stuff u have to know

what programing languages they know... and all the things they study before?

Answer 1

Networking and programming.

Answer 2

This is a tough question to answer because there is no formal program of study for it. Most have a programing background, often C/C++ but sometimes just web scripting languages such as PHP, Javascript or ASP. The latter would be paired with a working knowledge of shell scripting, web servers (apache / IIS) or messaging systems. With a firm understanding, you can then understand more about the security issues that impact those systems, how they are avoided or how they can be applied. Try researching things such as variable or SQL injection to get a better understanding of the issues that are faced daily in building secure systems.

Answer 3

Mostly its about C, Assembler and Unix. You need to know exactly how computers work, both low-level languages and low-level networking. Most have a background in engineering or Computer Science. There's also crypto and other angles to take. Try going to http://www.blackhat.com/ and read some of the topics from past conferences for an idea of what's involved, and also watch some of the presentations.

Answer 4

HACKERS is the name incorrectly given to people (mainly by journalists and writers) who gain access to information stored on computers that are connected to the internet.
In actual fact a Hacker is a highly trained programmer who solves problems. They resent the term being used by people who break into computers. Hackers call these people crackers. It is also the term we shall use.

Contrary to popular belief Crackers are not super intelligent 'computer whiz kids', they use relatively simple procedures and software, the vast majority of them do it for 'fun', because they can do it, rather than malicious reasons.

Access is gained through open ports on vulnerable or unprotected computer. Ports can be probed first, by software to assess the computers level of security. Successful probes are followed by an attack. Those with more malicious intent often use a Trojan or hacking tool to open specific ports first.

Once someone has access into your computer, they can just sit and watch everything you do, but the more malicious ones can view, add or remove programmes or files and use your pc to distribute viruses, trojans or spam.

Answer 5

they need an open source operating syatem,
they need to learn to program,
and some other stuff.

Answer 6

it's all about C and unix, and maybe some perl too.

besides that they read whole books on TCP/IP and maybe even source code!

they're magicians, ya know.

Answer 7

anything they want