[guwnojakubspoko]

Hi guys I'm a freshman here and I want to learn some cybersecurity things but idk how to start and what to look for. So question for experienced people - how to start???what should i look for??? courses??? lmk

[als09gsn3]

Hi guys I'm a freshman here and I want to learn some cybersecurity things but idk how to start and what to look for. So question for experienced people - how to start???what should i look for??? courses??? lmk

you can find books on libgen.is or annas-archive.org, oscp books pretty useful.
theres websites like tryhackme, hackthebox, hackthissite, pwn.college etc that offer practice.
theres things like owasp juice shop or vulnhub you can set up too practice breaking into.
just be prepared to read a lot, be patient, take notes and practice and be willing to start from the very basics, even the stuff you think you already know.

[user512]

Hi guys I'm a freshman here and I want to learn some cybersecurity things but idk how to start and what to look for. So question for experienced people - how to start???what should i look for??? courses??? lmk

you can find books on libgen.is or annas-archive.org, oscp books pretty useful.
theres websites like tryhackme, hackthebox, hackthissite, pwn.college etc that offer practice.
theres things like owasp juice shop or vulnhub you can set up too practice breaking into.
just be prepared to read a lot, be patient, take notes and practice and be willing to start from the very basics, even the stuff you think you already know.

Thanks for those links. 

I think the biggest thing to learning here is to contribute and try. Add to conversations and try researching something before asking. Forum members don't enjoy spoon feeding information even though the learners may prefer to try to get right to the point.

[Belugia]

also do some practical stuff like hack the box

[atkeod]

you can find books on libgen.is or annas-archive.org, oscp books pretty useful.
theres websites like tryhackme, hackthebox, hackthissite, pwn.college etc that offer practice.
theres things like owasp juice shop or vulnhub you can set up too practice breaking into.
just be prepared to read a lot, be patient, take notes and practice and be willing to start from the very basics, even the stuff you think you already know.

great advice. i was going to open a thread about suggested books in particular but found this.
i keep seeing 'master' OTW's books everywhere but something tells me they're over-hyped and i would be better off reading the man pages. i could be wrong, though.

at the moment i'm going through "TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol I" by W Richard Stevens and, although a lot of it is basic/review, there's a ton of good shit in there, especially when supplemented with wireshark.