how to actually start in security (hint: not by downloading 40 tools)
I get the same DM twice a week: "how do I get into hacking". so here is the answer once, properly, and I will just link this from now on. the mistake everyone makes is starting with tools. they install kali, run thirty programs they cannot read the output of, and give up in a month. you do not need kali to start. you need to understand how the web works, and then practise on things that are built to be broken. step…