5 Essential Skills Every Hacker Needs

These are 5 of the most important skills used by real hackers — not just for CTFs, but in real-world red team ops:

1. Networking
Understand how data moves to find weaknesses.
🔧 Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, tcpdump

2. Social Engineering
The easiest target is almost always the human.
🔧 Tools: GoPish, Maltego, custom payloads, USB drop attacks

3. OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)
Every good attack starts with recon.
🔧 Tools: Google, Recon-ng, Shodan, SpiderFoot

4. Privilege Escalation
Getting in is step one. Getting root is the mission.
🔧 Tools: LinPEAS, WinPEAS, GTFOBins, SharpUp

5. Scripting & Automation
Save time, scale attacks, stay efficient.
🔧 Tools: Bash, Python, AutoRecon, custom scripts

🔗 Tools, guides, and more resources:
https://beacons.ai/jimi.did.it

#cybersecurity #infosec #ethicalhacking #pentesting #osint #privilegeescalation #scripting #networksecurity #redteam #hacktheplanet #techshorts #hackingtools