• 4. How Hacking Got Hacked

    • Intro

      In this lesson, you are going to:

      see how hacking has changed over the years, see its impact on society, and the importance of cybersecurity through different activities.

    • The Real Story

      Hacking didn't always mean just 'breaking into computers'. It's actually supposed to mean

      Changing a system so it does what you want or need. 

      To some people that means breaking into computers or systems, but for others that can also mean

      • Fixing it
      • Improving it
      • Breaking it down
      • Making it unique just for you
      • Adding parts to it
      • Removing parts from it
      • Whatever you want...if you know enough about it

      but now, people just think it means doing bad things. Hacking got hacked.

      What is Hacking?

    • Cylab Hacking Day 3

      Let's go to Cylab Academy and complete 4 activities from General skills 2.

       
       

      Remember to use the hints! 

      Screenshot of the hints section on the Cylab Academy website.

      They are your best friend!

      Bash Examples

      These are just a few examples of the code you will need to hack the challenges.

      $ nc aweb.serveronthe.net 1234

$ unzip afile.zip

$ chmod +x file

$ ./executable

$ python3 program.py

$ ssh username@some.server.net -p 57134

$ grep "searchword" file.txt

$ find folder -name file
       

    • Webshell Layout

      Setting up your screen like below can help make your hacking a bit easier:

      Screenshot of the split layout of the webshell and the Cylab website.